C4N family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

c4n-standard-8

The c4n-standard-8 machine type has 8 vCPUs and 30 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.63 per hour and $461.76 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated July 27, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
30 GB
Network
Up to 40 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.6325$461.76 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.3985$290.91 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.2530$184.70 -60%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.2530$184.70 -60%
You could save $277.06/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i8
Memory i30 GB
Physical processorIntel Emerald Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth40 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
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

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vs.
Specc4n-standard-8c4n-highcpu-2Δ
vCPUs82-75%
Memory30 GB4 GB-87%
Hourly Price$0.6325$0.1361-78%
Monthly Price$461.76$99.34-78%
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