A3 family · Accelerator Optimizedx86_64 · Intel/AMD

a3-highgpu-8g

The a3-highgpu-8g machine type has 208 vCPUs and 1872 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $88.49 per hour and $64597.70 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
208
Memory
1872 GB
Network
Up to 800 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$88.4900$64597.70 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$61.3837$44810.08 -31%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$38.8644$28371.00 -56%
Preemptible / Spot
$39.8077$29059.62 -55%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i208
Memory i1872 GB
Physical processorIntel Sapphire Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPU8 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 bandwidth800 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size512 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)

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vs.
Speca3-highgpu-8ga3-highgpu-1gΔ
vCPUs20826-87%
Memory1872 GB234 GB-87%
Hourly Price$88.4900$11.0612-88%
Monthly Price$64597.70$8074.71-88%
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