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.

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General-purpose machine types

C3 machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C3 standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C3 high-memory machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C3 high-CPU machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C3D machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C3D standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C3D high-memory machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C3D high-CPU machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

E2 machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

E2 standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

E2 high-memory machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

E2 high-CPU machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

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
If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.
**Starting May 1, 2024, the price for Google Compute Engine CUDs for Custom Machine Types will be updated to reflect a 5% price premium over standard machine types. Please refer to the announcement of upcoming pricing changes for custom machine types for more details.

N2 machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2 standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2 high-memory machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2 high-CPU machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2 custom vCPUs and memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.
**Starting May 1, 2024, the price for Google Compute Engine CUDs for Custom Machine Types will be updated to reflect a 5% price premium over standard machine types. Please refer to the announcement of upcoming pricing changes for custom machine types for more details.

N2 extended custom memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2D machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2D standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2D high-memory machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2D high-CPU machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N2D custom vCPUs and memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.
**Starting May 1, 2024, the price for Google Compute Engine CUDs for Custom Machine Types will be updated to reflect a 5% price premium over standard machine types. Please refer to the announcement of upcoming pricing changes for custom machine types for more details.

N2D extended custom memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

Tau T2D machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Tau T2D standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Tau T2A machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

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.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

N1 machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N1 standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N1 high-memory machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N1 high-CPU machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N1 custom vCPUs and memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.
**Starting May 1, 2024, the price for Google Compute Engine CUDs for Custom Machine Types will be updated to reflect a 5% price premium over standard machine types. Please refer to the announcement of upcoming pricing changes for custom machine types for more details.

N1 extended custom memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

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.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

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.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C2 vCPUs and memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C2 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.

C2D vCPUs and memory

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C2D standard machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C2D high-memory machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

C2D high-CPU machine types

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

Memory-optimized machine types

M3 memory-optimized machine types

Committed Use Discounts apply to memory-optimized machine types only if you buy the commitment type specifically for M3 machine types.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

*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.

M2 memory-optimized 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.

M1 memory-optimized machine types

Committed Use Discounts apply to memory-optimized machine types only if you buy the commitment type specifically for memory-optimized machine types.
If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

Storage-optimized machine type family

Z3 machine types

Z3 highmem machine types

Accelerator-optimized machine type family

A3 standard machine types

The following table shows the total calculated cost that you can expect for predefined A3 standard machine types. This total cost includes the cost for the GPUs, vCPU, memory, and Local SSD storage.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply. *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.

A2 ultra machine types

The following table shows the total calculated cost that you can expect for these predefined A2 ultra machine types. This total cost includes the cost for the GPUs, vCPU, memory, and Local SSD storage.

**For committed use discounts pricing on the A2 ultra machine series, connect with your sales account team.
If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply. *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.

A2 standard machine types

The following table shows the total calculated cost that you can expect for these predefined A2 machine types. This total cost includes the cost for the GPUs, vCPU, and memory.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply. *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.

G2 machine types

The following table shows the total calculated cost that you can expect for these predefined G2 machine types. This total cost includes the cost for the GPUs, vCPU, and default memory.

The on-demand prices for custom machine types include a 5% premium over the on-demand prices for standard machine types. If you are specifying custom memory, use the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to calculate the total cost.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply. *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.

Shared-core machine types

E2 shared-core machine types

E2 shared-core custom machine types are subject to the same pricing rates as E2 custom machines. These instances have fractional vCPUs with a custom memory range.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

N1 shared-core machine types

Tier_1 higher bandwidth network pricing

You can configure your N2, N2D, C2, C2D, C3, C3D and M3 machine types to use per VM Tier_1 networking performance. To use this option you must use a machine type with at least:

  • 30 vCPUs for C2
  • 32 vCPUs for N2
  • 44 vCPUs for C3
  • 30 vCPUs for C3D
  • 48 vCPUs for N2D
  • 64 vCPUs for M3

Pricing is also dependent upon the regions and zones where the VM is located.

N2, N2D, C2, M3

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days. For more information about Spot VM pricing, see the Spot VMs documentation.

C2D

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days. For more information about Spot VM pricing, see the Spot VMs documentation.

C3

The cost of using Tier_1 networking with C3 is described in the following table.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days. For more information about Spot VM pricing, see the Spot VMs documentation.

C3D

The cost of using Tier_1 networking with C3D is described in the following table.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*Spot prices are dynamic and can change up to once every 30 days. For more information about Spot VM pricing, see the Spot VMs documentation.

Suspended VM instances

When you suspend an instance, Compute Engine preserves the memory and device state. While you are not charged for the VM instance as if it were running, suspended instances still incur charges for the following:

Sole-tenant node pricing

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Premium images

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and RHEL for SAP images

RHEL images:

  • $0.06 USD/hour for instances with 4 or fewer vCPUs
  • $0.13 USD/hour for instances with more than 4 vCPUs

RHEL 6 ELS images:

  • $0.02 USD/hour for instances with 4 or fewer vCPUs
  • $0.05 USD/hour for instances with more than 4 vCPUs

RHEL for SAP with HA and Update Services images:

  • $0.10 USD/hour for instances with 4 or fewer vCPUs
  • $0.225 USD/hour for instances with more than 4 vCPUs

All RHEL and RHEL for SAP images are charged a 1 minute minimum. After 1 minute, RHEL images are charged in 1 second increments.

