Cloud Analytics with Google Cloud Platform

Pricing

The Cloud ML Engine charges for training models to get predictions but is free for managing resources on the cloud:

• Training:
  • Predefined Scales per hour:
    • Basic                           $0.28
    • Standard                   $2.90
  • Machine per hour:
    • Standard                   $0.28
    • Large                          $0.70
  • Batch processing: $0.92 per node per hour
  • Online Prediction: $0.3 per node per hour

The applications of the ML Engine include:

• To train any model at scale and host these models to generate predictions
• Cloud ML Engine uses the IAM service to manage access to resources
• Additionally, it supports cloud audit log, which is used to generate logs for API operations