What is the difference between Fireworks AI and Google Cloud?

Fireworks AI and Google Cloud are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Fireworks AI or Google Cloud?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Fireworks AI and Google Cloud?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 9 different GPU models across both Fireworks AI and Google Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Fireworks AI vs Google Cloud

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Fireworks AI and Google Cloud. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Fireworks AI

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Fireworks AI GPUs

Google Cloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 9Both available: 0Fireworks AI: 0Google Cloud: 9

Showing 9 of 9 GPUs

Last updated: 10/28/2026, 5:51:02 AM

GPU Model ↑	Fireworks AI Price	Google Cloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$3.01/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $3.01/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$1.22/hr★ Best 16x GPU	—	Google Cloud
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $1.22/hour 16x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$4.95/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Google Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $4.95/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$4.86/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Google Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $4.86/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$4.65/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Google Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $4.65/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$0.32/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $0.32/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$1.58/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $1.58/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$0.16/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $0.16/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$1.12/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $1.12/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$3.01/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $3.01/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$1.22/hr★ Best 16x GPU	—	Google Cloud
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $1.22/hour 16x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$4.95/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Google Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $4.95/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$4.86/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Google Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $4.86/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$4.65/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Google Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $4.65/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$0.32/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $0.32/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$1.58/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $1.58/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$0.16/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $0.16/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Google Cloud	Not Available	$1.12/hr★ Best	—	Google Cloud
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available Google Cloud $1.12/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Google Cloud

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 17Both available: 0Fireworks AI: 4Google Cloud: 13

Showing 15 of 17 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/28/2026, 5:51:02 AM

Model ↑	Fireworks AI	Google Cloud	Input Diff ↕
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek	$0.300 in $1.20 out	Not available	—
Gemini 2.0 Flash Google	Not available	$0.150 in $0.600 out	—
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite Google	Not available	$0.075 in $0.300 out	—
Gemini 2.5 Flash Google	Not available	$0.300 in $2.50 out	—
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Google	Not available	$0.100 in $0.400 out	—
Gemini 2.5 Pro Google	Not available	$1.25 in $10.00 out	—
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Google	Not available	$0.250 in $1.50 out	—
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google	Not available	$2.00 in $12.00 out	—
Gemini 3.5 Flash Google	Not available	$1.50 in $9.00 out	—
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Google	Not available	$0.300 in $2.50 out	—
Gemini 3.6 Flash Google	Not available	$0.750 in $3.75 out	—
Gemini 3.7 Flash Google	Not available	$0.750 in $3.75 out	—
Gemini 3.8 Flash Google	Not available	$0.750 in $3.75 out	—
Gemini 4 Argon Google	Not available	$2.00 in $10.00 out	—
GLM-5.3 Z.ai	$1.40 in $4.40 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

Fireworks AI

100+ Open-Source Models
Text, vision, audio, image, and embedding models, including recent releases such as Kimi K3, GLM 5.2, DeepSeek V4, MiniMax M3, and Qwen3.7 Plus
Blazing Fast Inference
Inference engine focused on throughput and latency
Fine-Tuning Suite
SFT, DPO, and reinforcement fine-tuning of models up to 1T+ parameters, from guided runs through writing your own trainer and RL loop
OpenAI- and Anthropic-Compatible API
Drop-in replacement for closed-model APIs - change the base URL to migrate, with the same SFT data format for fine-tuning
On-Demand GPUs
H100, H200, B200, B300, and GB300 deployments with per-second billing and autoscaling
Batch Processing
Async bulk inference jobs run at scale for less than standard serverless requests

Google Cloud

Compute Engine
Scalable virtual machines with a wide range of machine types, including GPUs.
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Managed Kubernetes service for deploying and managing containerized applications.
Cloud Functions
Event-driven serverless compute platform.
Cloud Run
Fully managed serverless platform for containerized applications.
Vertex AI
Unified ML platform for building, deploying, and managing ML models.
Spot VMs
Spare compute capacity at discounted Spot prices, suitable for fault-tolerant workloads that can be interrupted.

