Previous generation N1 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n1-highmem-2

The n1-highmem-2 machine type has 2 vCPUs and 13 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.12 per hour and $86.36 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 2, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
13 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
$0.1183$86.36 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0745$54.40 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0532$38.87 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0410$29.95 -65%
You could save $56.42/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i2
Memory i13 GB
Physical processorIntel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within N1 family
f1-micro
shared vCPU
g1-small
shared vCPU
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1 vCPU
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2 vCPU
n1-standard-2
2 vCPU
n1-highmem-2
2 vCPU
n1-highcpu-4
4 vCPU
n1-standard-4
4 vCPU
n1-highmem-4
4 vCPU
n1-highcpu-8
8 vCPU
n1-standard-8
8 vCPU
n1-highmem-8
8 vCPU
n1-highcpu-16
16 vCPU
n1-standard-16
16 vCPU
n1-highmem-16
16 vCPU
n1-highcpu-32
32 vCPU
n1-standard-32
32 vCPU
n1-highmem-32
32 vCPU
n1-highcpu-64
64 vCPU
n1-standard-64
64 vCPU
n1-highcpu-96
96 vCPU
n1-highmem-64
64 vCPU
n1-standard-96
96 vCPU
n1-highmem-96
96 vCPU

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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-highmem-2f1-microΔ
vCPUs2shared—
Memory13 GB0.6 GB-95%
Hourly Price$0.1183$0.0076-94%
Monthly Price$86.36$5.55-94%
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