谷歌云正式官宣涨价 北美地区价格翻倍

Core Viewpoint - Google's parent company Alphabet announced a price increase for its cloud computing division, Google Cloud, effective May 2026, with North American rates expected to double from current levels [1] Pricing Adjustments - The price adjustments will affect three types of services: content delivery network interconnect, direct peering, and carrier peering [1] - In North America, the unit data transfer price will rise from $0.04 per GB to $0.08, while Europe will see an increase from $0.05 to $0.08, and Asia from $0.06 to $0.085 [1] Industry Context - Google is not the only cloud provider to raise prices; Amazon's AWS recently announced a 15% price increase for its EC2 machine learning capacity blocks, breaking a nearly two-decade trend of only decreasing prices [1] - Analysts suggest that the pricing adjustments by cloud service providers are directly related to changes in upstream cost structures, including rising hardware procurement prices, increasing energy costs, and significant investments in AI infrastructure [1] - Cloud providers are facing pressure to balance strategic investments in AI infrastructure with commercial returns [1]