--- source_url: "https://cloud.google.com/serverless?utm_source=openai" title: "Serverless | Google Cloud" mirrored_at: 2026-08-14T01:39:34.992Z host: cloud.google.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/cloud.google.com/serverless__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://cloud.google.com/serverless?utm_source=openai Break free from server constraints and focus on code. Our serverless computing allows you to easily deploy and run applications, functions, or events with automatic scaling and resource provisioning. Start a free trial and get $300 in free credits. Features ### Fully managed platform Cloud Run is Google Cloud's serverless computing platform that manages your software and infrastructure, so you can focus on coding without managing servers, configuring software, or updating frameworks. ### Scale to zero and minimum instances Cloud Run automatically adjusts instances to manage incoming requests or high CPU usage. 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Build chatbots, generate on-the-fly document summaries, and more—all while scaling to handle unpredictable traffic spikes. Or, with GPUs on Cloud Run functions your data scientist can run Python scripts and perform event-driven inference with limited knowledge of the underlying infrastructure. ##### Power real-time inference Use [Cloud Run GPUs](https://cloud.google.com/run/docs/configuring/services/gpu) to power real-time inference with open source models such as Gemma 3, Llama 3.2, or custom fine-tuned models. Build chatbots, generate on-the-fly document summaries, and more—all while scaling to handle unpredictable traffic spikes. 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