Cloud Storage pricing

This document discusses pricing for Cloud Storage. For Google Drive, which offers simple online storage for your personal files, see Google Drive pricing.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Overview

Cloud Storage pricing is based on the following components:

  • Data storage: the amount of data stored in your buckets. Storage rates vary depending on the storage class of your data and location of your buckets.
  • Data processing: the processing done by Cloud Storage, which includes operations charges, any applicable retrieval fees, and inter-region replication.
  • Network usage: the amount of data read from or moved between your buckets.

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Pricing tables

The pricing tables below show what charges apply when using Cloud Storage.

For example scenarios that show usage and charges, see the Pricing examples page. For the Google Cloud pricing calculator, see the Calculator page.

Data storage

Click on a geographic area to view the at-rest costs for associated locations:

Regions

North America

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Iowa (us-central1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
South Carolina (us-east1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
Northern Virginia (us-east4) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Columbus (us-east5) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
Oregon (us-west1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
Los Angeles (us-west2) $0.023 $0.016 $0.007 $0.0025
Salt Lake City (us-west3) $0.023 $0.016 $0.007 $0.0025
Las Vegas (us-west4) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Dallas (us-south1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
Montréal (northamerica-northeast1) $0.023 $0.013 $0.007 $0.0025
Toronto (northamerica-northeast2) $0.023 $0.013 $0.007 $0.0025

South America

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
São Paulo (southamerica-east1) $0.035 $0.020 $0.007 $0.0030
Santiago (southamerica-west1) $0.030 $0.018 $0.006 $0.0027

Europe

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Warsaw (europe-central2) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Finland (europe-north1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
Belgium (europe-west1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
London (europe-west2) $0.023 $0.013 $0.007 $0.0025
Frankfurt (europe-west3) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Netherlands (europe-west4) $0.020 $0.010 $0.004 $0.0012
Zürich (europe-west6) $0.025 $0.014 $0.007 $0.0025
Milan (europe-west8) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Paris (europe-west9) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Berlin (europe-west10) $0.025 $0.014 $0.007 $0.0024
Turin (europe-west12) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Madrid (europe-southwest1) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025

Middle East

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Doha (me-central1) $0.023 $0.013 $0.006 $0.0025
Dammam (me-central2) $0.03 $0.018 $0.006 $0.0027
Tel Aviv (me-west1) $0.021 $0.0125 $0.004 $0.0012

Asia

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Taiwan (asia-east1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.005 $0.0015
Hong Kong (asia-east2) $0.023 $0.016 $0.007 $0.0025
Tokyo (asia-northeast1) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025
Osaka (asia-northeast2) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025
Seoul (asia-northeast3) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025
Mumbai (asia-south1) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025
Delhi (asia-south2) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025
Singapore (asia-southeast1) $0.020 $0.010 $0.005 $0.0015

Indonesia

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Jakarta (asia-southeast2) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025

Africa

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Johannesburg (africa-south1) $0.025 $0.014 $0.007 $0.002499996

Australia

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Sydney (australia-southeast1) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025
Melbourne (australia-southeast2) $0.023 $0.016 $0.006 $0.0025

Dual-regions

United States

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Iowa (us-central1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
South Carolina (us-east1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
Northern Virginia (us-east4) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0066 $0.0028
Columbus (us-east5) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
Oregon (us-west1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
Los Angeles (us-west2) $0.0253 $0.0176 $0.0077 $0.0028
Salt Lake City (us-west3) $0.0253 $0.0176 $0.0077 $0.0028
Las Vegas (us-west4) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0066 $0.0028
Dallas (us-south1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
Iowa and South Carolina (nam4) $0.044 $0.022 $0.0088 $0.0028

Canada

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Montréal (northamerica-northeast1) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0077 $0.0028
Toronto (northamerica-northeast2) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0077 $0.0028

Europe

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Warsaw (europe-central2) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0066 $0.0028
Finland (europe-north1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
Madrid (europe-southwest1) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0066 $0.0028
Belgium (europe-west1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
Frankfurt (europe-west3) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0066 $0.0028
Netherlands (europe-west4) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0044 $0.0014
Milan (europe-west8) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0066 $0.0028
Paris (europe-west9) $0.0253 $0.0143 $0.0066 $0.0028
Finland and Netherlands (eur4) $0.044 $0.022 $0.0088 $0.0028
Belgium and London (eur5) $0.0473 $0.0253 $0.0121 $0.0041
Frankfurt and London (eur7) $0.0506 $0.0286 $0.0143 $0.0055
Frankfurt and Zürich (eur8) $0.0528 $0.0297 $0.0143 $0.0055

