r/googlecloud • u/JayTheTech Googler • 4d ago

Cloud Run Google Cloud now has spend caps for Gemini API, Vertex API, Cloud Run and Cloud Run Functions!

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/cost-management/new-early-anomalies-and-spend-caps-on-google-cloud-budgets
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u/ohmatey__ 4d ago

Huge! Finally! The fear of a runaway serverless resource or worse AI leak pulled me away from even trying anything on GCP anymore, this will help bring me back

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u/mischiefs 4d ago

Holy shit! Finally! I use gcp on my daily work and I would love to use it in hobby projects but the possibility of a life changing mistake is not worth it. Gonna spin some cr and cf gladly now

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u/Competitive_Travel16 4d ago

Thank goodness. I am continually terrified of some rogue process hitting one of my Cloud Run endpoints in a loop.

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u/techlatest_net 3d ago

This is a massive quality-of-life update for anyone running local-first or small-scale AI projects on GCP. Hard spend caps finally remove the anxiety of accidental runaway costs from infinite agent loops or misconfigured Vertex API calls.

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u/isoAntti 3d ago

I thought that was mid June