If you aren't yet a Google Cloud customer : [**Signing up for the Google Cloud Free Trial**](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial) is the best way to explore and evaluate Google Cloud for free. The Free Trial gets you a $300 Welcome credit to spend over 90 days on [**various Google Cloud products**](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#during-free-trial) and you won't be billed. During the Free Trial, you also get access to the [**Google Cloud Free Tier**](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier), which gives you free usage of select products up to specified monthly limits, and to [**product-specific free trials**](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#product-free-trials). When you are ready for full access to Google Cloud, including features not covered by the Free Trial program, [**upgrade to a Paid billing account**](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#how-to-upgrade). You keep any remaining credit and continue to have access to the Free Tier. **You'll only be billed for usage that exceeds your remaining credit or for usage on products that aren't part of the Free Trial program.** If you are already a Google Cloud customer : You can use select Google Cloud products for free when you stay within their [**Free Tier monthly usage limits**](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier), and when you utilize [**product-specific free trials**](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#product-free-trials). You will only be billed for usage that exceeds those limits.
## Google Cloud Free Trial The Google Cloud Free Trial is a 90-day program that lets new users try the most popular Google Cloud products without any financial commitment. You will not be billed for any Google Cloud usage during your Free Trial. Access to products may be limited to prevent abuse. Signing up for the Free Trial creates a Free Trial billing account that is preloaded with $300 in free Welcome credit which is valid for 90 days. You can also use the [**Free Tier**](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier) products, up to monthly usage limits. You can spend your $300 credit on [products and services covered by the Free Trial](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#during-free-trial), including on usage beyond the [Free Tier limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-usage-limits). We recommend upgrading to a [Paid billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#how-to-upgrade) during your Free Trial to prevent loss of service and access to resources when the Free Trial ends. Although upgrading to a Paid billing account ends your Free Trial, you keep any unused credit until it expires 90 days from the Free Trial signup, and you continue to have access to the Free Tier. **With a Paid billing account, you have full access to Google Cloud and you will be billed for usage not covered by the $300 credit or the Free Tier.** If you don't upgrade to a Paid billing account before 90 days pass or if you spend the $300 in free credit, then your Free Trial billing account will be closed and all of its associated projects and resources will be stopped. ### Who's eligible You're eligible for the Free Trial when both of the following are true: - You've never been a paying user of Google Cloud, Google Maps Platform, or Firebase. - You haven't previously signed up for the Free Trial. ### What to expect at Free Trial signup During the sign up, you must provide a credit card or other payment method that is valid for the period of the Free Trial. Depending on your country, you might also need to [verify your bank account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/verify-bank). After you complete the signup and your identity and payment method are verified, your Free Trial period starts. Google uses your payment information for the following purposes: - To verify your identity. - To reduce fraud. - To create your Free Trial account. For more information about payment methods, including which types of credit cards are accepted, see [available payment methods](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/payment-methods#available_payment_methods). After you complete the signup, Google submits an authorization request to validate your payment information. The authorization request is a temporary hold, it isn't an actual charge: - **Temporary hold**: The hold often appears as a pending transaction from Google, with a value between $0.00 and $1.00 USD. Your bank might convert the amount to a local currency. - **Not an actual charge**: The authorization request is a hold, not an actual charge. No funds are withdrawn by Google. The hold is typically released within a few days to a month. If you encounter issues during the verification process, then [contact Cloud Billing support](https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/billing). ### During the Free Trial You aren't billed. You use your Free Trial account to explore Google Cloud. **The Free Trial account provides the following**: 1. $300 in Welcome credit to spend on products and services covered by the Free Trial program. 2. Full access to the [Google Cloud Free Tier](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier). 