LLM Opex Every way to run an LLM, every cloud

Changes

Google Cloud cut a3-megagpu-8g (spot) in us-central1: $55.89 → $53.10/hr (-5%)

Google Cloud · recorded 5 October 2026

Before: $55.89 an hour. Now: $53.10 an hour (-5%).

What it means: a3-megagpu-8g running all month (730 hours): $38,762, was $40,803.

This price over the stored collections

  • 4 October 2026: $55.89
  • 4 October 2026: $55.89
  • 4 October 2026: $55.89
  • 4 October 2026: $55.89
  • 4 October 2026: $55.89
  • 4 October 2026: $55.89
  • 5 October 2026: $55.89
  • 5 October 2026: $55.89
  • 5 October 2026: $55.89
  • 5 October 2026: $53.10

Google Cloud prices · H100 on every cloud · October 2026 report