Fact · Speech recognition
60free minutes per month per account
Google Cloud's V1 price table lists 0 to 60 minutes of standard recognition each month as free, per account.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“0 minute to 60 minute $0.00 (Free) / 1 minute, per 1 month / account”
Speech-to-Text pricing (Google Cloud), Google Cloud, 2026, Speech-to-Text V1 API price table, standard recognition.
Open the original- What it measures
- The free row appears in both V1 tables, with data logging and without it. The V2 table we read starts at 0 minutes with a paid rate and shows no free row.
- What it does not show
- The allowance is per account per month. Read on 2026-10-17; Google can change it.
Source
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