Google Kubernetes Engine Pricing
Every Google Kubernetes Engine plan with its monthly and annual price, what it costs for common team sizes, and a calculator to estimate your own monthly cost before you buy.
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Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing (per month) | Per user or flat | Users | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier credit | Free | Free | — | No limit listed | Yes |
| GKE Standard / Autopilot cluster | $73/mo | $73/mo | Flat | No limit listed | No |
Prices last updated November 2026.
What Google Kubernetes Engine costs by team size
| Team size | 1 user | 5 users | 10 users | 25 users | 50 users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | FreeFree tier credit | FreeFree tier credit | FreeFree tier credit | FreeFree tier credit | FreeFree tier credit |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges.
Usage pricing
| Metric | Plan | Included per month | Price after that |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster management fee | GKE Standard / Autopilot cluster | None | $0.1 per cluster-hour |
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Cost breakdown
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Google Kubernetes Engine pricing FAQs
Yes. Each billing account gets a $74.40 monthly credit that covers the management fee for one zonal or Autopilot cluster. New Google Cloud customers also get $300 in free credit.
In September 2025, Google merged its paid tiers into a single tier. Fleets, Teams, Config Management, and Policy Controller became available with Standard at no extra cost, and Autopilot can now be used for individual workloads in Standard clusters.
Compute, persistent storage, load balancers, and network transfer are all billed separately. Cross-region backup transfers, for example, can cost $0.02 to $0.14 per GiB.
Yes, Google Kubernetes Engine has a free plan: Free tier credit.
Google Kubernetes Engine lists 2 plans, including a free plan. The cheapest paid plan is GKE Standard / Autopilot cluster, at $73/mo billed monthly.
Google Kubernetes Engine is free for 10 users on its Free tier credit plan.
No. Every Google Kubernetes Engine paid plan with a listed price is a flat monthly price, whatever the team size.
Nothing: billed annually, Google Kubernetes Engine costs the same per month as billed monthly.
Yes. Google Kubernetes Engine charges by usage for Cluster management fee, past what the plan includes.