Google Cloud spend caps are now generally available
Sorted AI2 NovGoogle Cloud says spend caps in Cloud Budgets are now generally available, pausing usage of eligible services in a project once its budget is hit, without deleting resources. New since the preview are a spend caps API inside the Cloud Billing Budgets API, estimated live costs in Cost Reports (Google says caps for AI services trigger within minutes of usage), and automatic monthly resets so blocked services resume next month, with manual lifting still available. Provisioned Throughput is never halted, and default alerts go to billing administrators and project owners at 50%, 80% and 100% of the cap.
Why it matters: If your team experiments with AI APIs on Google Cloud, put a low cap on sandbox and test projects this week to limit what a looping agent or runaway script can cost. Check that the right people hold billing administrator or project owner roles so they get the alerts.
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