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Prevent surprise cloud bills: enforce hard spending caps on Gemini API & Vertex AI

Google Cloud Tech — Sep 24, 2026 — tutorial

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This practical tutorial demonstrates how to set up hard spending caps on Google Cloud to prevent unexpected bills when calling Gemini API and Vertex AI. Mollie Pettit walks through console configuration and runs a live test showing exactly what happens when spending thresholds are breached. Ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, and FinOps professionals managing AI/ML workloads who need proactive cost control.