Asia

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Taiwan (asia-east1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0055 $0.0017
Singapore (asia-southeast1) $0.022 $0.011 $0.0055 $0.0017
Tokyo and Osaka (asia1) $0.0506 $0.0352 $0.0132 $0.0056

India

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Mumbai (asia-south1) $0.0253 $0.0176 $0.0066 $0.0028
Delhi (asia-south2) $0.0253 $0.0176 $0.0066 $0.0028

Australia

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
Sydney (australia-southeast1) $0.0253 $0.0176 $0.0066 $0.0028
Melbourne (australia-southeast2) $0.0253 $0.0176 $0.0066 $0.0028

Multi-regions

Location Standard storage
(per GB per Month)
Nearline storage
(per GB per Month)
Coldline storage
(per GB per Month)
Archive storage
(per GB per Month)
US (United States multi-region) $0.026 $0.015 $0.007 $0.0024
EU (European Union multi-region) $0.026 $0.015 $0.007 $0.0024
Asia (Asia multi-region) $0.026 $0.015 $0.00875 $0.0030

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Dual-regions are billed to both underlying regions at the above prices. For example, Standard Storage in a dual-region comprised of Iowa and Oregon will be billed at $0.022 per GB per month for the us-central1 dual-region SKU and $0.022 per GB per month for the us-west1 dual-region SKU. The three predefined dual-regions nam4, eur4, and asia1 bill usage against their locational SKUs at the prices listed.

Data storage charges are prorated to the sub-second for each object, and data storage rates are based on the storage class of each object, not the default storage class set on the bucket that contains them. Data storage charges apply in the same way to live objects, noncurrent objects, and soft-deleted objects.

In addition to the data contained in your uploaded objects, the following count toward your monthly storage usage:

  • Custom metadata. For example, for the custom metadata NAME:VALUE, Cloud Storage counts each character in NAME and VALUE as a byte stored with the object.

  • Uploaded parts of an XML API multipart upload, until the multipart upload is either completed or aborted.

Minimum storage duration

A minimum storage duration applies to data stored using Nearline storage, Coldline storage, or Archive storage.

The following table shows the minimum storage duration for each storage class:

Standard storage Nearline storage Coldline storage Archive storage
None 30 days 90 days 365 days

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

You can delete, replace, or move an object before it has been stored for the minimum duration, but at the time you delete, replace, or move the object, you are charged as if the object was stored for the minimum duration. See the early deletion example to see how charges apply.

Note the following regarding minimum storage durations and early deletion charges:

  • Early deletion charges are billed through early delete SKUs.

  • Early deletion charges apply when rewriting objects, such as when you change an object's storage class, because a rewrite replaces the existing object.

  • Early deletion charges do not apply in the following cases:

  • In buckets that use Object Versioning, early deletion charges apply when a noncurrent object is deleted, not when it became noncurrent. That object will become soft deleted if Soft Delete is enabled. Otherwise it will be permanently deleted.

  • In buckets that use Soft Delete, early deletion charges apply when an object is soft deleted. These charges are reduced based on the length of the Soft Delete retention duration.

  • For XML API multipart uploads, a part is subject to early deletion charges if it's not used when assembling the final object, or if the part is overwritten by another part, or if the multipart upload is aborted.

    The storage duration for each part in a multipart upload begins at the time the upload of the part completes, and the storage duration for the overall object begins when the object is assembled.

Tags

Each tag that you attach to a bucket is charged at $0.005 per month.

Data processing

Data processing costs consist of the following:

Operation charges

Operation charges apply when you perform operations within Cloud Storage. An operation is an action that makes changes to or retrieves information about resources such as buckets and objects in Cloud Storage.

Operations are divided into three categories: Class A, Class B, and free. See below for a breakdown of which operations fall into each class.

For buckets located in a single region:

Storage Class1 Class A operations
(per 1,000 operations)
Class B operations
(per 1,000 operations)
Free operations

Standard storage $0.005 $0.0004 Free
Nearline storage and Durable Reduced Availability (DRA) storage $0.01 $0.001 Free
Coldline storage $0.02 $0.01 Free
Archive storage $0.05 $0.05 Free

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

For buckets located in a dual-region or multi-region:

Storage Class1 Class A operations
(per 1,000 operations)
Class B operations
(per 1,000 operations)
Free operations

Standard storage $0.01 $0.0004 Free
Nearline storage and Durable Reduced Availability (DRA) storage $0.02 $0.001 Free
Coldline storage $0.04 $0.01 Free
Archive storage $0.10 $0.05 Free

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

1 The storage class for an operation is determined by the following considerations:

  • When listing buckets in a project, the Class A Standard storage rate always applies.

