Committed Use Discount (GCP)
CostLens surfaces Google's committed-use-discount recommendations — commit to 1- or 3-year usage to save on steady-state spend.
CostLens surfaces Committed Use Discount (CUD) recommendations from Google's Recommender for steady-state usage worth committing to. CUDs trade a term commitment for a large discount (often up to ~55%) on predictable baseline usage.
Advisory only
This is a purchase decision, not an automated fix. CostLens shows the economics — term, monthly/annual savings, and break-even — so you can buy with confidence in the Cloud Console.
How it works
Recommender analyses baseline usage
Google's Usage Commitment Recommender identifies the CUD that best fits your steady-state consumption per region (and globally).
Economics are computed
For each recommendation CostLens shows the term (1yr / 3yr), the estimated monthly and annual savings, and the payment model.
What to do
- Review the recommended commitment against your expected baseline over the term.
- Buy only your steady-state coverage to capture the discount without over-committing.
- Purchase the commitment in the Cloud Console (Billing → Commitments).
Reading the recommendation
The recommendation strip shows: term (1 or 3 years), estimated monthly savings, estimated annual savings, and the break-even point after which the commitment pays for itself.
Required permissions
Read-only, included in the GCP Accounts setup:
roles/recommender.viewer # commitment recommendations
Limitations
- Commitment execution is intentionally left to you — CostLens does not auto-purchase CUDs.
- Recommendations reflect recent usage; factor in any large upcoming change to your workload before committing.