Google Cloud Platform Pricing History and Changes
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May 28, 2026
Plan Added
Sustained Use Discounts
Google Cloud Platform added a new "Sustained Use Discounts" plan (Custom pricing)
Automatic discounts for long-running Compute Engine VMsDiscounts of 20-30% for VMs used over 25% of a monthAutomatically applied to Compute Engine and GKE VMs
Plan Added
Spot VMs
Google Cloud Platform added a new "Spot VMs" plan (Custom pricing)
Deep discounts (60-91%) on machine types and GPUsCost-effective for fault-tolerant applicationsIdeal for batch jobs and non-critical workloads
Plan Removed
Committed Use Discounts (CUD)
Google Cloud Platform removed the "Committed Use Discounts (CUD)" plan
Plan Added
Committed Use Discounts
Google Cloud Platform added a new "Committed Use Discounts" plan (Custom pricing)
Significant discounts for 1-year or 3-year commitmentsUp to 70% savings on Compute EnginePredictable costs for stable workloads
May 21, 2026
Plan Removed
was Free
Google Cloud Platform removed the "Free Tier" plan
Plan Added
$null/mo
Google Cloud Platform added a new "Committed Use Discounts (CUD)" plan
Up to 57% savings for Compute Engine resourcesUp to 70% savings for memory-intensive workloads1-year or 3-year commitment options
Plan Added
Free
Google Cloud Platform added a new "Always Free" plan at $0/mo
1 free e2-micro VM instance per month (US regions)5 GB-months of regional Cloud Storage (US regions)10 GB of BigQuery data analysis per month
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