  • When an operation applies to a bucket, such as listing the objects in a bucket, the default storage class set for that bucket determines the operation cost.

  • When an operation applies to a tag, such as attaching or detaching tags, the default storage class set for the tagged bucket determines the operation cost.

  • When an operation applies to an object, the storage class of that object determines the operation cost. The following are exceptions to this rule:

    • When changing the storage class of an object, either yourself or with Object Lifecycle Management, the Class A rate associated with the object's destination storage class applies. For example, changing an object from Standard storage to Coldline storage using Object Lifecycle Management counts as a Class A operation and is billed at the Class A operation rate for Coldline storage.

    • When changing the storage class of an object using Autoclass, most transitions are free. However, the Class A Standard storage rate applies for transitions from Coldline storage or Archive storage to Standard storage or Nearline storage.

    • In buckets with Autoclass enabled, operations are always charged at the Standard storage rate.

    • In buckets with Soft Delete enabled, restore operations are always charged at the Standard storage rate.

In buckets that use Soft Delete, one Class A Standard storage operation is charged per 1,000 objects processed as part of a bulk restore operation, rounded up so that at least one Class A operation is always billed. This is in addition to the operations charge assessed per object restored.

Operations that fall into each class

The following table lists the operations that fall into each class for the JSON API and the XML API. Keep in mind the following:

  • Except as noted in the footnotes, each request is considered one operation, regardless of the content sent or received as part of the request.

  • Tools such as the Google Cloud console, the Google Cloud CLI, and the Cloud Storage client libraries might use two or more operations to perform a task. For example, when you click on a bucket name in the Google Cloud console, the system performs an operation to get the list of objects in the bucket and a separate operation to get the metadata for the bucket.

  • The Google Cloud console uses the JSON API to make requests. Other tools might use either or both the JSON API and XML API. Consult the tool's reference documentation for information about the underlying API that it uses.

API or Feature Class A Operations Class B Operations Free Operations
JSON API storage.*.insert1
storage.*.patch
storage.*.update
storage.*.setIamPolicy
storage.buckets.list
storage.buckets.lockRetentionPolicy
storage.notifications.delete
storage.objects.compose
storage.objects.copy
storage.objects.list
storage.objects.restore
storage.objects.rewrite1
storage.objects.watchAll
storage.projects.hmacKeys.create
storage.projects.hmacKeys.list
storage.*AccessControls.delete
storage.*.get
storage.*.getIamPolicy
storage.*.testIamPermissions
storage.*AccessControls.list
storage.notifications.list
Each object change notification2
storage.channels.stop
storage.buckets.delete
storage.objects.delete
storage.projects.hmacKeys.delete
XML API GET Service
GET Bucket (when listing objects in a bucket)
PUT
POST
GET Bucket (when retrieving bucket configuration or when listing ongoing multipart uploads)
GET Object
HEAD
DELETE
Object Lifecycle Management SetStorageClass AbortIncompleteMultipartUpload
Delete
Autoclass The following storage class transitions:
  • Coldline to Standard
  • Archive to Standard
  • Coldline to Nearline
  • Archive to Nearline
The following storage class transitions:
  • Nearline to Standard
  • Standard to Nearline
  • Nearline to Coldline
  • Coldline to Archive
Tags3 Attach a tag
Detach a tag
List tags attached to a bucket
Soft Delete Process 1,000 objects during a bulk restore
Restore a soft-deleted object
List soft-deleted objects

1 A rewrite or resumable upload of a single object performed using the JSON API is billed as a single Class A operation, even though these actions can require multiple requests to complete.

2 Applies specifically to Object Change Notifications. For Pub/Sub notifications, see Pub/Sub pricing.

3 Tag operations are not eligible for the Cloud Storage Always Free program.

Retrieval fees

A retrieval fee applies when you read, copy, move, or rewrite object data or metadata that is stored using Nearline storage, Coldline storage, or Archive storage. This cost is in addition to any network charges associated with reading the data.