You can purchase commitments and receive committed use discounts (CUDs) for your RHEL and RHEL for SAP licenses. Because you commit to a minimum level of resource usage when you purchase your license commitment, you have to pay the agreed-upon prices for the duration of that commitment, even if your resource usage is lower than that minimum level. As a result, to maximize the benefit of your CUDs, ensure that you use all of your committed licenses and run VMs with those licenses for 100% time of your commitment's term. To learn more about CUDs for licenses and how to purchase a commitment, see Purchase commitments for licenses.

SLES and SLES for SAP images

SLES images:

  • $0.02 USD/hour for f1-micro and g1-small machine types
  • $0.11 USD/hour for all other machine types

SLES for SAP images:

  • $0.17 USD/hour for instances with 1 - 2 vCPUs
  • $0.34 USD/hour for instances with 3 - 4 vCPUs
  • $0.41 USD/hour for instances with 5 or more vCPUs

All SLES images are charged a 1 minute minimum. After 1 minute, SLES images are charged in 1 second increments.

You can purchase commitments and receive committed use discounts (CUDs) for your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and SLES for SAP licenses. Because you commit to a minimum level of resource usage when you purchase your license commitment, you have to pay the agreed-upon prices for the duration of that commitment, even if your resource usage is lower than that minimum level. As a result, to maximize the benefit of your CUDs, ensure that you use all of your committed licenses and run VMs with those licenses for 100% time of your commitment's term. To learn more about CUDs for licenses and how to purchase a commitment, see Purchase commitments for licenses.

Ubuntu pro images

The following sections outline the license cost for using Ubuntu Pro images on Compute Engine

Memory

License cost for memory is charged at one flat rate of $0.000127 per GB/hour in USD.

vCPU

License cost for vCPU varies by the number of vCPUs that the Ubuntu Pro VM has. The following table summarizes the license cost per hour in USD.

Number of vCPUs License cost (USD)/hour
1 $0.001660
2 $0.002971
4 $0.005545
6 - 8 $0.009970
10 - 16 $0.018063
18 - 48 $0.033378
50 - 78 $0.060548
80 - 96 $0.077871
98 - 222 $0.102401
>222 $0.122063

Ubuntu pro GPU license

When running VMs that use the Ubuntu Pro images with attached GPUs, you incur license cost for the premium image and a GPU license in addition to the regular cost of running the VM and the cost of the attached GPU.

The following table summarizes the per GPU license rates per month in USD for Ubuntu Pro VMs. The license fee varies based on the number of GPUs attached to the VM but is the same for all GPU models that are available on Compute Engine.

Number of GPUs License cost (USD)
1 $0.035
2 $0.066
4 $0.120
8 $0.208
>8 $0.300

Windows Server images

If you use a Compute Engine Windows Server image or you import a Windows Server image without bringing your own licenses, you are billed based on the machine types you use as follows:

  • f1-micro and g1-small machine types: $0.023 USD/hour.
  • All other machine types: $0.046 USD/hour per visible vCPU. For example, n2-highcpu-4, and n2-highmem-4 have 4 vCPUs, so are charged at $0.184 USD/hour (4 x $0.046 USD/hour).

Windows Server images are charged a 1 minute minimum. After 1 minute, Windows images are charged in 1 second increments.

For information about licensing for Windows Server images, see Microsoft licenses.

SQL Server images

SQL Server images incur costs in addition to the cost for Windows Server images and the cost for the selected machine type.

  • $0.399 USD per core/hour for SQL Server Enterprise
  • $0.1200 USD per core/hour for SQL Server Standard
  • $0.011 USD per core/hour for SQL Server Web
  • No additional charge for SQL Server Express

Microsoft SQL Server licensing requires a core license to be assigned to each virtual CPU on your virtual machine instance, with a four core minimum for each instance. Instances with fewer than 4 vCPUs will be charged for 4 vCPUs to comply with these requirements.

Google recommends that you not use SQL Server images on f1-micro or g1-small machine types based on Microsoft's minimum hardware and software recommendations.

Unlike other premium images, SQL Server images are charged a 10 minute minimum. After 10 minutes, SQL Server images are charged in 1 minute increments.

For information about licensing for SQL Server OS images, see Microsoft licenses.

Disk pricing

The information included here doesn't include all Persistent Disk features. The basic disk pricing information is included here for convenience and is intended for reference purposes. For detailed pricing information and explanations about how disk pricing works, see the Disk and image pricing page.

Persistent disk space pricing

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Local SSD pricing

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

Custom image storage pricing

If you import or create custom images in Compute Engine, these images incur a storage cost. The cost of these custom images depends on the location where you store the image.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

Machine image pricing

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.

GPU pricing

**For committed use discounts pricing on the A2 ultra machine series, connect with your sales account team.

If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
*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.

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With Google Cloud's pay-as-you-go pricing, you only pay for the services you use. Connect with our sales team to get a custom quote for your organization.
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