Google Cloud $300 Trial Credit and Free Tier

Google Cloud currently gives new customers $300 in free credit to evaluate cloud products and build proof-of-concept workloads. Google's current free-program page also lists more than 20 products with recurring free usage allowances, including Compute Engine, BigQuery and other developer services within published monthly limits. These free-tier allowances are separate from the welcome credit, and Google says there is no charge for covered product usage while it stays within the specified free limit. The $300 welcome credit is a new-customer benefit, and the current free-program page says users are not charged until they activate a full paid account. Billing setup and account type still matter, and usage outside an applicable free allowance or credit can become chargeable after paid activation. Users should therefore monitor credits, quotas, regions and billing status rather than assuming every cloud workload is permanently free.