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Google CDN price, in-depth comparison of Google CDN and CDN1 prices

Jun 24, 202523 mins read

CDN information Google CDN price, in-depth comparison of Google CDN and CDN5 prices 2025 May 2216 mins read to learn about the latest pricing table of Google CDN price 2025, horizontally compare it with the globally renowned CDN service provider CDN1, and comes with selection suggestions!

Introduction to googleCDN

Google CDN price, in-depth comparison of Google CDN and CDN5 prices Google's content distribution network (Cloud CDN and Media CDN) is fully expanded to distribute content closer to its global audience. GCP CDN is the CDN acceleration service of Google Cloud Platform. With the help of Google's edge access points distributed around the world, content that has been processed by external HTTP(S) load balancing is cached in a location close to users.

Cloud CDN Pricing Details (Latest Version in 2025)

Price Dimension	Segment Type	Billing Rules	Price (USD)	Supplementary Note
Cache outbound traffic	<10 TiB/month	Billed according to the actual usage ladder, and automatically accumulated every month	$0.08/GiB	suitable for initial deployment of small and medium-sized businesses, without long-term commitment requirements
	10-150 TiB/month	Over 10 TiB parts are automatically settled at the ladder price	$0.055/GiB	Common gear for video streaming and large e-commerce, cost optimization key intervals
	150-500 TiB/month	Parts exceeding 150 TiB will automatically settle at the ladder price	$0.03/GiB	suitable for global business, with controllable cost of content distribution at super-large scale
	>500 TiB/month	Contact the sales team to customize the plan	Discounts are superimposed on the ladder price	Top customers exclusive solutions, supporting SLA guarantee and exclusive nodes
Cached fill traffic	Fill in the area	Fill in the area	Billed according to the actual fill data volume, and automatically settled monthly	North America/Europe: $0.01/GiB	The preheating cost in the area is extremely low, and it is recommended to use high-frequency updates to give priority
			Asia Pacific/South America/Middle East/Africa: $0.02/GiB	The cost of cross-region filling is increasing, and content update frequency needs to be evaluated
	Span-region filling	For example, cross-region transmissions such as Asia Pacific → North America, Europe → Middle East	$0.04/GiB	Emergency content return scenarios are applicable, and it is recommended to cooperate with the intelligent warm-up strategy
Query requests	HTTP/HTTPS cache query	Billed based on the actual number of requests, and automatically accumulated every month	$0.0075/10,000 requests	The cost of static resource requests is negligible, dynamic content needs to pay attention to the request magnitude

Data sourcehttps://cloud.google.com/cdn/pricing?hl=zh-cn

1. Core differences from cdn1 billing model

Dimension	Google CDN	cdn1
Infrastructure	Relying on Google's global backbone network, billing, Cloud Storage, Cloud Load Balancing Deep Binding	Independent billing system, supports three modes of traffic/bandwidth/month junction, and is decoupled from cloud storage
Train billing	Classified by data transmission area (such as North America 0.09 USD/GB, Asia Pacific 0.12 USD/GB), additional charge for HTTPS requests	Unified unit price 0.16 yuan/GB, cross-regional traffic is increased by 20%, step-by-step price reduction (reduced by 30% over 1PB)
Bandwidth billing	Search based on the 5-minute granularity, combined with load balancing fees and back-end instance fees, comprehensive billing	500Mbps bandwidth monthly fee is 8,000 yuan, and the bandwidth peak is counted at 5-minute granularity, supporting monthly billing of 95 (25% reduction in cost)
Value-added service	Cached preheating/failure billing separately, DDoS protection requires overlaying Cloud Armor	HTTPS requests 0.02 yuan/10,000 times, QUIC protocol charges 0.08 yuan/GB, and the average daily cost of edge WAF is 5-8 yuan

2. Cost calculation for typical scenarios

Scenario	Google CDN Monthly Cost (North America)	CDN May Cost (Asia Pacific)	Cost difference analysis
Small and medium-sized e-commerce	$1,200 (10TB traffic)	$900 yuan (10TB)	Google regional pricing advantages are obvious, but additional HTTPS costs are required
Video streaming	$2,500 (25TB traffic + 500Mbps)	$1200 yuan (25TB)	cdn1 ladder price reduction offsets bandwidth costs, with a total cost of 15% lower
Enterprise official website	$500 (5TB traffic)	$300 yuan (5TB)	The price is close, but cdn1 gives away 20% of the traffic

III. Comparison of hidden costs

Project	Google CDN	cdn1
Contract constraints	Promising discounts for one year	Flexible monthly payment, no mandatory contract
Excess fees	Breaking traffic is charged at real-time rates, without capping	Pre-order traffic packages can lock in unit prices, and the excess part is 0.23 yuan/GB
Technical docking	Requires integration of Google Cloud API	Provides Chinese console +7×24-hour technical support

IV. Comparison of discount activities

Type	Google CDN	cdn1
New users	3-month free trial (limited to first registration)	First purchase of 10TB traffic packages will be 30% off, plus a 2,860 yuan voucher
Long-term cooperation	Get 10% off for renewal after the contract expires	Get 3 months for prepaid 18 months, and corporate certified customers will enjoy 20% off for nodes
Special groups	Educational institutions need to apply for discounts separately	Student certification gives 1TB/month traffic, 50% off for college projects

V. Selection decision tree

Regional orientation:
- North America/European business is the main business → Google CDN (regional pricing advantage)
Asia-Pacific/Middle East/Africa business → cdn1 (wide node coverage, 18% lower unit price)
Train characteristics:
- Burst traffic accounts for 30% → cdn1 (stage price reduction + monthly closing 95 billing)
- Stable traffic → Google CDN (more accurate bandwidth peak billing)
Compliance requirements:
- Requires compliance with GDPR/CCPA → Google CDN (native compliance certification)
- Domestic filing requirements → cdn1 (no registration-free node resources)

VI. Practical suggestions for cost control

class="page_speed_1247841558">Hybrid deployment:
- Dynamic resource allocation cdn1 (low cost)
- Google CDN with static content (latency optimization)
Cache optimization:
- Enable Gzip compression (Google CDN needs to be configured separately, cdn1 is enabled by default)
- Set 30-day cache (with Purge API to achieve second-level updates)
Monitoring Alarm:
- Google CDN: Integrate Cloud Monitoring (payment required)
- cdn1: Built-in 1-second granularity monitoring + smart alarm (free)

Conclusion:
The price game between Google CDN and cdn1 is essentially a battle between the "global infrastructure faction" and the "technical optimization faction". The former is suitable for smooth access to enterprises with existing Google cloud ecosystem, while the latter provides ultimate cost-effectiveness for cost-sensitive users. It is recommended to compare AB through a 30-day free trial (Google CDN) with 10TB traffic package test (cdn1) to drive decisions with real business data. During the cloud computing bonus period, choosing the right CDN service provider is equivalent to equip the enterprise's globalization strategy with a "cost-controllable super accelerator"