E2 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

e2-highcpu-2

The e2-highcpu-2 machine type has 2 vCPUs and 2 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.05 per hour and $36.11 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
2 GB
Network
Up to 4 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.0495$36.11 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0312$22.75 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0223$16.25 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0247$18.06 -50%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i2
Memory i2 GB
Physical processorAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth4 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.
Spece2-highcpu-2e2-microΔ
vCPUs2shared—
Memory2 GB1 GB-50%
Hourly Price$0.0495$0.0084-83%
Monthly Price$36.11$6.11-83%
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