Google Cloud Datastudio overhauls token allocation to per-user tiers, caps free usag...
What happened
Between the Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 captures of Google Cloud's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Conversational Analytics token allocation shifted from flat per-platform-tier pools (Standard 60M/1.2M, Enterprise 300M/6M, Embed 1.2B/24M) to per-user-type allocation (Internal Named Users 1M/20K, Embed Users 250K/5K per user/month) with a 60M/1.2M production minimum; promotional unlimited-usage period now ends Jan 31, 2027 with billing starting Feb 1, 2027; Non-production and add-on instance bas. In detail: Non-production and add-on instance baseline Conversational Analytics token allocation increased from 6M input / 0.12M output tokens per month to 40M input / 800K output tokens per month. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, limit increase) with an upward direction. The current page lists Conversational Analytics Overage at $3 per 1M input data tokens + $20 per 1M output data tokens.
It lands 49 days after Google Cloud's previous change, "Looker: Conversational Analytics grace period extended indefinitely" (Sep 21, 2026). Google Cloud has been tracked since 2026-04-24.
In the same window Vultr and Digitalocean also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Standard, Enterprise, Embed · PackagingPackage change
Conversational Analytics token allocation shifted from flat per-platform-tier pools (Standard 60M/1.2M, Enterprise 300M/6M, Embed 1.2B/24M) to per-user-type allocation (Internal Named Users 1M/20K, Embed Users 250K/5K per user/month) with a 60M/1.2M production minimum; promotional unlimited-usage period now ends Jan 31, 2027 with billing starting Feb 1, 2027
- — · LimitChanged
Before6M input / 0.12M output tokens per month
After40M input / 800K output tokens per month
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard, Enterprise, Embed | Packaging | Conversational Analytics token allocation shifted from flat per-platform-tier pools (Standard 60M/1.2M, Enterprise 300M/6M, Embed 1.2B/24M) to per-user-type allocation (Internal Named Users 1M/20K, Embed Users 250K/5K per user/month) with a 60M/1.2M production minimum; promotional unlimited-usage period now ends Jan 31, 2027 with billing starting Feb 1, 2027 | Package change | |
| — | Limit | 6M input / 0.12M output tokens per month | 40M input / 800K output tokens per month | Changed |
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 Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where "6M input / 0.12M output tokens per month" becomes "40M input / 800K output tokens per month".
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Google Cloud, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 9, 2026packagingGoogle Cloud Datastudio overhauls token allocation to per-user tiers, caps free usag... · this change
- Sep 21, 2026packagingLooker: Conversational Analytics grace period extended indefinitely
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Did Google Cloud raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, limit increase.
What changed on Google Cloud's pricing page between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026?
Conversational Analytics token allocation shifted from flat per-platform-tier pools (Standard 60M/1.2M, Enterprise 300M/6M, Embed 1.2B/24M) to per-user-type allocation (Internal Named Users 1M/20K, Embed Users 250K/5K per user/month) with a 60M/1.2M production minimum; promotional unlimited-usage period now ends Jan 31, 2027 with billing starting Feb 1, 2027; limit: 6M input / 0.12M output tokens per month → 40M input / 800K output tokens per month, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Google Cloud change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Google Cloud in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Looker: Conversational Analytics grace period extended indefinitely" on Sep 21, 2026; Google Cloud has been tracked since 2026-04-24.