Woke up to a $225 GCP Bill: The Hidden Cost of Gemini's Search Grounding I woke up to a $225 Google Cloud bill after leaving Gemini API's search grounding on overnight. Here is why the high cost of AI might actually be a good thing. By Anwar Sheikh, Co-Founder of OutGrow. Published March 18, 2026. Tags: AI, Agency Life, Gemini API, Cloud Billing. Read the full article at https://www.letsoutgrow.com/blog/gemini-api-search-grounding-cost.