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Same-model provider benchmark

DigitalOcean vs Google Vertex: LLM provider comparison

Compare DigitalOcean and Google Vertex on 3 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

DigitalOcean

16 indexed models

Headquarters
N/a
Server regions
N/a
Model types
16 text

Google Vertex

49 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
europe-west1 · Belgiumeurope-west4 · NetherlandsGlobalus-central1 · United Statesus-east5 · United Statesus-south1 · United Statesus-west2 · United States
Model types
36 text, 6 image, 3 video, 2 embeddings, 1 speech, 1 transcription

At a glance

Metric winners

There is no overall score. Each winner answers one specific question using only directly comparable data.

Fastest on shared models

2.01× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.4678 / 1M

3 exact models using a 1K-input/500-output mix

Most models available

49 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricDigitalOcean5.0(1)Google Vertex(0)
Typical 500-token response25.17 s12.54 s
Typical response start1.09 s0.84 s
Typical output speed23.0 tok/s43.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.4678 / 1M$0.5767 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.48%99.21%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

DigitalOceanGoogle Vertex
500-token response by shared model

Estimated seconds using recent median response-start and output-speed data. Lower is better.

Google Vertex has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 3 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

USD per 1 million tokens using a 1,000-input/500-output mix. Lower is better.

DigitalOcean has the lower typical price ratio across 3 priced shared models.

Shared text models

3 exact models · newest first

ModelDigitalOcean5.0(1)Google Vertex(0)
DeepSeek V3.2Winner · DigitalOcean

deepseek/deepseek-v3.2

DigitalOcean
Blended price
$0.7367 / 1M
500-token response
21.09 s
Response starts
1.09 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.67%
Context
163.8K
Route
digitalocean
Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.9333 / 1M
500-token response
30.23 s
Response starts
0.82 s
Output speed
17.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.21%
Context
163.8K
Route
google-vertex
gpt-oss-120bWinner · Google Vertex

openai/gpt-oss-120b

DigitalOcean
Blended price
$0.21 / 1M
500-token response
25.17 s
Response starts
3.43 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.48%
Context
128K
Route
digitalocean
Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.18 / 1M
500-token response
12.54 s
Response starts
1.18 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Route uptime
96.86%
Context
131.1K
Route
google-vertex/global
Llama 4 MaverickWinner · Google Vertex

meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

DigitalOcean
Blended price
$0.4567 / 1M
500-token response
28.12 s
Response starts
0.34 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.86%
Context
128K
Route
digitalocean
Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.6167 / 1M
500-token response
12.47 s
Response starts
0.84 s
Output speed
43.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.84%
Context
524.3K
Route
google-vertex/us-east5

A per-model winner combines blended price and estimated 500-token response time with equal proportional weight. Ties and rows missing either measurement receive no badge. Comparison data calculated . Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.

DigitalOcean vs Google Vertex analysis

How DigitalOcean and Google Vertex compare for AI inference

DigitalOcean and Google Vertex share 3 indexed text models, including DeepSeek V3.2, gpt-oss-120b, Llama 4 Maverick. Google Vertex has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

3 shared models currently have complete response-start and output-speed measurements on both providers. The speed comparison uses per-model ratios before taking the median, so naturally faster model catalogs do not improve the result.

Token pricing on one workload

3 shared models have complete input and output prices on both providers. Prices use the same 1,000-input/500-output-token mix and are normalized to one million tokens for readability.

Catalog and deployment differences

DigitalOcean has 16 indexed models and lists no published server regions; Google Vertex has 49 models and lists 7 regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.