The following table shows the retrieval rates for each storage class:

Standard storage Nearline storage Coldline storage Archive storage
$0 per GB $0.01 per GB $0.02 per GB $0.05 per GB

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Retrieval fees do not apply when an object exists in a bucket that has Autoclass enabled.

Retrieval fees do not apply when restoring soft-deleted objects.

Inter-region replication

Where applicable, inter-region replication is billed on a per-GB written basis.

Click on a geographic area to view the inter-region replication costs for associated locations:

North America

Location Default replication
(per GB)
Turbo replication
(per GB)
North American dual-regions, including nam4 $0.02 $0.04
US (multi-region) $0.02 Not available

Europe

Location Default replication
(per GB)
Turbo replication
(per GB)
European dual-regions, including eur4 $0.02 $0.04
EU (multi-region) $0.02 Not available

Asia

Location Default replication
(per GB)
Turbo replication
(per GB)
Asian dual-regions, including asia1 $0.08 $0.11
Asia (multi-region) $0.08 Not available

Oceania

Location Default replication
(per GB)
Turbo replication
(per GB)
Oceania dual-regions $0.08 $0.12

Inter-region replication fees do not apply when restoring soft-deleted objects.

Autoclass charges

The following additional charges are associated with buckets that use the Autoclass feature:

Autoclass management fee: Buckets that have Autoclass enabled incur a fee of $0.0025 for every 1000 objects stored for 30 days within them.

  • Objects smaller than 128 kibibytes are not counted when determining the fee.

  • The fee is prorated to the millisecond for each object that isn't stored for the 30-day period.

  • The fee is also prorated to the millisecond when disabling Autoclass.

  • Soft-deleted objects do not incur this fee.

Autoclass enablement charge: Buckets that enable Autoclass have a one-time charge for configuring existing objects to use Autoclass. This charge applies even if you immediately disable Autoclass and includes the following, as applicable:

  • Early delete charges for objects that haven't met their minimum storage duration

  • Retrieval fees for objects not currently in Standard storage

  • A Class A operation charge for each object in the bucket, in order to transition them to Autoclass pricing and Standard storage

    • Objects that are smaller than 128 kibibytes and already stored in Standard storage at the time Autoclass is enabled are excluded from this operation charge

The Autoclass enablement charge does not apply to soft-deleted objects, which retain their existing storage classes and are billed as such until the end of their Soft Delete retention duration.

Network

Outbound data transfer represents data sent from Cloud Storage in HTTP responses. Data or metadata read from a Cloud Storage bucket is an example of data transfer.

Inbound data transfer represents data sent to Cloud Storage in HTTP requests. Data or metadata written to a Cloud Storage bucket is an example of inbound data transfer.

Network usage charges apply for data transfer and are divided into the following cases:

Data transfer within Google Cloud

Data transfer within Google Cloud applies when you move or copy data from one Cloud Storage bucket to another or when another Google Cloud service accesses data in your Cloud Storage bucket.

The following cases of data transfer from a Cloud Storage bucket to within Google Cloud are free:

Case Examples Notes
Data moves within the same location.
  • US-EAST1 to US-EAST1
  • EU to EU
A region is not considered the same location as a multi-region, even if the region is within the geographic limits of a multi-region.
Starting November 01, 2024, for data transfer out to BigQuery datasets, Cloud Storage will consider BigQuery US to be equivalent to us-central1 and BigQuery EU to be equivalent to europe-west4. As an example, no data transfer out charges will be assessed when BigQuery US reads data from a us-central1 Cloud Storage bucket. However, data transfer out charges will apply when BigQuery US reads data from any other Cloud Storage bucket.
Data moves from a Cloud Storage bucket located in a dual-region to a different Google Cloud service located in one of the regions that make up the dual-region.
  • Accessing data in an NAM4 bucket with an US-CENTRAL1 GKE instance
This case does not include bucket-to-bucket data moves.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

For all other data transfer from your Cloud Storage buckets to within Google Cloud, pricing is determined by the bucket's location and the destination location, as defined in the following matrix:

