diff --git a/infra/cloud-run/ffmpeg-http-service.yaml b/infra/cloud-run/ffmpeg-http-service.yaml
index 3d99c58..c9ce22f 100644
--- a/infra/cloud-run/ffmpeg-http-service.yaml
+++ b/infra/cloud-run/ffmpeg-http-service.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spec:
 
         # Cloud Run Gen2 features
         run.googleapis.com/execution-environment: gen2  # Required for 8 vCPU
-        run.googleapis.com/cpu-throttling: "false"  # Always-on CPU during requests
+        run.googleapis.com/cpu-throttling: "true"  # Throttle CPU when idle to reduce costs
         run.googleapis.com/startup-cpu-boost: "true"  # Faster cold start
 
     spec:
diff --git a/infra/cloud-run/whisper-http-service.yaml b/infra/cloud-run/whisper-http-service.yaml
index fcbf2ad..9c0afe5 100644
--- a/infra/cloud-run/whisper-http-service.yaml
+++ b/infra/cloud-run/whisper-http-service.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
 
         # Cloud Run Gen2 features
         run.googleapis.com/execution-environment: gen2  # Required for 8 vCPU
-        run.googleapis.com/cpu-throttling: "false"  # Always-on CPU during requests
+        run.googleapis.com/cpu-throttling: "true"  # Throttle CPU when idle to reduce costs
         run.googleapis.com/startup-cpu-boost: "true"  # Faster cold start
 
     spec: