# GCP Cloud Run optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub

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3 documented GCP Cloud Run cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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3 documented GCP Cloud Run cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 3 inefficiencies

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- GCP Cloud Run  CER-0179

### [Overprovisioned Memory Allocation in Cloud Run Services](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/overprovisioned-memory-allocation-in-cloud-run-services)

In Cloud Run, each revision is deployed with a fixed memory allocation (e.g., 512MiB, 1GiB, 2GiB, etc.). These settings are often overestimated during initial development or copied from templates. Unlike auto-scaling platforms that adapt...

Compute

- GCP Cloud Run  CER-0470

### [Suboptimal Billing Mode for Cloud Run Services](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/suboptimal-billing-mode-for-cloud-run-services)

Cloud Run services run under one of two billing settings. Request-based billing, the default, charges CPU and memory only while an instance is starting, shutting down or processing at least one request, and adds a per-request fee....

Compute

- GCP Cloud Run  CER-0471

### [Excessive Minimum Instances in Cloud Run Services](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/excessive-minimum-instances-in-cloud-run-services)

Cloud Run scales to zero by default, but the minimum instances setting keeps a number of instances started and warm so requests avoid cold starts. Those instances are billed whether or not traffic arrives. Minimums are often raised for a...

Compute

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