E2 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

e2-highcpu-8

The e2-highcpu-8 machine type has 8 vCPUs and 8 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.20 per hour and $144.45 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 27, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
8 GB
Network
Up to 16 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.1979$144.45 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.1247$91.01 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0890$65.00 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0990$72.25 -50%
You could save $72.21/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i8
Memory i8 GB
Physical processorAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth16 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-8e2-microΔ
vCPUs8shared—
Memory8 GB1 GB-87%
Hourly Price$0.1979$0.0084-96%
Monthly Price$144.45$6.11-96%
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