Providers
Google Cloud
Global hyperscale cloud with A3 (H100) and A3 Ultra (H200) GPU machines, GKE and Cloud Audit Logs; a Türkiye region with Turkcell was announced in November 2025 but is not yet open.
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- Full regions
- 1
- Global regions; a Türkiye region has been announced (with Turkcell) but is not yet open.
- GA services
- 10
- of 10 listed
- Billing model
- Per second
- USD
- H100 / H200 / L40S
- 2 / 3
- GPU models generally available
Overview
Google Cloud operates regions and zones worldwide. In November 2025 Google announced plans for a Google Cloud region in Türkiye in collaboration with Turkcell; it is not yet operational. GPU machine types include A3 (H100) and A3 Ultra (H200); Google Cloud does not list an L40S machine type. Cloud Audit Logs records Admin Activity, Data Access, System Event and Policy Denied audit logs.
Compiled from Google Cloud documentation and announcements listed in Sources. GPU zone availability changes frequently.
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, United States
- Billing model
- Compute Engine VMs are billed per second with a one-minute minimum; sustained- and committed-use discounts apply to eligible machine types.
- Technologies
- Kubernetes (GKE)TerraformCloud Storage XML API
Infrastructure regions
Global regions; a Türkiye region has been announced (with Turkcell) but is not yet open.
| Region | Location | Type | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt europe-west3 | Frankfurt, Germany | Region | Generally available | |
| Türkiye (announced) turkiye-announced | Türkiye | Announced | Coming soon | Announced November 2025 in collaboration with Turkcell; not yet operational. |
Products and services
Compute
Compute Engine
Generally availableVirtual machines with predefined and custom machine types.
Kubernetes
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Generally availableManaged Kubernetes (Standard and Autopilot) with cluster autoscaler.
GPU & AI compute
A3 / A3 Ultra GPU machines
Generally availableH100 (A3) and H200 (A3 Ultra) machine types in selected zones.
Block storage
Persistent Disk / Hyperdisk
Generally availableDurable block storage with snapshots.
Object storage
Cloud Storage
Generally availableObject storage with JSON and XML APIs; the XML API offers interoperability with S3 tools using HMAC keys.
Backup
Backup and DR Service
Generally availableManaged backup for Compute Engine and other workloads.
Managed database
Cloud SQL
Generally availableManaged MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server.
Networking
Cloud Load Balancing
Generally availableL4 and L7 load balancers.
VPC, Cloud Router and Cloud NAT
Generally availableGlobal VPC networks, Cloud NAT, firewall rules and static external IPs.
Cloud security & auditing
Cloud Audit Logs
Generally availableAdmin Activity, Data Access, System Event and Policy Denied audit logs.
GPU availability
| GPU | Status | Offering | List price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 | Generally available | A3 High / A3 Mega Up to 8 H100 GPUs per VM; zone availability varies. | Not published |
| NVIDIA H200 | Generally available | A3 Ultra 8 H200 GPUs per VM; zone availability varies. | Not published |
| NVIDIA L40S | Not offered | Not listed | Not published |
Capability matrix
The same criteria are applied to every provider. Values show documented capabilities, not performance scores.
