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Google App Engine Instance Hours and Free Quotas


Am using Google App Engine for the first time, but am a bit confused about the 'instance hours' and 'free quotas'. If I go for a 'Frontend' F instance, it says 28 free 'instance hours'. However, the pricing page has this imp info

https://cloud.google.com/appengine/quotas#Instances enter image description here

https://cloud.google.com/appengine/pricing#standard_instance_pricing enter image description here

Does this means that if I have a single F4 instance running for 7hours, that'll amount to 7 * 4=28 instance hours? Or if I have a single F2 instance running for 14hours, that'll be 14 * 2 = 28 instance hours? Essentially, I'll end up eating up my free daily quota much quicker the higher I go in the instance type?


Solution

  • Yes, you are correct. You can use this Pricing Calculator to help you estimate the costs in your project.

    Additionally, to help you monitor your app costs, you can create a budget alert to receive notifications when you reach your costs limit.