Previous generation N1 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

g1-small

The g1-small machine type has shared vCPUs and 1.7 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.03 per hour and $18.76 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 13, 2026
vCPUs
shared
Memory
1.7 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
$0.0257$18.76 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0180$13.13 -30%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0180$13.13 -30%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0023$1.69 -91%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs ishared
Memory i1.7 GB
Physical processorIntel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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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.
Specg1-smallf1-microΔ
vCPUssharedshared—
Memory1.7 GB0.6 GB-65%
Hourly Price$0.0257$0.0076-70%
Monthly Price$18.76$5.55-70%
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