3. Full access to Google Cloud, **with some restrictions** : - **The $300 credit can't be used for the following use cases** : - The $300 credit can't pay for [Gemini API in AI Studio](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/billing) costs. Consider using the [Gemini API Free tier](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/billing#about-billing), or sign up for a [Prepay billing plan](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/billing#billing-plans). - You can't access or use the $300 credit for a generative AI partner model that is offered as a managed API, which is also known as [model as a service](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/maas/overview). - **While your billing account is a non-billable [*Free trial account*](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#confirm-billing-account), you can't do any of the following** : - Add GPUs to your VM instances. - Use Google Cloud Marketplace. - Request a quota increase. For an overview of Compute Engine quotas, see [Allocation quotas](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/quotas). - Create VM instances that are based on Windows Server [images](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images). - Create Google Cloud VMware Engine resources. - **Some use cases are prohibited during the Free Trial.** For example, you may not use Google Cloud products or services to mine cryptocurrency during your Free Trial. For a list of restrictions, see [Free Trial Terms and Conditions](https://cloud.google.com/terms/free-trial). 4. A [Google Cloud project](https://docs.cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-projects) named "My First Project". This project contains the [Google Cloud resources](https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs) that you create. The email address that you provided during the Free Trial signup is the ID that has administrator-level access to this project. 5. A [Free Trial billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/concepts) named "My Billing Account". This account accrues the Google Cloud usage costs your project generates. The $300 credit pays for those usage costs and you aren't billed. The email address you provided during the Free Trial signup is the ID of the [Billing Account Administrator](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/billing-access). Your remaining credit and days are available on a [Cloud Billing report](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#monitor-optimize-costs). 6. A [Google payments profile](https://payments.google.com/) that stores information like the [form of payment](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/payment-methods#available_payment_methods), name, address, and tax ID (when required legally) of who is responsible for the profile. The email address you provided during the Free Trial signup is the ID of the profile's [administrator and primary contact](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-contacts). ### When the Free Trial ends Your Free Trial ends when (1) you manually upgrade to a Paid billing account or (2) your Free Trial billing account closes. When you manually upgrade to a [Paid billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#how-to-upgrade), the following occur: - **Google Cloud access unlocked**: You gain access to all Google Cloud products and services, including those products and services that were restricted during the Free Trial, such as GPUs, Google Cloud Marketplace, and third-party generative AI models. - **$300 Welcome credit use continues** : Your remaining credit is available for use on [products and services covered by the Free Trial](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#during-free-trial), but they must be consumed within the original 90 days period from your sign-up date. - **Billing is enabled** : Your payment method is charged for any usage that exceeds your remaining credit, the [Free Tier limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-usage-limits), or usage on products that aren't part of the Free Trial. - **Resource continuity**: If you upgrade to a Paid billing account before your Free Trial billing account auto-closes, then the resources you created during the Free Trial continue to run without interruption. Your Free Trial billing account auto-closes if you spend the $300 credit or 90 days pass from signup and you don't upgrade to a Paid billing account. In these cases, the following occur: - **Free Trial billing account is closed** : Billing is disabled on your project and your Free Trial account enters a [30-day grace period](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#end-trial-grace). If you don't upgrade to a Paid billing account during the grace period, then your Free Trial resources are permanently deleted. You might receive a message stating that your Free Trial billing account has been canceled or suspended. - **Resources are stopped**: All resources you created during the trial are stopped. Further, any data you stored in services like Compute Engine is marked for deletion and might be lost. - **Access to Google Cloud products and services is lost**. #### 30-day grace period for recovery If your Free Trial ends because 90 days pass or $300 credit is exhausted, then your Free Trial account enters a 30-day grace period: - If you [upgrade to a Paid billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#how-to-upgrade) during this 30-day grace period, then you might be able to **recover** your stopped resources and data. - Otherwise, your Free Trial resources are **permanently deleted**.
### Close your Free Trial billing account You can close your Free Trial billing account and end your Free Trial. For more information, see [Close your Cloud Billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/close-or-reopen-billing-account). ## Upgrade to a Paid billing account To use [features that aren't included in the Free Trial](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#during-free-trial) or to keep the resources you create during the Free Trial, upgrade to a Paid billing account. Upgrading to a Paid billing account ends [your Free Trial](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-trial-ends); **you will be billed for usage not covered by your $300 Welcome credit or for usage on products that aren't part of the Free Trial.