ML platform (SageMaker AI ↔ Azure ML) · AWS vs Google Cloud
SageMaker AI inference (endpoints) vs Agent Platform inference (endpoints)
SageMaker inference maps to Agent Platform inference: online endpoints and batch inference for your own or Model Garden models.
Side-by-side comparison
| Aspect | Amazon Web Services | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Service | SageMaker AI inference (endpoints) | Agent Platform inference (endpoints) |
| Lifecycle | Generally available | Generally available |
| What it is | Real-time, serverless, asynchronous, and batch-transform inference options. | Online endpoints and batch inference for your own or Model Garden models, on CPU, GPU, or TPU nodes. |
| Pricing model | Per-second instance billing for real-time/async endpoints, per-request + duration for serverless, and per-instance time for batch. | Billed per node-hour for the machine type and accelerators you choose, plus storage. Prices vary by region. |
| Docs | SageMaker AI inference (endpoints) docs | Agent Platform inference (endpoints) docs |
| Pricing page | SageMaker AI inference (endpoints) pricing | Agent Platform inference (endpoints) pricing |
Key differences
- Endpoints autoscale between the minimum and maximum node counts you set.
- Batch inference is a separate job type, like SageMaker Batch Transform.
Pricing summary
Pricing models only. No prices are quoted because they change by region and over time.
- AWS
- Per-second instance billing for real-time/async endpoints, per-request + duration for serverless, and per-instance time for batch. SageMaker AI inference (endpoints) pricing →
- GCP
- Billed per node-hour for the machine type and accelerators you choose, plus storage. Prices vary by region. Agent Platform inference (endpoints) pricing →
And on Azure?
Direct match Azure's equivalent is Azure ML online & batch endpoints. AWS vs Azure comparison →
FAQ
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of SageMaker AI inference (endpoints)?
SageMaker inference maps to Agent Platform inference: online endpoints and batch inference for your own or Model Garden models.
How does pricing compare between SageMaker AI inference (endpoints) and Agent Platform inference (endpoints)?
AWS: Per-second instance billing for real-time/async endpoints, per-request + duration for serverless, and per-instance time for batch. Google Cloud: Billed per node-hour for the machine type and accelerators you choose, plus storage. Prices vary by region. Check the official pricing pages for current rates.
What is the Azure equivalent?
Azure ML online & batch endpoints (direct match). SageMaker AI endpoints map to Azure Machine Learning managed online endpoints (real-time), batch endpoints, and serverless deployments.