Who it is for
- You have never been a paying customer of Google Cloud, Google Maps Platform or Firebase.
- You have not signed up for the Google Cloud trial before.
- A card or other payment method at sign-up: Google places a temporary hold of $0 to $1, no money is taken.
Check my eligibility
How to get it
- Open the Google Cloud trial page and sign in with your Google account.
- Add a payment method for verification.
- Create a project and turn on the services you need, such as Vertex AI.
- Track the remaining credit in Billing.
Limitations
The credit cannot pay for the Gemini API in AI Studio or for partner models (such as Claude) sold as a managed API. GPUs are not available during the trial.
- Application deadline
- Not stated by the source
- Activation window
- Check when granted
- Spending period
- 90 days or until the $300 runs out
- Later billing
- No automatic upgrade: when it ends, the account closes unless you upgrade it yourself.
- Combining with other grants
- One trial per user.
Source and changes
Terms copied from the collection of 3 October 2026. Check the current version before applying.
The official page was checked automatically 12 hours ago, no changes found.
Other ways to get credits
Google Startup PerksGoogle Cloud · Cloud platform
$10 000For partner models in Model Garden
Only for Google for Startups Scale or Scale AI members
How hard to getHighFirst join Scale, then ask a Google Cloud representative
- Startups
- Through a Google Cloud representative
Google for Startups Cloud Program: AIGoogle Cloud · Cloud platform
Up to $350,000Over 2 years: up to $250,000 in year one, up to $100,000 in year two
For AI startups with seed funding or a Series A
How hard to getHighNeeds institutional funding, company under 5 years old, Google decides
- Startups
- Apply on the Google Cloud site
Google AI Pro for studentsGoogle · Subscription
1 year of AI ProInstead of $19.99 a month
For US college students aged 18+
How hard to getLowJust verify your student status
- Students
- US
- Status verification on the Gemini site
Gemini API Free tierGoogle · Direct API
Amount not publishedFree
For developers and small projects
How hard to getLowJust get a key in Google AI Studio
- Developers, Students
- A key in Google AI Studio