Amazon Bedrock

Gemini (via program)Mega

AI Tool

$350,000

Gemini credits for startups are not a standalone offer, they are delivered through the Google for Startups Cloud Program. AI-first startups that use Gemini or the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform as the foundation of their product can receive up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years: year one covers 100% of eligible usage up to $250,000, and year two covers 20% of usage up to a further $100,000. Startups at the same stage that are not AI-first get up to $200,000, and pre-funded founders can self-serve a $2,000 tier for an MVP. Credits cover Google's own models including Gemini and Gemma, while third-party models are billed directly and are not covered.

Vertex AIMega

AI Tool

$350,000

The Google for Startups Cloud Program gives early-stage companies Google Cloud credits that cover infrastructure plus Google's own models such as Gemini and Gemma. AI-first startups can receive up to $350,000 over two years, paid as 100% of spend up to $250,000 in year one and 20% up to a further $100,000 in year two. Startups on the same tier that are not AI-first get up to $200,000, and pre-funded founders without venture backing get $2,000. Google runs the program directly rather than through a reseller or accelerator, and the top tier requires venture funding from pre-seed through Series A.

Grok (via program)Mega

AI Tool

Up to $200,000

AWS Activate gives startups promotional AWS credits that also pay for xAI's Grok models on Amazon Bedrock (Grok 4.7, 4.6 and 4.3), which AWS sells directly, with Grok 4.7 from $2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens. Self-funded startups start with $1,000 and select ones can reach $5,000, while startups backed by an AWS Activate Provider such as an accelerator, angel investor or VC can get up to $200,000 with that provider's Org ID. You need a pre-Series B company founded in the last 10 years, a working company website and an AWS account on the Paid Tier plan, and Portfolio applicants must apply within 12 months of their latest funding round. The credits are run by AWS, not xAI, apply automatically to all eligible AWS charges rather than only Grok, usually expire within one to two years, and any usage beyond them is billed to your card.