** To upgrade to a Paid billing account, do the following: 1. Go to the **Welcome** page of the Google Cloud console: [Go to the **Welcome** page](https://console.cloud.google.com/welcome) 2. In the toolbar of the **Welcome** page, click **Upgrade**. If the toolbar doesn't display an **Upgrade** button, then do the following: 1. [Confirm that you have a Free Trial billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#confirm-billing-account). 2. Confirm that you are a [Billing Account Administrator](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/billing-access) for the Free Trial billing account. 3. In the confirmation dialog, click **Upgrade**. After you upgrade to a Paid billing account, consider [signing up for Cloud Customer Care](https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/docs#how_to_sign_up). There are several levels of support and you can choose the service that best fits your organization's technical support needs. ## Google Cloud Free Tier The Google Cloud Free Tier gives you free usage of [select Google Cloud products](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-usage-limits), up to specified monthly limits. A Google Cloud billing account is required to access the Google Cloud Free Tier. If you are new to Google Cloud, then you can [**sign up for a Free Trial**](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial) to get a billing account and access to the Free Tier. There is no cost to using a product or service that participates in the Free Tier program when you stay within the [specified monthly usage limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-usage-limits): - If you have a Paid billing account and go beyond those limits, then you will be billed for the overage. - If you have a Free Trial billing account and go beyond those limits, then your $300 Welcome credit pays for the overage. You are also limited to $300 worth of usage. For full access to Google Cloud, [upgrade to a Paid billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#how-to-upgrade). ### Who's eligible You're eligible when both of the following are true: - Your Cloud Billing account, which is either a Paid billing account or Free Trial billing account, is active and in good standing. - You don't have a negotiated pricing contract or a custom rate card with Google, except as described for certain products listed in the [Free Tier usage limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-usage-limits) table. ### Use of the Free Tier To use products that have a Free Tier, you need a [**Google Cloud billing account**](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial). Although the Free Tier lets you use certain Google Cloud products at no charge, there are monthly usage limits that are calculated per billing account. Any usage that exceeds the [Free Tier usage limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-usage-limits) is billed at standard rates. The Free Tier has no end date, but Google reserves the right to change the offering, including changing or eliminating usage limits, with 30 days' advance notice. ### Free Tier usage limits The following table details the usage limits for Google Cloud products that are part of the Free Tier. If a product isn't listed, then check the product's pricing page to see whether it includes Free Tier offerings. | Google Cloud product | Free Tier usage limits | |---|---| | [App Engine](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs) | Free Tier benefits for App Engine are applicable only to usage within the Standard Environment: - 28 hours per day of [F1 instances](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard#instance_classes). - 9 hours per day of [B1 instances](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard#instance_classes). - 1 GB of outbound data transfer per day. Learn about [App Engine pricing](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/pricing). | | [Agent Engine](https://docs.cloud.google.com/agent-builder/agent-engine/overview) | - vCPU - First 180,000 vCPU-seconds (50 hours) per month - RAM - First 360,000 GiB-seconds (100 hours) per month Learn about [Agent Engine pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/pricing#vertex-ai-agent-engine). | | [Application Integration](https://docs.cloud.google.com/application-integration/docs) | - Up to 400 [integration executions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/application-integration/docs/overview). - Up to 20 GiB of data processed per month. - First 2 connection nodes for Google services. Learn about [Application Integration pricing](https://cloud.google.com/application-integration/pricing). | | [Artifact Registry](https://docs.cloud.google.com/artifact-registry/docs) | - 0.5 GB of storage per month. Learn about [Artifact Registry pricing](https://cloud.google.com/artifact-registry/pricing). | | [BigQuery](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs) | - 1 TiB of querying per month. - 10 GiB of storage per month. Learn about [BigQuery pricing](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/pricing). | | [Cloud Build](https://docs.cloud.google.com/build/docs) | - 2,500 build-minutes per month for [machine type](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-resource) `e2-standard-2`. Learn about [Cloud Build pricing](https://cloud.google.com/build/pricing). | | [Cloud Deploy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/build/docs) | - First active delivery pipeline per billing account. Learn about [Cloud Deploy pricing](https://cloud.google.com/deploy/pricing). | | [Cloud Key Management Service](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kms/docs/key-management-service) | - 100 free active key versions per month. - 10,000 free cryptographic operations