Head to head · Object storage · October 2026 research run
Bunny Storage vs Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage scores 76.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Bunny Storage's 62.6 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Bunny Storage leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do object storage.
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Which one, for what
Best for An agent that publishes files to be served through a CDN at the lowest price and doesn't need fine-grained credentials.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 85 against 80
- Payments & pricing, 40 against 30
Watch for
Zone passwords are the only storage credential, read-write or read-only, with no expiry, prefix scope or usage log
Best for Agents on Google Cloud that store and share files and datasets. amazon-s3, azure-blob-storage and cloudflare-r2 are the closest listings; teams outside Google Cloud with S3 tooling may prefer S3-compatible stores.
Ahead on
- Schema & documentation, 81 against 67
- Agent ergonomics, 85 against 61
- Security & auth, 85 against 45
- Maintenance & community, 88 against 75
- Transparency & trust, 85 against 61
Also in its favour
- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better
Watch for
MCP tools carry no read-only or destructive annotations and deletes need no confirmation
Why the edge
Each category where one leads by five points or more, with the reason behind each side's score from its assessment. The numbers are in the table below; this is what they stand for.
Security & auth Google Cloud Storage +40
Bunny Storage 45
Each zone has a read-write and a read-only password, also used as the S3 secret, with a read-only S3 password since 30 July 2026. No expiry or prefix scope, and revoking means resetting. The account API key has full access (20). Read-only passwords, and deleting the zone root needs allowRootDelete=true, but nothing finer (12). Returns stored bytes, with no guidance on treating them as untrusted (8). No audit log of storage or API key use found (3). bunny.net/.well-known/security.txt redirects to an HTML page on 4 November, and the docs name no disclosure policy, bounty or certification (2). 20+12+8+3+2 = 45.
Google Cloud Storage 85
IAM roles on project, bucket and managed folder, V4 signed URLs, and an IAM permission per MCP method (mcp.tools.call plus the storage permission, such as storage.objects.delete for delete_object) (30). Read-only roles such as Storage Object Viewer, grantable down to a managed folder, soft delete with a pausable hard-deletion window and retention locks, but no confirmation step on delete_bucket or delete_object (17). read_object returns stored content to the model with no untrusted-content guidance on the MCP page (5). Cloud Audit Logs with Admin Activity and Data Access entries (15). google.com security.txt is valid to 2030-04-01 with a VRP policy link, per the Secret Manager listing's 1 November check, and Google Cloud publishes security bulletins; Cloud Storage's place in the SOC 2 scope wasn't read today (18). 30 + 17 + 5 + 15 + 18 = 85.
Agent ergonomics Google Cloud Storage +24
Bunny Storage 61
No MCP server. An HTTP listing returns the whole folder as one JSON array; S3 ListObjectsV2 can page and filter by prefix (12). The docs give no pagination for HTTP listings; S3 has continuation tokens and prefixes, in preview (10). The S3 error table and the limits page's rate-limit responses give codes an agent can act on, while the HTTP API still documents three (12). A PUT by path is safe to repeat, the Checksum header rejects corrupt uploads, S3 takes conditional requests, and DeleteObjects reports each key separately (14). One PUT with one header, and official SDKs for TypeScript, PHP, .NET and Java (13). 12+10+12+14+13 = 61.
Google Cloud Storage 85
Graded as an API with a nine-tool MCP server. The fields parameter selects partial responses, and Range reads fetch part of an object (22). maxResults and pageToken paging, prefix and delimiter filters and match globs (20). JSON errors with code, message and reason, and a documented retry table (16). Generation and metageneration preconditions make retries safe; the MCP reference gives no read-only or destructive annotations (14). Client libraries in many languages with retries on by default, but every call needs Google auth and a project (13). 22 + 20 + 16 + 14 + 13 = 85.
Transparency & trust Google Cloud Storage +24
Bunny Storage 61
Closed service, terms and privacy policy naming BunnyWay d.o.o. in Slovenia (15). Privacy policy updated 5 August 2026 and deletion after termination in the terms, per the 30 September check. No DPA read this run (18). No deprecation policy found; the changelog marks previews but sets no notice periods (5). Storage regions chosen per zone and an EEA routing filter for pull zones; we didn't read a sub-processor list (14).
Google Cloud Storage 85
Closed service under the Google Cloud terms; client libraries are Apache-2.0 (18). Google's privacy policy, the Cloud Data Processing Addendum and a sub-processor list last modified 19 October 2026 apply, per the Secret Manager listing's 1 November check (22). Dated notices in release notes and a deprecated read_text MCP tool that names its replacement; Google Cloud's deprecation policy wasn't re-read today (15). Sub-processors are listed with locations, and each bucket is created in a chosen location (18). 18 + 22 + 15 + 18 = 73.
Schema & documentation Google Cloud Storage +14
Bunny Storage 67
No OpenAPI for the storage data plane; the storage API reference is a Markdown page, and the core spec covers zone management, now including a Get Storage Zone Regions call (12). llms.txt with Markdown pages, re-read on 4 November (10). The HTTP API page says what each call does in a line or two (12). Path-based calls with a few headers, little to type (9). curl examples for each call. The HTTP API page still documents only 201, 400 and 401, but the S3 page now has an error table (412, 400 BadDigest, MetadataTooLarge, 501, 503 SlowDown and others) and the limits page gives the response for each rate limit (12). A dated changelog, with storage entries on 14 August and 23 October 2026; the storage API itself carries no version (12). 12+10+12+9+12+12 = 67.
