How is Google Cloud Tasks priced?

The first 1,000,000 billable operations per month per billing account are free; above that $0.40 per million (as of 2026-11-03).

What is a billable operation?

Any API call or push delivery attempt. Tasks are billed in 32 KB chunks (a 96 KB create = 3 ops); every API call is at least 1 op; a list returning N tasks = N ops; batch deletes = 1 op per deleted task.

What are the worked smoke checks?

10M small tasks succeeding first try = 20M ops − 1M free = 19M × $0.40/M = $7.60. 50M creates + 50M deliveries = 100M ops − 1M = $39.60.

How do retries change cost?

Each delivery retry adds a billable op. Set average delivery attempts above 1 to model failing handlers.

Is handler compute included?

No. Cloud Run / Cloud Functions handler compute and HTTP target egress are billed separately — compare with the serverless compute calculators.

Calculators

Google Cloud Tasks Cost Calculator

Enter tasks created per month, average task KB, average delivery attempts and other API ops. See create ops, delivery ops, billable ops after the 1M free tier and monthly $. Tasks bill in 32 KB chunks; each retry adds a delivery op. Handler compute (Cloud Run / Functions) is billed separately. Official prices as of 2026-11-03; cloud.google.com/tasks/pricing prevails.

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Google Cloud Tasks: a billable operation = an API call or a push delivery attempt. First 1,000,000 ops / month per billing account are free, then $0.40 / million. Tasks are billed in 32 KB chunks (96 KB create = 3 ops); every API call is at least 1 op (including an empty ListTasks); a list returning N tasks = N ops; batch deletes = 1 op per deleted task. A small task that succeeds first try ≈ 2 ops (create + delivery); each retry adds a delivery op. This calculator applies the 32 KB chunking to create and delivery ops. Handler compute (Cloud Run / Cloud Functions) and HTTP target egress are billed separately. Smoke: 10M tasks → 20M ops − 1M → $7.60; 50M creates + 50M deliveries → $39.60.

Estimates only. Official list prices as of 2026-11-03 (Asia/Shanghai); the provider's pricing page prevails. Source: Cloud Tasks pricing

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How it works

How is Google Cloud Tasks priced?: The first 1,000,000 billable operations per month per billing account are free; above that $0.40 per million (as of 2026-11-03).
What is a billable operation?: Any API call or push delivery attempt. Tasks are billed in 32 KB chunks (a 96 KB create = 3 ops); every API call is at least 1 op; a list returning N tasks = N ops; batch deletes = 1 op per deleted task.
What are the worked smoke checks?: 10M small tasks succeeding first try = 20M ops − 1M free = 19M × $0.40/M = $7.60. 50M creates + 50M deliveries = 100M ops − 1M = $39.60.
How do retries change cost?: Each delivery retry adds a billable op. Set average delivery attempts above 1 to model failing handlers.
Is handler compute included?: No. Cloud Run / Cloud Functions handler compute and HTTP target egress are billed separately — compare with the serverless compute calculators.

Google Cloud Tasks Cost Calculator

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