per month. The monthly free usage only applies to key versions created using Cloud KMS Autokey. Learn about [Cloud Key Management Service pricing](https://cloud.google.com/kms/pricing). | | [Google Cloud Observability](https://docs.cloud.google.com/stackdriver/docs) (Logging and Monitoring) | - First 50 GiB of log data per project per month. - Logs retained for the [default retention period](https://docs.cloud.google.com/logging/quotas#logs_retention_periods) don't incur a retention cost. - All [non-chargeable Google Cloud metrics](https://cloud.google.com/stackdriver/pricing#metrics-non-chargeable). - Cloud Monitoring API Read calls: First 1 million time series returned per billing account. Learn about [Google Cloud Observability pricing](https://cloud.google.com/stackdriver/pricing_v2). | | [Cloud Natural Language API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/natural-language/docs) | - 5,000 units per month. Learn about [Cloud Natural Language API pricing](https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/pricing). | | [Cloud Run](https://docs.cloud.google.com/run/docs) | Limits for request-based billing: - 2 million requests per month. - 360,000 GB-seconds of memory, 180,000 vCPU-seconds of compute time. - 1 GB of outbound data transfer from North America per month. To learn about the Free Tier usage limits for other billing configurations, see [Cloud Run pricing](https://cloud.google.com/run/pricing). | | [Cloud Run functions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/functions/docs) | - 2 million invocations per month (includes both background and HTTP invocations). - 400,000 GB-seconds, 200,000 GHz-seconds of compute time. - 5 GB of outbound data transfer per month. Learn about [Cloud Run functions (1st gen) pricing](https://cloud.google.com/functions/pricing-1stgen). | | [Cloud Shell](https://docs.cloud.google.com/shell/docs) | Free access to Cloud Shell, including 5 GB of persistent disk storage. Learn about [Cloud Shell pricing](https://cloud.google.com/shell/pricing). | | [Cloud Source Repositories](https://docs.cloud.google.com/source-repositories/docs) | - Up to 5 users per billing account. - 50 GB of storage per month. - 50 GB of outbound data transfer per month. Learn about [Cloud Source Repositories pricing](https://cloud.google.com/source-repositories/pricing). | | [Cloud Storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/storage/docs) | - 5 GB-months of regional storage (US regions only) per month, which corresponds to the storage of 5 GB of data for a period of 1 month. - 5,000 Class A Operations per month. - 50,000 Class B Operations per month. - 100 GB of outbound data transfer from North America to all region destinations (excluding China and Australia) per month. The Free Tier benefits for Cloud Storage apply only to usage in the `us-east1`, `us-west1`, and `us-central1` [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/storage/docs/locations). Usage calculations are combined across these regions. Learn about [Cloud Storage pricing](https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing). | | [Cloud Vision](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vision/docs) | 1,000 units per month. Learn about [Cloud Vision pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vision/pricing). | | [Compute Engine](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs) | - 1 non-preemptible `e2-micro` VM instance per month in one of the following US regions: - Oregon: `us-west1`. - Iowa: `us-central1`. - South Carolina: `us-east1`. - 30 GB-months standard persistent disk. - 1 GB of outbound data transfer from North America to all region destinations (excluding China and Australia) per month. Your Free Tier `e2-micro` instance limit is by time, not by instance. Each month, eligible use of all of your `e2-micro` instances is free until you have used a number of hours equal to the total hours in the current month. Usage calculations are combined across the supported [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/regions-zones). GPUs and TPUs are not included in the Free Tier offer. You are always charged for GPUs and TPUs that you add to VM instances. Learn about [Compute Engine pricing](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/pricing). | | [Firestore](https://docs.cloud.google.com/firestore/docs) | - 1 GiB of storage per project. - 50,000 reads, 20,000 writes, and 20,000 deletes per day per project. - 10 GiB per month of outbound data transfer. Learn about [Firestore pricing](https://cloud.google.com/firestore/pricing). | | [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs) | - One free Autopilot or zonal Standard cluster per month. - The Free Tier credit applies to the cluster charge only. This credit doesn't apply to compute, networking, or other resources. Learn about [Google Kubernetes Engine pricing](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/pricing). | | [Pub/Sub](https://docs.cloud.google.com/pubsub/docs) | 10 GiB of messages per month. Learn about [Pub/Sub pricing](https://cloud.google.com/pubsub/pricing). | | [reCAPTCHA](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recaptcha-enterprise/docs) | - 10,000 assessments per month. Learn about [reCAPTCHA pricing](https://cloud.google.com/recaptcha-enterprise/pricing). | | [Secret Manager](https://docs.cloud.google.com/secret-manager/docs) | - 6 active secret versions per month. - 10,000 access operations per month. - 3 secret rotation notifications per month. Learn about [Secret Manager pricing.](https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager/pricing) | | [Security Command Center](https://docs.cloud.google.com/security-command-center/docs) | - Standard tier: Baseline security with misconfiguration and vulnerability scanning, data security, and compliance. Learn