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Hugging Face organisations can now link their Hub account to Google Cloud billing, putting eligible subscription and compute charges on an existing Google Cloud invoice instead of a credit card. That covers Team or Enterprise subscriptions, pay-as-you-go compute and extra storage, at Hugging Face’s public prices.

An organisation admin starts the subscription in Google Cloud Marketplace, then links the Hugging Face organisation. Hugging Face reviews the request before marketplace billing begins, so it is not an instant switch. Existing card-paying organisations move over at the start of their next billing period after approval; free-tier organisations without a card usually switch immediately. Included Team or Enterprise credits still apply first, but marketplace billing means organisations cannot add credits. For teams already inside Google Cloud, this could simplify procurement and consolidate invoices. The billing settings and reports are where admins can keep an eye on the meter, which remains a meter.

Discuss: Does consolidating AI-service charges into a cloud bill make procurement simpler, or make it harder to see what each tool is costing?

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