G2 family · Accelerator Optimizedx86_64 · Intel/AMD

g2-standard-96

The g2-standard-96 machine type has 96 vCPUs and 384 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $8.00 per hour and $5842.43 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated July 4, 2026
vCPUs
96
Memory
384 GB
Network
Up to 100 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$8.0033$5842.43 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$5.0421$3680.73 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$3.6015$2629.09 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$3.8954$2843.61 -51%
You could save $2998.82/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i96
Memory i384 GB
Physical processorIntel Cascade Lake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPU8 GPU
Within G2 family
g2-standard-4
4 vCPU
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8 vCPU
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12 vCPU
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16 vCPU
g2-standard-32
32 vCPU
g2-standard-24
24 vCPU
g2-standard-48
48 vCPU
g2-standard-96
96 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth100 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size512 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

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vs.
Specg2-standard-96g2-standard-4Δ
vCPUs964-96%
Memory384 GB16 GB-96%
Hourly Price$8.0033$0.7068-91%
Monthly Price$5842.43$515.99-91%
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