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On this page, it says that:
Stopped instances do not incur per-minute, virtual machine usage charges while they are stopped, but any resources that the virtual machine is using, such as persistent disks and static IP addresses, will continue to be charged until they are deleted
Does the GPU attached to the instance count as "resources the vm is using"? Or is it a part of the VM?
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A stopped instance does not incur charges, but all of the resources that are attached to the instance will still be charged. For example, you are charged for persistent disks and external IP addresses according to the price sheet, even if an instance is stopped.
A bill is sent out at the end of each billing cycle, providing a sum of Google Cloud charges. Prices on this page are listed in U.S. dollars (USD). For Compute Engine, disk size, machine type memory, and network usage are calculated in gigabytes (GB), where 1 GB is 2 30 bytes.
Google's cloud computing platform, Google Cloud Platform, has been touted as being free forever. However, this is not the case. Google Cloud Platform is a subscription-based service that grants users access to Google's suite of cloud computing services.
Suspending an instance differs from stopping an instance in the following ways: Suspended instances preserve the guest OS memory, device state, and application state. Google charges for the storage necessary to save instance memory. You can only suspend an instance for up to 60 days.
The documentation page has been updated and now explicitly mentions:
GPUs are not charged when an instance is stopped. A GPU attached to a stopped instance will not count against your project quota.
Source: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/stopping-or-deleting-an-instance
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