| Criterion | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Data residency | |
| Infrastructure located in Türkiye Generally available compute and storage capacity physically located in Türkiye (full region or local zone). | Planned Announced November 2025; not yet open. |
| Compute & GPU | |
| Virtual machine instances Self-service virtual machines with selectable CPU/RAM profiles. | Yes |
| Per-second or per-minute billing Standard compute billed at per-second or per-minute granularity rather than per started hour. | Yes Per-second with a one-minute minimum. |
| Dedicated / single-tenant resources Dedicated hosts, bare metal or organisation-dedicated cloud capacity. | Yes Sole-tenant nodes. |
| NVIDIA H100 instances On-demand or reservable instances with NVIDIA H100 GPUs. | Yes |
| NVIDIA H200 instances On-demand or reservable instances with NVIDIA H200 GPUs. | Yes |
| NVIDIA L40S instances On-demand or reservable instances with NVIDIA L40S GPUs. | No |
| Platform & automation | |
| API and Terraform automation Documented API plus an available Terraform provider for infrastructure as code. | Yes |
| Open-source cloud stack (OpenStack-based) The provider publicly states that its IaaS control plane is built on OpenStack or an equivalent open-source stack. | No |
| Kubernetes | |
| Managed Kubernetes Provider-operated Kubernetes control plane. | Yes |
| Kubernetes node autoscaling Worker node count scales automatically within configured limits. | Yes |
| Kubernetes LoadBalancer integration Services of type LoadBalancer provision a provider load balancer automatically. | Yes |
| Kubernetes storage classes (CSI) Persistent volumes provisioned dynamically through a provider storage class. | Yes |
| Storage & data | |
| Block storage volumes Persistent, attachable and expandable block volumes. | Yes |
| Volume snapshots Point-in-time snapshots of block volumes. | Yes |
| S3-compatible object storage Object storage reachable through the S3 API or an S3-compatible API. | Partial XML API interoperability with HMAC keys; not full S3 API parity. |
| Managed backup service Scheduled backup and restore for instances or volumes managed by the provider. | Yes |
| Managed database Provider-operated relational database service. | Yes |
| Networking | |
| L4 load balancer (TCP/UDP) Transport-layer load balancing. | Yes |
| L7 load balancer (HTTP/HTTPS) Application-layer load balancing with HTTP health checks. | Yes |
| Reassignable static public IP Static public addresses that can be moved between resources (Floating/Reserved/Elastic IP). | Yes Static external IP addresses. |
| Private networks / VPC Isolated tenant networks with custom CIDR ranges. | Yes |
| Virtual router with NAT Managed router or NAT gateway for egress and inter-subnet routing, including static routes. | Yes Cloud Router and Cloud NAT. |
| Security groups / cloud firewall Stateful, API-managed network access rules. | Yes VPC firewall rules and policies. |
| Security & auditing | |
| Control-plane audit logging A provider service that records management (API/console) operations against cloud resources. | Yes Cloud Audit Logs. |
| User identity attribution in audit events Each audit event identifies the authenticated principal that performed the operation. | Yes |
Cloud audit logging: Cloud Audit Logs
Admin Activity audit logs are always on; Data Access audit logs are configurable. Logs are stored in Cloud Logging buckets and routed through sinks.
| Feature | Cloud Audit Logs Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Control-plane audit scope Records management operations (create, modify, delete) performed through the API or console. | Yes Admin Activity logs always enabled. |
| Identity attribution Identifies the authenticated user, project/account and scope behind each operation. | Yes authenticationInfo.principalEmail. |
| Request metadata Captures request ID, HTTP method, path, status code, source IP and user agent. | Yes requestMetadata.callerIp and callerSuppliedUserAgent; status. |
| Data-plane (data access) events Optional recording of data-level reads and writes (for example object reads). | Yes Data Access logs, mostly disabled by default. |
| Event search and filtering Console or API search by user, time range, resource or operation. | Yes Logs Explorer and Log Analytics. |
| Configurable retention Documented default retention and options to extend it. | Yes Admin Activity retained 400 days in _Required; other buckets configurable. |
| Export and streaming Delivery to object storage, log analytics or SIEM pipelines. | Yes Sinks to Cloud Storage, BigQuery and Pub/Sub. |
| Log integrity validation Cryptographic or immutability controls that detect tampering. | Partial Locked log buckets prevent retention changes. |
| Pricing model Whether baseline audit history is included and how extended capabilities are charged. | Yes Admin Activity at no charge; Data Access ingestion charged beyond free allotment. |
| Information source | Official documentation |
Published benchmarks
Comparisons
Frequently asked questions
Does Google Cloud have a region in Türkiye?
Not yet. Google announced a Türkiye region in collaboration with Turkcell in November 2025; it was not operational at the last review date.
Sources
- [1] New Google Cloud region coming to Türkiye — Google Cloud Official documentation accessed:
- [2] GPU locations — Compute Engine — Google Cloud Official documentation accessed:
- [3] Cloud Audit Logs overview — Google Cloud Official documentation accessed:
Research references
Provider discovery
AWS alternatives with infrastructure in Türkiye
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Cloud security & auditing
AWS CloudTrail alternatives: audit logging on other clouds and OpenStack
CloudTrail's equivalents on Google Cloud, Azure, OpenStack-based clouds and smaller providers, compared on scope, identity, retention, export and integrity.
GPU & AI infrastructure
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Which GPU to use for LLM inference by model size, precision, context length and concurrency — a sizing guide for Qwen, Llama, DeepSeek and MiniMax.
Cloud security & auditing
Cloud activity monitoring: how audit logs, alerts and metrics fit together
The difference between cloud audit logging, activity monitoring and performance monitoring, and how to build alerts on audit events across providers.