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Google Cloud Cost Calculator
Add up your monthly Google Cloud bill in one place. Enter your spend on Compute Engine, storage, database, networking and other services, and see the total and your biggest cost driver.
Estimated monthly Google Cloud bill
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Compute Engine / Cloud Run—
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Database (Cloud SQL, Firestore)—
Networking (egress)—
Other services—
Biggest cost driver—
Annual estimate—
What the Google Cloud Cost Calculator does
A Google Cloud bill spans many services, from Compute Engine and Cloud Run to Cloud Storage, databases and networking. This Google Cloud cost calculator lets you enter monthly spend per category and see the combined total, the annual projection and which service drives the most cost.
It is a fast way to sanity check a GCP invoice or plan a budget. The breakdown chart highlights the largest slices, and for a detailed estimate of any single service you can use the dedicated Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage or Compute Engine calculators in this section.
Heads up on pricing. The rates built into this tool are public list estimates for July 2026 and can change without notice. Providers also offer batch discounts, prompt caching and volume tiers that lower real costs, so treat the output as a planning estimate, not a quote.
The formula
monthly GCP bill = compute + storage + database + networking + other
annual estimate = monthly bill × 12
annual estimate = monthly bill × 12
Worked example
A small production setup might be $380 compute, $110 storage, $240 database, $85 networking and $70 other, totalling about $885 a month or $10,620 a year, with compute and database as the top drivers.
Ways to lower your cloud costs
- Right size resources. Pick the smallest instance, memory or capacity that still meets your performance target.
- Commit to steady load. Reserved instances, savings plans and committed use discounts cut rates sharply for predictable workloads.
- Use serverless for spiky traffic. Scale-to-zero services mean you pay nothing while there are no requests.
- Tier cold storage. Move rarely accessed data to cheaper classes such as Glacier, Coldline or Archive.
- Cut data transfer. A CDN and keeping traffic within a single region reduce the egress charges that quietly grow with scale.
Frequently asked questions
How do I estimate my Google Cloud bill?
Add up your spend per service category. This tool sums compute, storage, database, networking and other into a monthly and annual total and flags your biggest cost.
What is usually the biggest GCP cost?
Compute (Compute Engine or GKE) or database (Cloud SQL) for most teams, with network egress a frequent hidden cost.
Does GCP have sustained use discounts?
Yes. Compute Engine applies automatic sustained use discounts for instances that run most of the month, and committed use discounts cut rates further for steady load.
How can I reduce my GCP bill?
Right size and commit steady compute, use Cloud Run for spiky workloads, move cold data to cheaper storage classes, and cut egress with a CDN. Start with your biggest driver.
Are these numbers exact?
This is a planning aggregator using your figures. For service level precision, use the dedicated calculators and confirm rates for your region.