Regarding GCP Cloud Vision and Functions

[Shanks]

I have a simple setup where a GCP Function gets triggered when a pdf is uploaded to a bucket. Once the file is uploaded the Function calls the GCP Vision API AsyncBatchAnnotate for every 5 pages in the PDF. I had followed the https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/pdf tutorial. Even though only 22 pdfs have been uploaded with close to 4200 pages. According to the pricing I should be only charged for about a $1.5 * 4.2 = 6.3$ ( 1.5$ for every  1000 units). The charges have come much more than expected for GCP Vision API. Can anyone explain why my GCP Vision Charges are much more than the above mentioned value. Close to 200X the 6.3$ value. 

[kvandres]

Good day @Shanks,

Welcome to Google Cloud Community!

Please note that the usage of other Google Cloud resources such as Cloud Storage or Compute Engine Instances may incur some charges. You can use Google Cloud Platform Pricing Calculator to check the costs of the resources. If you think this is not the cause, I highly suggest that you contact the Sales team to request a custom quote for your organization, you can use this link to contact the sales team: https://cloud.google.com/contact?direct=true
You can also check this link to learn more about the pricing of Vision AI: https://cloud.google.com/vision/pricing
You can also reach out to Google Cloud Support for this inquiry: https://cloud.google.com/support

Hope this helps!