# Gcore Cloud / Functions / GPU

Official pricing: https://gcore.com/cloud/virtual-machines  
Category: hyperscaler · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Virtual machine** (sizes): g0-standard-1-2 1 vCPU/2 GiB $0.0091/h; g0-standard-2-4 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.01934/h; g0-standard-4-8 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.03869/h; g0-standard-8-16 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.07737/h; g0-standard-8-32 8 vCPU/32 GiB $0.21618/h; g0-standard-16-32 16 vCPU/32 GiB $0.5689/h
- **Functions** (resource) [alt]
- **GPU instance** (sizes): Virtual GPU 1xH100 (24 vCPU / 232 GB, 1250 GB) 24 vCPU/232 GiB $0/h
- **Windows dedicated VM families** (sizes)
- **CPU Optimized Gen 1/2, Linux and Windows** (sizes)
- **Memory Optimized Gen 1/2, Linux and Windows** (sizes)
- **Ampere Altra Arm standard/CPU/memory optimized** (sizes)
- **High-Frequency Gen 1, Linux and Windows** (sizes)

## Features

Yes: snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, volumes, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), start from your own snapshot, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, SSH, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, egress allowlist, static egress IP, private networking, GPU, arm64, Windows, Python, Node.js, EU data residency, MCP server, snapshots on demand, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), extra volumes, shared volumes

No: memory snapshots, idle auto-stop, your own Docker/OCI image, nested virtualization, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, preinstalled agents, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, macOS, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, automatic snapshots, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/gcore.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- VM and Virtual-GPU prices from the rendered public price tables (2026-09-28), EUR ex VAT converted at the ECB 2026-09-28 rate 1.1378; prices vary by location. Boot/data volume price not captured (disk beyond 0 GiB unknown).
- 2023 FaaS price is historical, not current confirmed pricing.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; VM and GPU regimes are ordinary self-serve instances (not alt); Functions stays alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Global footprint; EU company or edge POP is not proof that a chosen runtime/snapshot stays in EU.
- Billing granularity / minimum for VMs not captured (page: "billing only for active instances"); engine meters per second, which flatters short bursts. VM boot time not measured.
- Functions mode is FaaS (Python/Go runtimes, "without the need to create virtual machines"): no Docker, nested virt or desktop. VM/GPU: no desktop image documented (Gcore docs have users install XFCE manually on Linux servers).
- FaaS (functions mode) memory price varies by region, EUR per GB-second: Warsaw 0.00000277, Hong Kong 0.00000305, Amsterdam 0.00000345, Darmstadt/London/Paris-2 0.00000352, Dubai/Sao Paulo-2 0.00000517.
- Managed Kubernetes: control plane free; worker nodes billed at the same price as virtual instances or bare metal.

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. Price basis: public list/reference unless labeled historical, illustrative, promo or unpriced.

Global VM, GPU and FaaS alternatives. A 2023 first-party Functions launch post gives EUR prices per 1 and per million but does not define a reliable CPU/memory-duration unit; do not reinterpret as vCPU-seconds. Current 4/8 VM price not recovered from dynamic catalog.

## Currency, VAT and residency
- Native catalog: EUR. FX: 1 EUR = 1.1378 USD, ECB 2026-09-28 ([source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.cs.html)). USD-listed catalogs remain independent quotes.
- Tax: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency/restrictions: Global footprint; EU company or edge POP is not proof that a chosen runtime/snapshot stays in EU.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vm | Virtual machine | allocated wall time; None second increment | EUR None/vCPU-h + None/GiB-h → USD None + None; null means unknown | https://gcore.com/cloud/virtual-machines |
| functions | Functions | allocated wall time; None second increment | EUR None/vCPU-h + None/GiB-h → USD None + None; null means unknown | https://gcore.com/cloud/virtual-machines |
| gpu | GPU instance | allocated wall time; None second increment | EUR None/vCPU-h + None/GiB-h → USD None + None; null means unknown | https://gcore.com/cloud/virtual-machines |
| historical-faas | 2023 launch list | See rule | Luxembourg EUR 3.45/million units, Singapore 4.02, Tokyo 3.05, Frankfurt 3.51; precise resource unit absent. Not estimator inputs. | https://gcore.com/cloud/virtual-machines |

## Gotchas
- Current VM/Functions/GPU rate, region inventory and billing units require console/API quote.
- 2023 FaaS price is historical, not current confirmed pricing.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Global footprint; EU company or edge POP is not proof that a chosen runtime/snapshot stays in EU.

## Required worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB requested; 50 simultaneous workers × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 1,100 daily sessions. CPU utilization 30% does not reduce allocated-resource charges. Snapshot retention is **50 GiB total for 730 hours**, not 50 GiB per worker; egress is **100 GiB total**. Root disk size was not specified, so root/volume costs are not silently assigned zero.
- vm: compute **unknown**; cannot produce a comparable quote.
- functions: compute **unknown**; cannot produce a comparable quote.
- gpu: compute **unknown**; cannot produce a comparable quote.
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: **unknown/unverified feature or price**, not USD 0.
- 100 GiB egress: **unknown**, not USD 0.
- Full all-in bill: **null** where any required storage/network/fee or eligibility fact is unresolved. Quota raises may be necessary for 200 aggregate vCPU / 400 GiB RAM.

## Sources
- https://gcore.com/cloud/virtual-machines
- https://gcore.com/blog/functions-launch