Previous generation N1 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n1-highcpu-4

The n1-highcpu-4 machine type has 4 vCPUs and 3.6 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.14 per hour and $103.44 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 15, 2026
vCPUs
4
Memory
3.6 GB
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.1417$103.44 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0893$65.17 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0638$46.55 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0455$33.25 -68%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i4
Memory i3.6 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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64 vCPU
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n1-highcpu-96
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n1-highmem-96
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth10 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specn1-highcpu-4f1-microΔ
vCPUs4shared—
Memory3.6 GB0.6 GB-83%
Hourly Price$0.1417$0.0076-95%
Monthly Price$103.44$5.55-95%
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