about [Security Command Center pricing](https://cloud.google.com/security-command-center/pricing) and [features in each tier](https://docs.cloud.google.com/security-command-center/docs/service-tiers#scc_tiers_comparison). | | [Speech-to-Text](https://docs.cloud.google.com/speech/docs) | - 60 minutes per minute per month per account for the Speech-to-Text V1 API. - 60 minutes per minute per month per account for SKU IDs `6649-62EF-CB8F` and `7247-19E1-FB4D`. Learn about [Speech-to-Text pricing](https://cloud.google.com/speech/pricing). | | [Video Intelligence API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/docs) | - 1,000 units per month. Learn about [Video Intelligence API pricing](https://cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/pricing). | | [Web Risk](https://docs.cloud.google.com/web-risk/docs) | - 100,000 `uris.search` calls per month. - This Free Tier usage is also available when you have a negotiated pricing contract for Web Risk. Learn about [Web Risk pricing](https://cloud.google.com/web-risk/pricing). | | [Workflows](https://docs.cloud.google.com/workflows/docs) | - 5,000 internal steps per month. - 2,000 external HTTP calls per month. Learn more [Workflows pricing](https://cloud.google.com/workflows/pricing). | | [Workload Manager](https://docs.cloud.google.com/workload-manager/docs) | - 5,000 resource evaluations per month. Learn more [Workload Manager pricing](https://cloud.google.com/workload-manager/pricing) | ## Product-specific free trials To use product-specific free trials, you need a [**Google Cloud billing account**](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial). - [### Try Spanner Create a 90-day Spanner free trial instance with 10 GB of storage at no cost.](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial?redirectPath=/spanner) - [### Try AlloyDB Create a 30-day AlloyDB for PostgreSQL free trial cluster with an 8 vCPU basic instance and 1 TB of storage capacity.](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial?redirectPath=alloydb/create-trial-cluster) - [### Try Looker Create a 30-day Looker trial instance with all standard features at no cost.](https://cloud.google.com/resources/looker-free-trial-offer) - [### Try Cloud SQL Create a 30-day Cloud SQL free trial instance at no cost.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/free-trial-instance) ## Other free offers you may be interested in - [### Google Maps Platform Provides a Free Usage Cap for many services.](https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/) - [### Google AI Studio Provides a free tier for many Gemini models.](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) - [### Firebase Provides a no-cost plan for many products, and no-cost usage levels even on the pay-as-you-go plan.](https://firebase.google.com/pricing) ## Frequently asked questions (FAQ) How to monitor and manage your costs: - [Am I going to be billed?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#confirm-billing-account) - [How can I track my costs and remaining credit?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#monitor-optimize-costs) - [Can I estimate my bills? Is there a calculator?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#estimate-costs) - [How do I minimize or stop charges?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#stopping-charges) - [Why is my billing account suspended?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#suspended-free-trial-billing-account) - [Can I pause or extend my Free Trial?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-trial-paused) - [Do unused Free Tier limits roll over to the next month?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-rollover)
How to get support: - [I need to troubleshoot my Free Trial.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-trial-troubleshoot) - [How do I contact support?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#support) - [Where can I find documentation for Google Cloud?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#documentation) - [Are there community forums or groups?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#community-support)
### How to monitor and manage your costs Am I going to be billed? : To determine whether you have a Free Trial billing account, which isn't billed, or a Paid billing account, which is billed, do the following: 1. In the Google Cloud console, go to your Cloud Billing account: [View your Cloud Billing account](https://console.cloud.google.com/billing/overview) 2. If you have more than one billing account, then at the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account you want to view. The Billing **Overview** page opens for the selected billing account. The **Overview** page opens and displays information about your billing account: - **Paid account** indicates that your account is billed for the resources that you use. - **Free trial account** indicates that your account isn't billed. However, your usage of Google Cloud products is subject to the [Free Trial program coverage limitations](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#during-free-trial) and to the [Free Trial Terms and Conditions](https://cloud.google.com/terms/free-trial/). The **Free credit** pane displays your remaining credit and days, and an **Upgrade** button, which lets you [upgrade to a Paid billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#how-to-upgrade). If you don't upgrade to a Paid billing account, then 30 days after your [Free Trial ends](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-trial-ends), your Free Trial billing account might be suspended. