N2 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n2-highcpu-4

The n2-highcpu-4 machine type has 4 vCPUs and 4 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.14 per hour and $104.68 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 10, 2026
vCPUs
4
Memory
4 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
$0.1434$104.68 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0903$65.95 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0645$47.11 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0487$35.56 -66%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i4
Memory i4 GB
Physical processorIntel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake
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.
Specn2-highcpu-4n2-highcpu-2Δ
vCPUs42-50%
Memory4 GB2 GB-50%
Hourly Price$0.1434$0.0717-50%
Monthly Price$104.68$52.34-50%
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