The idle-cost comparison is the part most Cloud Run vs GKE writeups skip: a low-traffic service on GKE bills for the node whether requests arrive or not, while Cloud Run bills per request. Starting on Cloud Run and moving only when a real requirement forces it keeps that bill honest.
Abhinav Sharma
Founder of Impact Gate. See who breaks before you change an API.
The idle-cost comparison is the part most Cloud Run vs GKE writeups skip: a low-traffic service on GKE bills for the node whether requests arrive or not, while Cloud Run bills per request. Starting on Cloud Run and moving only when a real requirement forces it keeps that bill honest.