Google Cloud Datastudio pools AI tokens per platform, adds Thinking mode
What happened
Between the Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026 captures of Google Cloud's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Conversational Analytics token quotas restructured from per-user model to per-platform-instance pooled model. Standard gets 60M input/1.2M output tokens; Enterprise/Advanced 300M/6M; Embed/Elite 1.2B/24M; Conversational Analytics now includes 'Thoughts and reasoning shown in Thinking mode' as a new output type, indicating Thinking mode support was added to Looker's AI analytics. Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change, feature added). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Conversational Analytics Overage at $3 per 1M input data tokens + $20 per 1M output data tokens.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Google Cloud. Google Cloud has been tracked since 2026-04-24.
In the same window Digitalocean, Heroku and IBM also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Metric changeStandard, Enterprise, EmbedPricing model
Conversational Analytics token quotas restructured from per-user model to per-platform-instance pooled model. Standard gets 60M input/1.2M output tokens; Enterprise/Advanced 300M/6M; Embed/Elite 1.2B/24M.
- Added—Feature
BeforeNot listed
AfterThoughts and reasoning shown in Thinking mode
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard, Enterprise, Embed | Pricing model | Conversational Analytics token quotas restructured from per-user model to per-platform-instance pooled model. Standard gets 60M input/1.2M output tokens; Enterprise/Advanced 300M/6M; Embed/Elite 1.2B/24M. | Metric change | |
| — | Feature | Not listed | Thoughts and reasoning shown in Thinking mode | Added |
Values as written on Google Cloud's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Google Cloud's pricing page (cloud.google.com) from Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where Thoughts and reasoning shown in Thinking mode now appears.
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Google Cloud, pricing history
Full history- Nov 9, 2026PackagingGoogle Cloud Datastudio overhauls token allocation to per-user tiers, caps free…
- Sep 21, 2026PackagingLooker: Conversational Analytics grace period extended indefinitely
- Jun 15, 2026PackagingGoogle Cloud Datastudio pools AI tokens per platform, adds Thinking mode This change
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Did Google Cloud raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change, feature added.
What changed on Google Cloud's pricing page between Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026?
Conversational Analytics token quotas restructured from per-user model to per-platform-instance pooled model. Standard gets 60M input/1.2M output tokens; Enterprise/Advanced 300M/6M; Embed/Elite 1.2B/24M; feature added: Thoughts and reasoning shown in Thinking mode. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Google Cloud change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Google Cloud in the 90 days before this one; Google Cloud has been tracked since 2026-04-24.