Google Cloud Workstations pricing
3 plans read from cloud.google.com
Workstation management fee$0.05 a month Metered while the workstation is runningCharged for each active workstation Read 22 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Control plane$0.20 a month Pricing applies in the us-central1 example region; regional pricing may varyApplies regardless of whether workstations are in use Read 22 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Usage-based pricing — e2-standard-2 (us-central1)$0.17 a month $0.16701142 / 1 hour; compute and workstation management, with control plane and Persistent Disk billed separately2 vCPUs · 8 GiB · us-central1 price; regional prices may vary Read 30 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
In short
- Google Cloud Workstations lists no free plan.
- Paid plans published: 3, from $0.05 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replit | $18/mo | Yes | No |
| StackBlitz | — | Yes | Yes |
| Playcode | $25/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Google Colab | $8.33/mo | Yes | No |
| Datalore | $29.17/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Lightning AI Studios | $20/mo | Yes | Yes |
| JDoodle | $4/mo | Yes | No |
| Daytona | — | Yes | Yes |