Google Cloud pricing, checked at the source
On-demand prices for common Google Cloud services in us-central1 (Iowa), read off Google's own pricing pages, with a link and date on every row.
Google Cloud usage rates
What each unit costs, what is free or included, and which plan the rate is on. Every row shows its source and the day we checked it.
| What you pay for | Rate | Free or included | Plan | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Engine e2-medium (2 shared vCPU, 4 GiB)us-central1 | $24.46 per instance-month | None | All | $0.03350571/hour x 730 hours. Shared-core; disk not included. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud Run requests (request-based billing)us-central1 | $0.40 per 1M requests | First 2M requests included | All | Also covers Cloud Run functions; cloud.google.com/functions/pricing redirects here. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud Run memory, active timeus-central1 | $0.0000025 per GiB-second | First 360,000 GiB-seconds included | All | Free tier is 360,000 GiB-seconds a month on request-based billing. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud Run CPU, active timeus-central1 | $0.000024 per vCPU-second | First 180,000 vCPU-seconds included | All | Billed alongside memory. Free tier 180,000 vCPU-seconds a month. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud Storage Standard, regionalus-central1 | $0.02 per GB-month | First 5 GB-month included | All | Listed as $0.000027397 per GiB-hour; x730 = $0.020 per GiB-month. 5 GB-months free (Always Free, US regions). | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud Storage Class A operations (Standard, regional)us-central1 | $0.005 per 1,000 operations | First 5,000 operations included | All | Class B (reads) are $0.0004 per 1,000. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Internet egress from Cloud Storage, worldwide (excl. Asia, Australia, China)us-central1 | $0.12 per GB, falling with volume | First 100 GB free | All | Priced per GiB. Always Free gives 100 GB a month from North America.Volume prices: 0 to 100: free; 100 to 10,240: $0.12; 10,240 to 153,600: $0.11; above 153,600: $0.08. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud CDN cache egress to North America | $0.08 per GB, falling with volume | None | All | Priced per GiB. Plus cache fill ($0.01/GiB within North America) and lookups ($0.0075 per 10,000).Volume prices: 0 to 10,240: $0.08; 10,240 to 153,600: $0.055; 153,600 to 1,024,000: $0.03; above 1,024,000: $0.02. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud CDN cache lookup requests | $0.75 per 1M requests | None | All | Listed as $0.0075 per 10,000, converted to per 1,000,000. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud SQL db-f1-micro (shared vCPU, 0.6 GiB)us-central1 | $7.67 per instance-month | None | All | $0.0105/hour x 730 hours. Shared-core, not covered by the Cloud SQL SLA. db-g1-small is $0.035/hour. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Cloud SQL SSD storageus-central1 | $0.17 per GB-month | None | All | Listed as $0.000232877 per GiB-hour; x730 = $0.17 per GiB-month. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
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Estimated month
$154.70
No plan fee
| Usage | Amount a month | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $24.46 per instance-month | Priced per instance-month | $24.46 |
| $0.40 per 1M requests | Priced per 1M requests | $3.20 |
| $0.0000025 per GiB-second | Priced per GiB-second | $1.60 |
| $0.000024 per vCPU-second | Priced per vCPU-second | $0.00 |
| $0.02 per GB-month | Priced per GB-month | $9.90 |
| $0.005 per 1,000 operations | Priced per 1,000 operations | $4.98 |
| $0.12 per GB, falling with volume | Priced per GB | $12.00 |
| $0.08 per GB, falling with volume | Priced per GB | $80.00 |
| $0.75 per 1M requests | Priced per 1M requests | $7.50 |
| $7.67 per instance-month | Priced per instance-month | $7.67 |
| $0.17 per GB-month | Priced per GB-month | $3.40 |
List prices in USD before tax, from Google Cloud's pricing page checked 2026-10-25. Iowa (us-central1), on-demand list prices in USD, no committed use discounts. Hourly prices x730 for a month. Cloud Run uses request-based billing (the serverless default). Cloud SQL is Enterprise edition, MySQL/PostgreSQL. Egress is Cloud Storage general network usage (Premium tier) to worldwide destinations.
How the bill is worked out
Cloud Run free tier
Cloud Run bills in 100 ms steps
Cloud Storage Always Free
Units are GiB
Assumptions
Iowa (us-central1), on-demand list prices in USD, no committed use discounts. Hourly prices x730 for a month. Cloud Run uses request-based billing (the serverless default). Cloud SQL is Enterprise edition, MySQL/PostgreSQL. Egress is Cloud Storage general network usage (Premium tier) to worldwide destinations.
Not confirmed, so left out
- Cloud Functions 1st gen prices not checked; cloud.google.com/functions/pricing redirects to Cloud Run pricing.
- Compute Engine boot disk price for the e2-medium not included.
- Cloud SQL dedicated-core (1 vCPU) per-vCPU and per-GiB prices not captured; only shared-core instances.
Google Cloud pricing questions
How much does Google Cloud cost?
Usage rates include compute Engine e2-medium (2 shared vCPU, 4 GiB) at $24.46 per instance-month, cloud Run requests (request-based billing) at $0.40 per 1M requests and cloud Run memory, active time at $0.0000025 per GiB-second. All checked on 2026-10-25.
Is there a free tier on Google Cloud?
Yes. Cloud Run requests (request-based billing): 2,000,000 requests a month at no charge, Cloud Run memory, active time: 360,000 GiB-seconds a month at no charge and Cloud Run CPU, active time: 180,000 vCPU-seconds a month at no charge. The rates table shows which plan each allowance is on.
What is not on Google Cloud's pricing page?
We could not confirm these on 2026-10-25, so the page shows no number for them: Cloud Functions 1st gen prices not checked; cloud.google.com/functions/pricing redirects to Cloud Run pricing. Compute Engine boot disk price for the e2-medium not included. Cloud SQL dedicated-core (1 vCPU) per-vCPU and per-GiB prices not captured; only shared-core instances.
Where do these prices come from?
From Google Cloud's own pricing pages, starting at https://cloud.google.com/pricing, checked on 2026-10-25. Every row links to the page it came from. Iowa (us-central1), on-demand list prices in USD, no committed use discounts. Hourly prices x730 for a month. Cloud Run uses request-based billing (the serverless default). Cloud SQL is Enterprise edition, MySQL/PostgreSQL. Egress is Cloud Storage general network usage (Premium tier) to worldwide destinations.
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