# Anthropic explains how to control and track Claude Code costs on Google Cloud

> Original title: Manage costs and demonstrate ROI for Claude Code on Google Cloud

- Source: Claude Blog
- Published: 2026-10-27T04:00:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/yu0pvsm6hkqb6fimhfvuj6gkq
- Original: https://claude.com/resources/articles/how-to-manage-costs-and-demonstrate-roi-for-claude-code-on-google-cloud

## Summary

Anthropic says Claude Code spend on Google Cloud can be managed through three levers: control, track, and prove. The Claude apps gateway, which runs in a customer's Google Cloud project, sets spend caps per user, IdP group, or organization, and it returns a 429 error once a cap is reached. Google Cloud tools such as billing budgets, BigQuery exports, and provisioned throughput complement these controls.