Pros & Cons

Fireworks AI

Advantages

Low-latency inference with a focus on response times
Easy-to-use API with OpenAI and Anthropic compatibility
Wide variety of optimized open-source models
Discounted pricing for cached tokens and batch inference

Considerations

Limited capacity with some serverless model limits
Primarily focused on language models over image/video generation
BYOC only available for major enterprise customers

Google Cloud

Advantages

Flexible pricing options, including sustained use discounts
Strong AI and machine learning tools (Vertex AI)
Good integration with other Google services
Mature managed Kubernetes offering (GKE)

Considerations

Limited availability in some regions compared to AWS
Complexity in managing resources
Support can be costly

Compute Services

Fireworks AI

Google Cloud

Compute Engine

Offers customizable virtual machines running in Google's data centers.

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Managed Kubernetes service for running containerized applications.

Automated Kubernetes operations
Integration with Google Cloud services

Cloud Functions

Serverless compute platform for running code in response to events.

Automatic scaling and high availability
Pay only for the compute time consumed

Pricing Options

Fireworks AI

Serverless Inference

Pay-per-token pricing across Standard, Priority, and Fast serverless tiers with postpaid billing and no cold starts

Cached tokens

Cached input tokens billed at a reduced rate on supported models

Batch processing

Async bulk inference billed at a discount to standard serverless requests

Embeddings

Embedding models billed per 1M input tokens, tiered by model parameter count

Fine Tuning

Supervised and preference fine tuning billed per 1M training tokens with LoRA or full-parameter options; reinforcement fine tuning billed per GPU hour

Serverless Training API

Shared always-on trainer pool for LoRA training with no provisioning or idle cost, billed per token prefilled, sampled, and trained

On-demand GPUs

Per-second billing for H100, H200, B200, B300, and GB300 GPU deployments with no start-up charges; region-restricted deployments in the US or Europe are priced at 1.25x the standard rate

Reserved capacity

Guaranteed capacity with higher rate limits and earliest access to new hardware, arranged through sales

Google Cloud

On-Demand

Pay for vCPUs, GPUs, and memory with a one-minute minimum and per-second billing thereafter, with no long-term commitments.

Sustained Use Discounts

Automatic discounts for running instances for a significant portion of the month.

Resource-based Committed Use Discounts

Discounted rates in exchange for a 1-year or 3-year commitment to a minimum level of resource usage in a region, and combinable with reservations.

Compute Flexible Committed Use Discounts

Spend-based commitments that apply across eligible machine families and regions rather than to specific resources.

Spot VMs

Spare capacity at discounted Spot prices for fault-tolerant workloads that can be preempted.

Getting Started

Fireworks AI

Get Started

1
Explore Model Library
Browse 100+ models at fireworks.ai/models
2
Test in Playground
Experiment with prompts interactively without coding
3
Generate API Key
Create an API key from user settings in your account
4
Make first API call
Use OpenAI-compatible endpoints or Fireworks SDK
5
Scale to production
Transition to on-demand GPU deployments for production workloads

Google Cloud

Get Started

1
Create a Google Cloud project
Set up a project in the Google Cloud Console.
2
Enable billing
Set up a billing account to pay for resource usage.
3
Choose a compute service
Select Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Functions, or Cloud Run based on your needs.
4
Create and configure an instance
Launch a VM instance, configure a Kubernetes cluster, or deploy a function/application.
5
Manage resources
Use the Cloud Console, command-line tools, or APIs to manage your resources.

Support & Global Availability

Fireworks AI

Global Regions

18+ global regions across 8 cloud providers with multi-region deployments and BYOC support for enterprise

Support

Documentation, Discord community, status page, email support, and dedicated enterprise support with SLAs

Google Cloud

Global Regions

40+ regions and 120+ zones worldwide.

Support

Role-based (free), Standard, Enhanced and Premium support plans. Comprehensive documentation, community forums, and training resources.