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Hi  ​@ethan06 , welcome to the community! 👋

Great question — licensing in Google Cloud doesn’t work like fixed “packs.”

🔑 How licensing works

• Pay‑as‑you‑go services → Most Google Cloud products (Compute Engine, BigQuery, Vertex AI, etc.) are billed based on actual usage, not per‑user packs.

• Per‑user licenses → For certain third‑party software (like Microsoft Office or Windows Server), Google Cloud offers License Manager where you can buy exactly the number of licenses you need.

• Bring Your Own License (BYOL) → If you already have vendor agreements (Microsoft EA, Red Hat Cloud Access), you can apply those licenses directly in Google Cloud.

✅ What this means for you

• You don’t have to buy a large pack if you only need a few licenses.

• You can scale up or down depending on the number of people using the service.

• For Google Cloud native services, you’re billed purely on consumption.

👉 In short: yes, it’s possible to buy licenses for a certain number of people only — you’re not forced into a fixed pack. For most services, you simply pay for what you use.

Kind regards,

Hi ​@ethan06 Thanks for your question. I’d suggest using this form and someone will contact you. Google Cloud sales specialist. Also, if you have Cloud specific questions, check out https://discuss.google.dev/. That’s Cloud’s forum.