Previous generation N1 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n1-standard-2

The n1-standard-2 machine type has 2 vCPUs and 7.5 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.09 per hour and $69.35 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 4, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
7.5 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
$0.0950$69.35 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0598$43.69 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0428$31.21 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0331$24.19 -65%
You could save $45.16/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i2
Memory i7.5 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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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-standard-2f1-microΔ
vCPUs2shared—
Memory7.5 GB0.6 GB-92%
Hourly Price$0.0950$0.0076-92%
Monthly Price$69.35$5.55-92%
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