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Google Vertex AI Pricing

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At a glance

Enterprise AI platform on Google Cloud with $300 free trial credits. Pay-as-you-go generative AI pricing: Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.075 input / $0.30 output per 1M tokens), Gemini 1.5 Pro ($1.25 input / $5.00 output per 1M tokens). Includes Context Caching (75% input discount), Batch API (50% discount), Model Garden (150+ models), and custom GPU/TPU compute infrastructure.

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same category, free plan or open-source license

ClaudeFree tier with core Claude access. Paid subscription plans include Claude Pro at $20/month ($17/month billed annually), Claude Max 5x at $100/month for 5x Pro usage limits, Claude Max 20x at $200/month for heavy agentic coding and power workflows, and Claude Team at $30/user/month ($25/user/month billed annually, 5-seat minimum). Enterprise tier provides custom scalable pricing, SAML SSO, and SCIM provisioning.CerebrasCerebras delivers high-throughput inference powered by its Wafer-Scale Engine (CS-3). It offers a free tier with $5 trial credits, a Developer pay-as-you-go tier with 10x rate limits and per-token pricing starting at $0.10/1M tokens, and custom Enterprise agreements with dedicated wafer hardware and guaranteed SLAs.ChatGPTChatGPT plans (vendor_documented, as-of 2026-09-14): Free; Go (~$8/mo US); Plus $20/mo; Pro from $100/mo (5×) and $200/mo (20×—new $200 sign-ups paused as of 2026-09-10); Business Standard $25/user/mo or $20/user/mo annual (Premium seats $125/$100 annual); Enterprise custom. Product URL: chatgpt.com. Former “Team” plan is now Business. Confirm geo-localized Go/Plus/Pro card amounts on https://chatgpt.com/pricing/.GroqGroq offers ultra-fast LPU inference for open-source AI models. It features a free prototyping tier with zero credit card required, pay-as-you-go developer pricing from $0.05/1M tokens with 50% prompt caching and batch discounts, and dedicated Enterprise LPU capacity.
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FAQ

How much does Google Vertex AI cost?

Enterprise AI platform on Google Cloud with $300 free trial credits. Pay-as-you-go generative AI pricing: Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.075 input / $0.30 output per 1M tokens), Gemini 1.5 Pro ($1.25 input / $5.00 output per 1M tokens). Includes Context Caching (75% input discount), Batch API (50% discount), Model Garden (150+ models), and custom GPU/TPU compute infrastructure.

Does Google Vertex AI have a free plan?

Yes — Google Vertex AI has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

What are free or cheaper Google Vertex AI alternatives?

Claude, Cerebras, ChatGPT are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

pricing is editorial catalog data (last verified September 6, 2026) — vendors change plans; confirm on the official site before you buy. Reuse this data under CC-BY 4.0 via /data.