Compute Engine changes default CUD scope to billing account
Compute Engine has changed the default scope for resource-based committed use discounts from Project to Billing account. This enables CUDs to be shared across all projects within a billing account, potentially reducing costs for users with multiple projects. The change applies to billing accounts created on or after June 16, 2026, and to older accounts with no active resource-based commitments by that date. Accounts with existing active commitments will retain their current scope.
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- Compute Engine
For resource-based committed use discounts (CUDs), the default value of CUD scope for most Cloud Billing accounts has changed from Project to Billing account . If the CUD scope is set to Billing account , then resource-based CUDs from a commitment are shared across all projects in that account. If the CUD scope is set to Project , then resource-based CUDs from a commitment are available to only the project in which you purchased that commitment. Depending on the Cloud Billing account's creation date and the active commitments in that account, this change applies in the following way: Cloud Bil
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#June_16_2026
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