Google Cloud price increase starting May 1, 2026

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Haven't seen this being posted here yet, FYI - we can discuss if this is impacting our NS instances here. Source: Email notification Google Cloud Services 2026-01-27

We’re writing to let you know that we’ll implement pricing changes to the following Google Cloud infrastructure services on May 1, 2026:

• Networking - CDN Interconnect and Peering list price change
• AI & Computing Infrastructure - price increase for A3 Ultra (Europe / Asia)

What you need to know

We are adjusting the pricing structure for the following products to provide more flexibility and transparency. These changes provide you—and if you are a Google Cloud reseller, your customers—with more ways to pay for what is used, ensuring our rates remain competitive.

These are some of the changes and updates to each infrastructure service:

Product 1: Networking - CDN Interconnect and Peering list price change

What is changing? | Starting May 1, 2026, we will implement pricing changes to: CDN Interconnect Direct Peering Carrier Peering As we continue to optimize our network capabilities, we’ve made significant investments in our global infrastructure to provide high-throughput, low-latency connectivity for your applications. This is part of our ongoing effort to align our pricing with value and performance.

We’re writing to let you know that we’ll implement pricing changes to the following Google Cloud infrastructure services on May 1, 2026:

Networking - CDN Interconnect and Peering list price change
AI & Computing Infrastructure - price increase for A3 Ultra (Europe / Asia)

What you need to know

We are adjusting the pricing structure for the following products to provide more flexibility and transparency. These changes provide you—and if you are a Google Cloud reseller, your customers—with more ways to pay for what is used, ensuring our rates remain competitive.

These are some of the changes and updates to each infrastructure service:
Product 1: Networking - CDN Interconnect and Peering list price change
What is changing? Starting May 1, 2026, we will implement pricing changes to:

CDN Interconnect
Direct Peering
Carrier Peering

As we continue to optimize our network capabilities, we’ve made significant investments in our global infrastructure to provide high-throughput, low-latency connectivity for your applications. This is part of our ongoing effort to align our pricing with value and performance.
What you need to do

Please review the price changes and recommended actions (outlined below) according to each infrastructure service in the table below:
Product 1: Networking - CDN Interconnect and Peering list price change
Price change The list price per GiB for CDN Interconnect, Direct Peering, and Carrier Peering will be updated in the following regions:

Impacted SKUs

These are the SKUs that will be impacted by the pricing changes:

Network Data Transfer Out via Carrier Peering Network - Americas Based (984A-1F27-2D1F)
Network Data Transfer Out via Carrier Peering Network - EMEA Based (F603-6008-38E5)
Network Data Transfer Out via Carrier Peering Network - APAC Based (9428-46F3-3796)
NA-based Storage Data Transfer Out via peered/interconnect network (B1FE-19F7-6D1B)
EU-based Storage Data Transfer Out via peered/interconnect network (900C-8E7C-91F5)
APAC-based Storage Data Transfer Out via peered/interconnect network (30DD-9D90-52CE)

Action to take No immediate action is required from you to maintain service. However, we recommend the following:

Review your billing: Familiarize yourself with the updated pricing to understand how your monthly bill may change starting in your May 2026 invoice.
Budget Planning: Update budget projections to account for these rates for usage occurring on or after May 1, 2026.
[Recommended] Migrate to Verified Peering Provider (VPP): Explore migrating from Direct Peering and Carrier Peering to a VPP. VPP is the recommended approach for reaching publicly accessible resources. Unlike Direct Peering, VPP can offer a Service Level Agreement (SLA) and is designed to simplify the connectivity experience for Google Cloud customers. For more information please visit the [Verified Peering Provider](https://c.gle/AHvOEDlpMt-YD5p_vmiEDLrbmV_0H7uCfwMZBD5qHGbGGWw-BKzBcRfFiXH3E2K7Yny6PfQeVCQK9E3RaKB6mEZfBcPd97FhlagKe57M-bKabU6Oy1fXA3JwLkSjxP09CPDl-mepckbyENVcTJ0Jq1MqboFLCK0u1AiiOcaVSw) documentation.

For more information, please review our documentation on the pricing changes.

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Thanks for going through those and putting the table together.