C4N family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

c4n-highcpu-4

The c4n-highcpu-4 machine type has 4 vCPUs and 8 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.27 per hour and $198.68 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated July 27, 2026
vCPUs
4
Memory
8 GB
Network
Up to 30 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.2722$198.68 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.1715$125.17 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.1089$79.47 -60%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.1089$79.47 -60%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i4
Memory i8 GB
Physical processorIntel Emerald Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth30 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specc4n-highcpu-4c4n-highcpu-2Δ
vCPUs42-50%
Memory8 GB4 GB-50%
Hourly Price$0.2722$0.1361-50%
Monthly Price$198.68$99.34-50%
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