C4A family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

c4a-highcpu-72

The c4a-highcpu-72 machine type has 72 vCPUs and 144 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $2.73 per hour and $1990.97 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
72
Memory
144 GB
Network
Up to 50 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$2.7274$1990.97 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$1.7993$1313.47 -34%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$1.2276$896.15 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$1.0181$743.20 -63%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i72
Memory i144 GB
Physical processorGoogle Axion
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth50 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidth100 Gbps
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size512 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specc4a-highcpu-72c4a-highcpu-1Δ
vCPUs721-99%
Memory144 GB2 GB-99%
Hourly Price$2.7274$0.0379-99%
Monthly Price$1990.97$27.65-99%
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