M4 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

m4-megamem-56

The m4-megamem-56 machine type has 56 vCPUs and 744 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $4.42 per hour and $3229.28 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
56
Memory
744 GB
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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All pricing options

us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$4.4237$3229.28 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$2.6100$1905.28 -41%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$1.3271$968.78 -70%
Preemptible / Spot
$2.2119$1614.67 -50%
You could save $1614.61/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i56
Memory i744 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 bandwidth32 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidth50 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-56m4-hypermem-16Δ
vCPUs5616-71%
Memory744 GB248 GB-67%
Hourly Price$4.4237$1.4258-68%
Monthly Price$3229.28$1040.84-68%
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