GCP Cloud Pricing
On-demand and spot pricing for GCP works out of the box. No setup required.
| Pricing Type | Setup Required | How It Works | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-Demand | None | Fetched from GCP Cloud Billing API | Supported |
| Preemptible & Spot VMs | None | Real-time spot prices per region, AZ, and machine type | Supported |
| Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) | - | - | Planned |
Tip
Spot VMs replaced Preemptible VMs in newer GCP APIs, but both terms are still used. Kubeadapt handles both.
How It Works
Kubeadapt's pricing engine fetches public pricing data from the GCP Cloud Billing Catalog API on a regular schedule. No GCP credentials needed. Your cluster's node labels tell Kubeadapt which machine types and regions are in use, so cost attribution works from the first snapshot.