Previous generation N1 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n1-highmem-8

The n1-highmem-8 machine type has 8 vCPUs and 52 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.47 per hour and $345.44 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 13, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
52 GB
Network
Up to 16 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.4732$345.44 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.2981$217.62 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.2130$155.46 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.1641$119.78 -65%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i8
Memory i52 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
n1-standard-1
1 vCPU
n1-highcpu-2
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 bandwidth16 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)

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vs.
Specn1-highmem-8f1-microΔ
vCPUs8shared—
Memory52 GB0.6 GB-99%
Hourly Price$0.4732$0.0076-98%
Monthly Price$345.44$5.55-98%
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