Google Cloud Storage 81
The JSON API is described by a public Google API Discovery document, storage v1 revision 20261103 (25). docs.cloud.google.com/llms.txt and /storage/llms.txt return 404 (0). The reference explains each method and the docs say when to use XML, JSON or gRPC and that gsutil is legacy (14). Typed resources with enums for storage classes and predefined ACLs (14). Samples in every client library and an error reference with HTTP codes and reasons (13). API version v1 and dated release notes, the latest on 4 November 2026 (15). 25 + 0 + 14 + 14 + 13 + 15 = 81.
Maintenance & community Google Cloud Storage +13
Bunny Storage 75
Last storage API change on 23 October 2026, S3 bulk deletes with DeleteObjects, object metadata and a Get Storage Zone Regions API, 12 days before this check (30). In the 90 days from 6 August, storage changelog entries on 14 August and 23 October, @bunny.net/storage-sdk 0.3.2 (tag 23 September), and Bunny CLI releases that change its storage commands (0.14.0 on 20 August to 0.20.3 on 23 October), counted in full since the SDK and CLI releases change code, and the changelog entries and the SDK release alone make three (20). A dated public changelog; we didn't test support (10). Official storage SDKs for TypeScript (0.3.2, September 2026), PHP (3.4.0, July 2024), .NET (last commit February 2022) and Java (1.0.3, April 2022), so only one is current (8). The TypeScript SDK's repository runs CI and changesets; the .NET and Java libraries are untouched since 2022 (7). 30+20+10+8+7 = 75.
Google Cloud Storage 88
Release notes on 4 November 2026 (30). Entries on 30 October, 13 October, 30 September, 10 September and 3 September (20). A closed service with dated release notes and paid support; issue trackers for the client libraries are public (15). Official client libraries in many languages (15). Libraries ship with end-to-end checksums by default since 30 September (8). 30 + 20 + 15 + 15 + 8 = 88.
Payments & pricing Bunny Storage +10
Bunny Storage 40
No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Per-GB storage prices public without a login, re-read on the storage pricing page ($0.01 a GB-month Standard in one region) (20). A 14-day trial with no credit card, per the SLA page on 4 November (20). A person signs up in a browser (0). 0+20+20+0 = 40.
Google Cloud Storage 30
No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Per-operation and per-GB prices public without login, though the regional storage table draws by script (20). Always Free covers 5 GB-months and small operation counts in three US regions, but a Google Cloud billing account is needed; whether a card is required wasn't confirmed today (10). A person creates the project and billing account in a browser (0). 0 + 20 + 10 + 0 = 30.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Bunny Storage | Google Cloud Storage | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 85 | 80 | Bunny Storage +5 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 67 | 81 | Google Cloud Storage +14 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 61 | 85 | Google Cloud Storage +24 |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 45 | 85 | Google Cloud Storage +40 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 40 | 30 | Bunny Storage +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 75 | 88 | Google Cloud Storage +13 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 61 | 85 | Google Cloud Storage +24 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | B 62.6/100 | BB 76.7/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bunny Storage | Google Cloud Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | bunny.net | Google Cloud |
| Hosted endpoint | https://storage.bunnycdn.com | https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/mcp |
| Transports | HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |
| x402 | no | no |
| Tools exposed | none | 9 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-11-04 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-09-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 46 stars, 10k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |
How the scores have moved
Verdicts
Bunny Storage
$0.01 a GB-month for Standard storage, no request fees and free traffic to the CDN, with documented 429 and SlowDown handling. Zone passwords are the only storage credential, read-write or read-only, with no expiry, prefix scope or usage log, and S3 is still public preview.
Google Cloud Storage
IAM per bucket and MCP method, signed URLs, preconditions for safe retries and a 99.95 per cent multi-region SLA make it a well-governed object store for agents. The nine-tool MCP server has no read-only or destructive annotations, reads stop at 8 MiB, and a person must set up a project and billing first.
Before you call either
Bunny Storage
- Use the regional hostname you were given when the zone was created (storage.bunnycdn.com is Frankfurt). Other regions return a 401
- Send the body as raw bytes with --data-binary. Base64 or form encoding gets a 401
- Add the Checksum header (uppercase SHA-256 hex) on uploads so a corrupt transfer fails instead of landing
- End a listing path with a slash, expect one JSON array for the whole folder, and keep to 5 listings in flight
- On a 429 from the HTTP API or a SlowDown 503 from S3 wait the Retry-After seconds where given, then back off exponentially
Google Cloud Storage
- Grant the agent's service account only Storage Object Viewer or Creator on the bucket it needs
- Send ifGenerationMatch on writes and deletes so a retry can't overwrite a newer object
- Use a V4 signed URL to share an object rather than changing bucket access
- Read objects over 8 MiB through the JSON API with Range, not the MCP read_object tool
- Confirm with the user before delete_bucket or delete_object
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Bunny Storage or Google Cloud Storage?
Google Cloud Storage scores 76.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Bunny Storage's 62.6 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Bunny Storage leads on reliability and payments & pricing.
Do Bunny Storage and Google Cloud Storage need an API key?
Bunny Storage needs an API key. Google Cloud Storage uses an OAuth sign-in.
Can an agent call Bunny Storage and Google Cloud Storage without installing anything?
Yes. Bunny Storage has a hosted endpoint at https://storage.bunnycdn.com and Google Cloud Storage at https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/mcp.
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