Google Cloud added new payment and cost-control options for Gemini Enterprise. Customers can now mix fixed per-user seats with a usage-based option, commit to a monthly spend for a discount on token costs, and set firm monthly spending limits per project that pause AI calls when reached. Antigravity and Android Studio use is folded into the Gemini Enterprise subscription, though the usage-based edition is initially limited to selected customers.
What changed
Gemini Enterprise was sold mainly as fixed per-user seats with daily quotas, and developer tools were licensed and billed separately.
What it unlocks
Setting a hard monthly ceiling on AI spend per project, pooling one daily allowance across business users and developer tools, and committing to a monthly spend for a discount on token costs.
- 10% off for 1-year commitment
- 20% off for 3-year commitment
- alerts at 50%, 80%, 100% of budget
- up to half cost for deferred work
What you need to act on it
- a Gemini Enterprise subscription
- Google Cloud Billing Console admin access
- pay-as-you-go edition limited to select customers
- deferred execution pricing not yet available
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