Vertex AI Embeddings Hidden Costs 2026
What they don't show you on the pricing page
Vertex AI Embeddings costs $0.07 to $0.25 per per million tokens as of June 2026, with 4 plans available. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: No free tier available
Vertex AI Embeddings offers 4 pricing tiers: text-embedding-004 (Standard), text-embedding-004 (Batch), Gemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001), Gemini Embedding 2 (multimodal).
Vertex AI Embeddings true cost runs 70% above the listed $0.075-$0.25/per million tokens price as of June 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$77 in year-one costs vs the $45 base license. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.
Example: True Cost for 25 Users
| License (25 × $0.15 × 12) | $45/yr |
| Implementation (one-time) | +$15,000–$50,000 |
| Premium Support (20%) | +$9/yr |
| Training (25 × $500) | +$12,500 |
| Admin (part-time) | +$15,000–$25,000/yr |
| Estimated Year 1 Total | ~$77 |