If you are a first-time Google Maps Platform user and you have not yet set up a billing account, you can take advantage of these incentives:
| Google Cloud first billing account | Google Maps Platform first billing account | |
|---|---|---|
| What is it | Google Cloud offers a trial where you can use up to $300 at no-charge. The trial applies toward the first billing account you create. For more information, see Google Cloud Trial Program. | If the first Cloud Billing account you create is used for a project with Google Maps Platform APIs or SDKs enabled, both the Google Cloud $300 trial and the Google Maps Platform free usage cap apply. |
| How it works | During the trial, your first Cloud Billing account has no charges against your payment method. The trial ends after the trial period elapses, or when the $300 is spent, whichever happens first. | During the trial, charges are first applied against the Google Maps Platform free usage cap for each SKU used. If usage exceeds the spending cap in a given month, charges against the exceeded usage are applied to the Google Cloud $300 trial, until all $300 is exhausted. |
| What's next? | On or before the trial ends, you must upgrade your first Cloud Billing account to a paid account to avoid any disruptions to your Google Maps Platform usage. See Upgrading to a paid account. | Again, on or before the trial ends, you must upgrade your first Cloud Billing account to a paid account. Once you have upgraded, the free usage caps continue to apply to your Cloud Billing account, even after the trial ends. |
Multiple billing accounts
Creating multiple Google Maps-related Cloud Billing accounts is a violation of
the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service.