Vertex AI Embeddings Hidden Costs 2026
What they don't show you on the pricing page
Vertex AI Embeddings offers usage-based pricing from $0.000020–$0.200 per listed input unit as of August 2026. Plans: Gemini Embedding (usage-based), Embeddings for Text (Excluding Gemini Embedding) (usage-based), Gemini Embedding 2 (Unified Multimodal) (usage-based), and multimodalembedding (usage-based). Usage cost depends on the selected model and generation volume.
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Vertex AI Embeddings offers 4 pricing tiers: Gemini Embedding, Embeddings for Text (Excluding Gemini Embedding), Gemini Embedding 2 (Unified Multimodal), multimodalembedding. Paid plans include Gemini Embedding (usage-based), Embeddings for Text (Excluding Gemini Embedding) (usage-based), Gemini Embedding 2 (Unified Multimodal) (usage-based). The Embeddings for Text (Excluding Gemini Embedding) plan is character-priced text embedding workloads.
Vertex AI Embeddings lists $0.00002-$0.2/listed input unit, but hidden costs like implementation and support add to the total as of August 2026. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.
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