Logging storage (non-vended network logs)
$0.50 a month
First 50 GiB/project/month free
Checked 24 Sep 2026
Plans and prices
Google Cloud Logging pricing
Logging retention beyond default period
$0.01 a month
Applies to logs retained more than 30 days
Checked 24 Sep 2026
Log Analytics
Free
No charge to upgrade a log bucket or issue SQL queries from the Log Analytics page
Checked 4 Oct 2026
Log Router
Free
Destination services may charge separately
Checked 14 Oct 2026
Free allotment
Free
Logging storage · project-level allowance
Checked 14 Oct 2026
Logs Router
Free
Destination charges might apply to routed logs
Checked 4 Oct 2026
Logging retention
$0.01 a month
Default retention period has no retention cost · no retention charges for the _Required log bucket, which has a fixed retention period of 400 days
Checked 4 Oct 2026
Extended retention
$0.01 a month
Monthly retention billing · _Required bucket exempt
Checked 14 Oct 2026
Vended network-log storage
$0.25, paid once
VPC Flow Logs, Firewall Rules Logging and Cloud NAT logs · no free allotment
Checked 14 Oct 2026
Vended network logs storage
$0.25, paid once
No free allotment · no additional charges for querying and analyzing log data
Checked 4 Oct 2026
Logging storage
$0.50, paid once
Indexing, querying and analysis · up to 30 days storage included
Checked 14 Oct 2026