Previous generation N1 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n1-standard-16

The n1-standard-16 machine type has 16 vCPUs and 60 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.76 per hour and $554.80 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 26, 2026
vCPUs
16
Memory
60 GB
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.7600$554.80 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.4788$349.51 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.3420$249.67 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.2443$178.32 -68%
You could save $376.47/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i16
Memory i60 GB
Physical processorIntel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within N1 family
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shared vCPU
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shared vCPU
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1 vCPU
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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 bandwidth32 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-standard-16f1-microΔ
vCPUs16shared—
Memory60 GB0.6 GB-99%
Hourly Price$0.7600$0.0076-99%
Monthly Price$554.80$5.55-99%
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