Fact · Speech recognition
0.024US dollars per minute
Google Cloud's V1 list price for standard recognition without data logging is $0.024 per minute after the first 60 minutes each month.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Speech Recognition (without data logging) sku:60AE-2FE3-C3D8 ... 60 minute and above $0.024 / 1 minute, per 1 month / account”
Speech-to-Text pricing (Google Cloud), Google Cloud, 2026, Speech-to-Text V1 API price table, Speech Recognition (without data logging).
Open the original- What it measures
- The same V1 standard recognition as the with-logging row, priced for an account that does not opt into data logging.
- What it does not show
- List price before consumption-model discounts. Read on 2026-10-17.
Source
Used to calculate
- At Google Cloud's V1 list price without data logging, one hour of audio costs about $1.44 once the first 60 free minutes each month are used.
- Opting into data logging lowers Google's V1 standard list price by about one third, from $0.024 to $0.016 per minute.
- At the V1 list price without data logging, one hour of audio costs about $1.44.