Can you confirm this is actually free trial? As far as I know, free trial should not take any money from your card. From their
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setting up a Cloud Billing account does not enable us to charge you. You are not charged unless you explicitly enable billing by upgrading your Cloud Billing account to a paid account. You can upgrade to a paid account at any time during the trial. After you have upgraded, you can still use any remaining credits (within the 90-day period).
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And when you're on a paid plan, payment is usually at the end of the month (and not upfront)