Previous generation N1 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

f1-micro

The f1-micro machine type has shared vCPUs and 0.6 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.01 per hour and $5.55 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 18, 2026
vCPUs
shared
Memory
0.6 GB
Network
Up to 1 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.0076$5.55 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0053$3.88 -30%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0053$3.88 -30%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0007$0.50 -91%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs ishared
Memory i0.6 GB
Physical processorIntel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within N1 family
f1-micro
shared vCPU
g1-small
shared vCPU
n1-standard-1
1 vCPU
n1-highcpu-2
2 vCPU
n1-standard-2
2 vCPU
n1-highmem-2
2 vCPU
n1-highcpu-4
4 vCPU
n1-standard-4
4 vCPU
n1-highmem-4
4 vCPU
n1-highcpu-8
8 vCPU
n1-standard-8
8 vCPU
n1-highmem-8
8 vCPU
n1-highcpu-16
16 vCPU
n1-standard-16
16 vCPU
n1-highmem-16
16 vCPU
n1-highcpu-32
32 vCPU
n1-standard-32
32 vCPU
n1-highmem-32
32 vCPU
n1-highcpu-64
64 vCPU
n1-standard-64
64 vCPU
n1-highcpu-96
96 vCPU
n1-highmem-64
64 vCPU
n1-standard-96
96 vCPU
n1-highmem-96
96 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth1 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks16
Max disk size3 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specf1-microg1-smallΔ
vCPUssharedshared—
Memory0.6 GB1.7 GB+183%
Hourly Price$0.0076$0.0257+238%
Monthly Price$5.55$18.76+238%
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