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Google Cloud AI Platform vs PyTorch comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud AI Platform
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PyTorch
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Cloud AI Platform is 3.6%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyTorch is 2.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

HaiPham - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps with text extraction from images and has a straightforward setup process
We use Google Cloud AI Platform to extract text from images, such as forms.  The platform's Google Vision API is particularly valuable. It helps with text extraction from images.  Improvements in text extraction accuracy and pricing adjustments would be helpful. The solution is stable.  We have…
Rohan Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Enabled creation of innovative projects through developer-friendly features
The aspect I like most about PyTorch is that it is really developer-friendly. Developers can constantly create new things, and everyone around the world can use it for free because it's an open-source product. What I personally like is that PyTorch has enabled users to use Apple's M1 chip natively for GPU users. Unlike other libraries using CUDA, PyTorch utilizes Metal Performance Shaders (MPS) to enable GPU usage on M1 chips.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I think the user interface is quite handy, and it is easy to use as compared to the other cloud platforms."
"Some of the valuable features are the vast amount of services that are available, such as load balancer, and the AI architecture."
"A range of a a wide range of algorithms, EIM voice mails, which can be plugged in right away into your solution into into into our solution, and then have platform that provides know, to to come up with an operational solution really quick."
"I have seen measurable benefits from Google Cloud AI Platform."
"The platform's Google Vision API is particularly valuable."
"The solution is able to read 90% of the documents correctly with a 10% error rate."
"On GCP, we are exposing our API services to our clients so that they send us their information. It can be single individual records or it can be a batch of their clients."
"The feedback left about these tools was really helpful and informative for us"
"It's been pretty scalable in terms of using multiple GPUs."
"It’s reliable, secure and user-friendly. It allows you to develop any AIML project efficiently. PySearch is the best option for developing any project in the AIML domain. The product is easy to install."
"I like PyTorch's scalability."
"yTorch is gaining credibility in the research space, it's becoming easier to find examples of papers that use PyTorch. This is an advantage for someone who uses PyTorch primarily."
"For me, the product's initial setup phase is easy...For beginners, it is fairly easy to learn."
"I like that PyTorch actually follows the pythonic way, and I feel that it's quite easy. It's easy to find compared to others who require us to type a long paragraph of code."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The framework of the solution is valuable."
 

Cons

"It could be more clear, and sometimes there are errors that I don't quite understand."
"One thing that I found is that Azure ML does not directly provide you with features on Google Cloud AI Platform, whereas Vertex provides some features of the platform."
"I think it's the it it also has has evolved quite a bit over the last few years, and Google Cloud folks have been getting, more and more services. But I think from a improvement standpoint, so maybe they can look at adding more algorithms, so adding more AI algorithms to their suite."
"The technical support from Google is not very fast. I think it is about a five out of ten even though they have courses online where I can learn a lot, if I really need support, I have to wait a very long time."
"The model management on Google Cloud AI Platform could be better."
"The solution can be improved by simplifying the process to make your own models."
"Customizations are very difficult, and they take time."
"Improvements in text extraction accuracy and pricing adjustments would be helpful."
"We faced an issue with PyTorch due to version incompatibility. PyTorch has no latest version after v12.3."
"The product has certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. They have unified memory for GPU and RAM, however, current GPUs used for processing are slow."
"The analyzing and latency of compiling could be improved to provide enhanced results."
"There is not enough documentation about some methods and parameters. It is sometimes difficult to find information."
"PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. They have unified memory for GPU and RAM, however, current GPUs used for processing are slow."
"I would like to see better learning documents."
"The product has breakdowns when we change the versions a lot."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution has an attractive starting program, which costs only 300 USD for a duration of three months. During this period, one can accomplish a lot of work on the solution."
"For every thousand uses, it is about four and a half euros."
"The pricing is on the expensive side."
"The price of the solution is competitive."
"The licenses are cheap."
"PyTorch is open source."
"It is free."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open-sourced."
"The solution is affordable."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
30%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud AI Platform?
A range of a a wide range of algorithms, EIM voice mails, which can be plugged in right away into your solution into into into our solution, and then have platform that provides know, to to come up...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud AI Platform?
For the most part, the pricing is perfect sinceit grows with the use of my app. In some cases, they could be more specific about the pricing, especially for some AI features.
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud AI Platform?
I use Google Cloud AI Platform due to Firebase and the many APIs that are available with it.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PyTorch?
I haven't gone for a paid plan yet. I've just been using the free trial or open-source version.
What needs improvement with PyTorch?
PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. Although they have unified memory for GPU and RAM, they are unable to utilize these GPUs for processing efficiently. They take so much time....
 

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