AWS vs. Google Cloud (GCP): 2026 Pricing, Kubernetes & AI Cost Comparison
Google Cloud offers automatic Sustained Use Discounts (SUDs) and cheaper per-second Kubernetes management on GKE, while AWS leads in instance family breadth and Graviton ARM cost-efficiency.
15-25% Cheaper on GCE with SUDs
Standard on-demand list pricing comparison for general purpose memory and vCPU tiers.
Within 3% (Cloud SQL vs. AWS RDS)
PostgreSQL and MySQL database clusters with high availability and automated daily backups.
Enterprise Tier Egress Rates
Standard Internet egress is similarly priced (~$0.085–$0.12/GB), but GCP Premium Tier network provides lower global latency at identical rates.
Direct Head-to-Head Configuration Shootout
Monthly prices based on 730 hours/month on-demand consumption.
| Workload Profile | AWSSKU & Rate | Google Cloud (GCP)SKU & Rate | Cost Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
Shared/Burstable Compute 2 vCPU • 4 GB RAM • General Burstable | t3.medium ($0.0416/hr) $30.37/mo | e2-medium ($0.0335/hr) $24.46/mo | Google Cloud (GCP) saves 19% |
General Purpose (4 vCPU / 16 GB) 4 vCPU • 16 GB RAM • Balanced Node | m5.xlarge ($0.192/hr) $140.16/mo | n2-standard-4 ($0.194/hr with SUD) $141.62/mo | Google Cloud (GCP) saves 0% |
Managed Kubernetes Control Plane HA Master Node Management | Amazon EKS ($0.10/hr) $73.00/mo | GKE Standard (1 free cluster/zone) $0.000/mo | Google Cloud (GCP) saves 100% |
Object Storage (10 TB) 10,000 GB Capacity Hot Tier | Amazon S3 Standard ($0.023/GB) $230.00/mo | Google Cloud Storage Standard ($0.020/GB) $200.00/mo | Google Cloud (GCP) saves 13% |
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View AllThis comparative benchmark between AWS and Google Cloud (GCP) was originally published on January 15, 2026 and last audited against current vendor catalog APIs on October 2026.
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