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I'm unhappy with Google Cloud Platform billing for a side project

Technology / Cloud Infrastructure1 observationLast seen Oct 7, 2026

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Oct 7, 2026OpenAI APIWeb search: off

Sorry you’re dealing with that — cloud bills can get frustrating fast, especially for a side project.

If you want, I can help you figure out the cheapest way to run it or cut the bill. A few useful options depending on what you need:

  • Check for accidental spend

    • Unexpected VM instances, disks, IPs, Cloud NAT, load balancers, logs, or BigQuery usage
    • Old resources in other regions/projects
    • Free tier not being used the way you expected

  • Set hard controls

    • Budget alerts in GCP Billing
    • Quotas/limits on services
    • Auto-shutdown for dev resources
    • Use a separate project just for the side project

  • Move to cheaper hosting

    • Static sites: Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages
    • Simple APIs/apps: Fly.io, Render, Railway, Hetzner, Oracle Free Tier, or a small VPS
    • Containers: Cloud Run can be cheaper than always-on VMs for low traffic

  • Reduce logging and network costs

    • Logging can quietly add up
    • Egress traffic and load balancers can be surprisingly expensive

If you paste:

  1. what the project does,
  2. what GCP services you’re using,
  3. and roughly what the bill looks like,

I can help identify the likely cost drivers and suggest a cheaper setup.

Brands

Google Cloud PlatformCloudflare PagesNetlifyVercelGithub PagesFlyRenderRailwayHetznerOracle Free TierCloud Run

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