M4 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

m4-megamem-224

The m4-megamem-224 machine type has 224 vCPUs and 2976 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $17.69 per hour and $12917.12 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
224
Memory
2976 GB
Network
Up to 100 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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All pricing options

us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$17.6947$12917.12 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$10.4399$7621.11 -41%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$5.3084$3875.13 -70%
Preemptible / Spot
$8.8475$6458.69 -50%
You could save $6458.43/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i224
Memory i2976 GB
Physical processorIntel Emerald Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within M4 family
m4-hypermem-16
16 vCPU
m4-megamem-28
28 vCPU
m4-hypermem-32
32 vCPU
m4-megamem-56
56 vCPU
m4-hypermem-64
64 vCPU
m4-ultramem-56
56 vCPU
m4-megamem-112
112 vCPU
m4-ultramem-112
112 vCPU
m4-megamem-224
224 vCPU
m4-ultramem-224
224 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth100 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidth200 Gbps
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size512 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specm4-megamem-224m4-hypermem-16Δ
vCPUs22416-93%
Memory2976 GB248 GB-92%
Hourly Price$17.6947$1.4258-92%
Monthly Price$12917.12$1040.84-92%
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