<p>I want to reduce my k8s GCP load balancing costs for CI/CD purposes, so looking for an explanation of pricing for a Load Balancer in the standard tier. I have read through</p>

<p><a href="https://cloud.google.com/network-tiers/docs/overview" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://cloud.google.com/network-tiers/docs/overview</a></p>

<p>and</p>

<p><a href="https://cloud.google.com/network-tiers/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://cloud.google.com/network-tiers/pricing</a></p>

<p>but these documents determine pricing by egress $/GB.</p>

<p>From what I understood, a premium tier Load Balancer is priced according to number of configured routing rules. How would I get billed for Load Balancer in the standard tier?</p>

James
<p><strong>Forwarding rules charges</strong></p>

<blockquote>
<pre><code>First 5 forwarding rules                  $0.025  Per Hour
Per additional forwarding rule            $0.010  Per Hour
Ingress data processed by load balancer   $0.008  Per GB
</code></pre>
</blockquote>

<p>1 - The Load balancing and forwarding table above contains the charge for ingress data processed by load balancers.</p>

<p>2 - Normal egress rates are charged for traffic outbound from a load balancer.</p>

<p>3 - There is no additional load balancer egress cost beyond normal egress rates.</p>

<p>Forwarding rules charges</p>

<p>Compute Engine charges for forwarding rules that are created for load balancing or other uses of forwarding rules.</p>

<p><strong>The following examples:</strong></p>

<p>Up to 5 forwarding rules you create are charged at $0.025/hour. For example, if you create one forwarding rule, you will be charged $0.025/hour. If you have 3 forwarding rules, you will still be charged $0.025/hour. However, if you have 10 rules, you will be charged:</p>

<p>5 forwarding rules = $0.025/hour</p>

<p>Each additional forwarding rule = $0.01/hour</p>

<p>$0.025/hour for 5 rules + (5 additional rules * $0.01/hour) = $0.075/hour</p>