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) How can I track my costs and remaining credit? : Cloud Billing offers several tools to help you monitor and optimize your costs: - [Cloud Billing reports](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/reports) let you monitor and analyze your usage costs and credit. [Open Cloud Billing Reports](https://console.cloud.google.com/billing/reports) In the report, your usage costs calculated at the on-demand rate appear in the **Usage cost** column. Usage of any credit, including those for the covered by [Free Tier limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier-usage-limits) and the Free Trial, appear in the **Other savings** column. The **Usage cost** column can help you understand the costs of using Google Cloud when you have a Paid billing account. The following is an example of a Cloud Billing report [group by SKU](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/reports#group-by-sku): | SKU | Usage cost | Saving programs | Other savings | Subtotal | |---|---|---|---|---| | N1 Predefined Instance Core running in Americas | $33.75 | $0.00 | -$33.75 | $0.00 | | Regional Kubernetes Clusters | $55.80 | $0.00 | -$55.80 | $0.00 | | Zonal Kubernetes Clusters | $120.40 | $0.00 | -$120.40 | $0.00 | - [Cloud Billing budgets](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/budgets) let you stay informed about how your actual Google Cloud spend compares to your planned spend. - If you have workloads with predictable resource needs, then purchase [committed use discounts (CUD)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs/cuds) to optimize your costs. CUDs provide discounted prices in exchange for your commitment to use a minimum level of resources for a specified term. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) Can I estimate my bills? Is there a calculator? : - For Google Cloud products, use the [pricing calculator](https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator/) or consult the [pricing page](https://cloud.google.com/pricing/). - For Google Maps Platform pricing, see the [Google Maps Platform pricing page](https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/) or use the resources listed in the [Google Maps Platform Billing](https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/billing) page. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) How do I minimize or stop charges? : If you have a Free Trial billing account, then you aren't billed. To learn how to determine if you have a Free Trial billing account, see [Am I going to be billed?](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#confirm-billing-account). To minimize costs or prevent your Paid billing account from incurring charges, take the following actions: - Limit your usage of each product to the [Free Tier](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier). - Shut down resources in your projects. Follow the [guidance in the Google Cloud documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs) for each of your products. - [Disable billing](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-project#disable_billing_for_a_project) on the associated [projects linked to your Cloud Billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/view-linked). - [Close your Cloud Billing account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/close-or-reopen-billing-account) to stop all billable services, and to prevent your Cloud Billing account from incurring charges. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) Why is my billing account suspended? : There are two common causes for Cloud Billing accounts to be suspended: - The payment method expired or became invalid. - A Free Trial ended because the $300 Welcome credit was exhausted or 90 days elapsed. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) Can I pause or extend my Free Trial? : No. The Free Trial period can't be paused or extended. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) Do unused Free Tier limits roll over to the next month? : No. Free Tier limits aren't credit; they don't accumulate or roll over from one interval to the next. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) ### How to get support I need to troubleshoot my Free Trial : [Google Cloud Free Trial Troubleshooter](https://support.google.com/cloud/troubleshooter/6275061) helps you find answers to questions about the Free Trial. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) How do I contact support? : - [Contact Cloud Billing support](https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/billing) for billing issues. Cloud Billing support is included for all Cloud Billing accounts. You must be a **Billing Account Administrator** to interact with Cloud Billing support. - To access technical support for Google Cloud products, [upgrade your support plan](https://docs.cloud.google.com/support). [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) Where can I find documentation for Google Cloud? : - [Google Cloud documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs). - [Google Maps Platform documentation](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation). - [Cloud Billing documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/concepts). - [Google Cloud console Help](https://support.google.com/cloud). [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq) Are there community forums or groups? : - Find answers, ask questions, and connect with experts in the [Google Cloud Community forums](https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Google-Cloud/ct-p/google-cloud). - To build your skills on Google Cloud, join the [Innovators program](https://cloud.google.com/innovators), which gives you the latest updates, access to technologies and expertise, and exclusive benefits. - Join a [community meetup](https://gdg.community.dev/) of knowledgeable Google Cloud enthusiasts. [Back to FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#faq)