spot/preemptible discount vs on-demand; the price of transferring interruption risk to the customer
~60–91% offobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Google Cloud stated Spot discount band for most machine types and GPUs; not a cross-cloud guarantee or capacity reservation. |
| As of | 2026-09-05 |
| Source | Google Cloud GPU pricing: Spot discounts of 60–91% for most machine types and GPUs; price subject to the documented update policy. |
| Review | checking…review by 2026-10-05 · fast cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-09-16 · 3 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | spot-preemptible-discount-vs-on-demand-the |
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