Compute Engine pricing
This page lists all the pricing for Compute Engine.
Compute Engine charges for usage based on the following price sheet. 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 JEDEC binary gigabytes (GB), or IEC gibibytes (GiB), where 1 GiB is 230 bytes. Similarly, 1 TiB is 240 bytes, or 1024 JEDEC GBs.
If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
You can also find pricing information with the following options:
- See the estimated costs of your instances and Compute Engine resources when you create them in the Google Cloud console.
- Estimate your total project costs with the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator.
- View and download prices from the Pricing Table in the Google Cloud console.
- View more information about costs and usage in Cloud Billing reports.
- Use the Cloud Billing Catalog API for programmatic access to SKU information.
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Try Compute Engine freeGeneral-purpose machine types
C4 machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C4 standard machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C4 high-memory machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C4 high-CPU machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C4A machine types
Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days, but provide discounts of 60-91% off
of the corresponding on-demand price for most machine types and GPUs. Spot prices also provide smaller discounts for local
SSDs and A3 machine types. For more information, see the
Spot VMs documentation.
C4A standard machine types
Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days, but provide discounts of 60-91% off
of the corresponding on-demand price for most machine types and GPUs. Spot prices also provide smaller discounts for local
SSDs and A3 machine types. For more information, see the
Spot VMs documentation.
C4A high-memory machine types
Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days, but provide discounts of 60-91% off
of the corresponding on-demand price for most machine types and GPUs. Spot prices also provide smaller discounts for local
SSDs and A3 machine types. For more information, see the
Spot VMs documentation.
C4A high-CPU machine types
Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days, but provide discounts of 60-91% off
of the corresponding on-demand price for most machine types and GPUs. Spot prices also provide smaller discounts for local
SSDs and A3 machine types. For more information, see the
Spot VMs documentation.
N4 machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N4 standard machine types
The following table shows the calculated costs for standard predefined machine types in the N4 machine family. The vCPUs and memory from each of these machine types are billed by their individual predefined vCPU and memory prices, but these tables provide the cost that you can expect using a specific machine type.
Standard machine types have 4 GB of memory per vCPU.
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N4 high-memory machine types
The following table shows the calculated cost for the N4 high-memory predefined machine types. The vCPUs and memory from each of these machine types are billed by their individual predefined vCPU and memory prices, but these tables provide the cost that you can expect using a specific machine type.
High-memory machine types have 8 GB of memory per vCPU. High-memory instances are ideal for tasks that require more memory relative to virtual CPUs.
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N4 high-CPU machine types
The following table shows the calculated cost for N4 high-CPU predefined machine types. The vCPUs and memory from each of these machine types are billed by their individual predefined vCPU and memory prices, but these tables provide the cost that you can expect using a specific machine type.
High-CPU machine types have one vCPU for every 1 GB of memory. High-CPU machine types are ideal for tasks that require moderate memory configurations for the needed vCPU count.
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N4 custom vCPUs and memory
Custom machine types let you set a specific number of vCPUs and GB of memory for your instances to match the needs of your workload. Custom machine types save you the cost of running on a larger and more expensive machine type if your application does not require all of the resources provided by that machine type.
Read Creating a VM instance with a custom machine type to learn how to use these machine types.
For an accurate estimate of your billing with custom machine types, use the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator.
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
The CUDs prices for Custom Machine Types reflect a 5% premium over predefined shapes.
The premium applies only for the duration and amount of CMTs used and covered by the CUDs.
More details please refer to the
documentation for Resource-based committed use discounts.
C3 machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C3 standard machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C3 high-memory machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C3 high-CPU machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C3D machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C3D standard machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C3D high-memory machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C3D high-CPU machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding
on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
E2 machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
E2 standard machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
E2 high-memory machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
E2 high-CPU machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
E2 custom vCPUs and memory
E2 custom and E2 shared-core custom machine types are subject to the same pricing rates. E2 shared-core custom machines have fractional vCPUs with a custom memory range.
- 0.25 vCPU for
micro
machines - 0.50 vCPU for
small
machines - 1 vCPU for
medium
machines
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
The CUDs prices for Custom Machine Types reflect a 5% premium over predefined shapes. The premium applies only for the duration and amount of CMTs used and covered by the CUDs. More details please refer to the documentation for Resource-based committed use discounts.
N2 machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2 standard machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2 high-memory machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2 high-CPU machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2 custom vCPUs and memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
The CUDs prices for Custom Machine Types reflect a 5% premium over predefined shapes. The premium applies only for the duration and amount of CMTs used and covered by the CUDs. More details please refer to the documentation for Resource-based committed use discounts.
N2 extended custom memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2D machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2D standard machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2D high-memory machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2D high-CPU machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N2D custom vCPUs and memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
The CUDs prices for Custom Machine Types reflect a 5% premium over predefined shapes. The premium applies only for the duration and amount of CMTs used and covered by the CUDs. More details please refer to the documentation for Resource-based committed use discounts.
N2D extended custom memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
Tau T2D machine types
Tau T2D standard machine types
Tau T2A machine types
Tau T2A standard machine types
The following table shows the calculated costs for standard predefined machine types in the Tau T2A machine family. The vCPUs and memory from each of these machine types are billed by their individual predefined vCPU and memory prices, but these tables provide the cost that you can expect using a specific machine type.
Standard machine types have 4 GB of memory per vCPU.
N1 machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N1 standard machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N1 high-memory machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N1 high-CPU machine types
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
N1 custom vCPUs and memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
The CUDs prices for Custom Machine Types reflect a 5% premium over predefined shapes. The premium applies only for the duration and amount of CMTs used and covered by the CUDs. More details please refer to the documentation for Resource-based committed use discounts.
N1 extended custom memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
Compute-optimized machine types
H3 machine types
H3 VMs are powered by the 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code-named Sapphire Rapids), DDR5 memory, and Google's custom Intel Infrastructure Processing Engine (IPU). The following table describes the pricing per vCPU and GB of memory for H3 machine types.
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
H3 Standard machine types
The following table shows the calculated cost for h3-standard-88 machine types, which is the H3 predefined machine type. The vCPUs and memory from each of these machine types are billed by their individual compute-optimized vCPUs and memory prices but these tables provide the cost that you can expect using a specific machine type.
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C2 vCPUs and memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.
C2 machine types
C2D vCPUs and memory
Spot prices, which typically offer the largest discounts—up to 91% off of the corresponding on-demand price—are listed separately on the Spot VMs pricing page.