Accelerator · Tape rank 20 of 20 · Google
TPU v5p rental price
The Google TPU v5p rents for $4.20 per GPU-hour on-demand at GCP as of 7 September 2026 (list). Other sourced prints: $2.94 1y at GCP. GCP-only.
Key numbers
| Buy-now price | $4.20 per GPU-hour | GCP, on-demand, list. As of 7 Sep 2026. |
|---|---|---|
| 1-year term book | $2.94 | GCP, GCP 1y. |
| Change, 1 quarter | — | No dated pair in the 1Q window (90d ±10d). |
| Change, 1 year | — | No dated pair in the 1Y window (365d ±21d). |
| Since first print | +0% | $4.20 on 18 Aug 2026. |
| Availability | GCP-only | GCP-only list. Prior-gen TPU. |
| Memory | 95 GiB | |
| Tape rank | 20 of 20 | Score 1.00: liquidity 1, demand 1, frontier 1, each 0 to 3. Ordinal hygiene, not a valuation. |
Every sourced quote
Venue, term, price, date. The highlighted row is the display print: the most liquid public on-demand list, or a labeled spot print where on-demand is contact-sales.
| Venue | Term | $ per hour | As of | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on-demand | $4.20 | 7 Sep 2026 | list | |
| 1y | $2.94 | 7 Sep 2026 | 1y |
Price path
Steps, not candles. Each dot is a dated print; the line carries the last print forward until the next one. A dashed line is a series that stopped publishing.
Dated prints only; the flat line is the list holding, not an assumption.
What this page refuses to show
- A neocloud print
- 1h / 24h / 7d ticks (US lists do not tick daily)
- 1h / 24h / 7d ticks (US lists do not tick daily)
- An invented 30d / 90d / 1y without two dated prints
Questions people ask
How much does TPU v5p cost per hour?
$4.20 per GPU-hour on-demand at GCP as of 7 Sep 2026 (list). Other sourced prints: $2.94 1y at GCP.
Why do TPU v5p prices differ so much between clouds?
Because the terms differ. On-demand is a list price with no commitment; spot is interruptible and priced to fill idle capacity; reserved and one-year contracts trade a commitment for a lower rate; AWS Capacity Blocks are scheduled reservations, not on-demand. The tape never averages these: each print carries its venue, term and date.
Has the TPU v5p price gone up or down?
No dated same-venue pair exists for a one-quarter change, so none is printed.
Is the TPU v5p available to rent right now?
GCP-only list. Prior-gen TPU.
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Cite this page
CC BY 4.0 with attribution to compute.world. Vendor names and marks belong to their owners and identify the source of each quote.