A3 family · Accelerator Optimizedx86_64 · Intel/AMD

a3-highgpu-1g

The a3-highgpu-1g machine type has 26 vCPUs and 234 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $11.06 per hour and $8074.71 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
26
Memory
234 GB
Network
Up to 200 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$11.0612$8074.71 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$7.6730$5601.26 -31%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$4.8580$3546.38 -56%
Preemptible / Spot
$4.9760$3632.45 -55%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i26
Memory i234 GB
Physical processorIntel Sapphire Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPU1 GPU
Within A3 family
a3-highgpu-1g
26 vCPU
a3-highgpu-2g
52 vCPU
a3-highgpu-4g
104 vCPU
a3-highgpu-8g
208 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth200 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)

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vs.
Speca3-highgpu-1ga3-highgpu-2gΔ
vCPUs2652+100%
Memory234 GB468 GB+100%
Hourly Price$11.0612$22.1225+100%
Monthly Price$8074.71$16149.42+100%
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