Bucket location Destination location
Northern America Europe Asia Indonesia Oceania Middle East Latin America Africa
Northern America $0.02/GB $0.05/GB $0.08/GB $0.10/GB $0.10/GB $0.11/GB $0.14/GB $0.11/GB
Europe $0.05/GB $0.02/GB $0.08/GB $0.10/GB $0.10/GB $0.11/GB $0.14/GB $0.11/GB
Asia $0.08/GB $0.08/GB $0.08/GB $0.10/GB $0.10/GB $0.11/GB $0.14/GB $0.11/GB
Indonesia $0.10/GB $0.10/GB $0.10/GB N/A $0.08/GB $0.11/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB
Oceania $0.10/GB $0.10/GB $0.10/GB $0.08/GB $0.08/GB $0.11/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB
Middle East $0.11/GB $0.11/GB $0.11/GB $0.11/GB $0.11/GB $0.08/GB $0.14/GB $0.11/GB
Latin America $0.14/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB
Africa $0.11/GB $0.11/GB $0.11/GB $0.14/GB $0.14/GB $0.11/GB $0.14/GB N/A
Specialty network services

If you have chosen to use certain Google Cloud network products, data transfer pricing is based on their pricing tables:

General network usage

General network usage applies for any data read from your Cloud Storage bucket that does not fall into one of the above categories or the Always Free usage limits. For example, general network usage applies when data moves from a Cloud Storage bucket to the Internet.

Monthly Usage Data transfer to Worldwide Destinations (excluding Asia & Australia)
(per GB)
Data transfer to Asia Destinations (excluding China, but including Hong Kong)
(per GB)
Data transfer to China Destinations (excluding Hong Kong)
(per GB)
Data transfer to Australia Destinations and Data transfer from Cloud Storage regions located in Australia
(per GB)
Inbound data transfer
0-1 TB $0.12 $0.12 $0.23 $0.19 Free
1-10 TB $0.11 $0.11 $0.22 $0.18 Free
10+ TB $0.08 $0.08 $0.20 $0.15 Free

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

You can view your current usage in the billing details for your project.

Pricing notes

  • Storage and network usage are calculated in JEDEC binary gigabytes (GB), also known as IEC gibibytes (GiB), where 1 JEDEC GB is 230 bytes. Similarly, 1 JEDEC TB is 240 bytes, or 1024 JEDEC GBs.

  • When rewriting or copying data from one Cloud Storage bucket to another, inter-region replication charges, if applicable, are billed to the billing account associated with the destination bucket. All other applicable charges are billed to the billing account associated with the source bucket.

  • Data transfer costs and retrieval fees are based on the amount of data accessed, not the size of the entire object. For example, if you request only the first 8 MB of a 100 MB Nearline storage object or if the download connection is broken after 8 MB is served, the data transfer cost and the retrieval fee are based on 8 MB.

  • Charges accrue daily, but Cloud Storage bills you only at the end of the billing period. You can view unbilled usage in your project's billing page in the Google Cloud console.

  • For compressed objects that are transcoded during download, storage rates are based on the compressed size of the object. Data transfer rates are based on the uncompressed size of the object.

  • For buckets with Object Versioning enabled, each noncurrent version of an object is charged at the same rate as the live version of the object.

  • Cloud Storage also has the storage class Durable Reduced Availability (DRA) storage; however, you should use Standard storage in favor of DRA. Standard storage has lower pricing for operations but otherwise has the same price structure. Standard storage also provides better performance, particularly in terms of availability.

  • There are no extra costs for using the Storage Transfer Service; however, normal Cloud Storage and external provider costs apply when using the Storage Transfer Service. See Storage Transfer Service pricing for a list of potential costs.

  • Hierarchical namespace is currently in preview. Once this capability is generally available, it is expected that buckets with hierarchical namespace enabled will incur an additional premium charge for the bucket, as well as Class A and B charges for folder-related operations. During the preview period, as a special promotion these additional charges will not be incurred.

Cloud Storage Always Free usage limits

As part of the Google Cloud Free Tier, Cloud Storage provides resources that are free to use up to specific limits. These usage limits are available both during and after the free trial period. If you are no longer in the free trial period, usage beyond these Always Free limits is charged according to the pricing tables above.

Resource Monthly Free Usage Limits1
Standard storage 5 GB-months
Class A Operations 5,000
Class B Operations 50,000
Data transfer 100 GB from North America to each Google Cloud Data transfer destination (Australia and China excluded)

1Cloud Storage Always Free quotas apply to usage in US-WEST1, US-CENTRAL1, and US-EAST1 regions. Usage is aggregated across these 3 regions. Always Free is subject to change. Please see our FAQ for eligibility requirements and other restrictions.

To prevent getting billed for usage beyond the Always Free usage limits, you can set API request caps.

Usage Policies

The use of this service must adhere to the Google Cloud Terms of Service and Program Policies, as well as Google's Privacy Policy.

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