N2 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n2-standard-16

The n2-standard-16 machine type has 16 vCPUs and 64 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.78 per hour and $567.17 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 6, 2026
vCPUs
16
Memory
64 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
$0.7769$567.17 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.4895$357.30 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.3496$255.24 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.2639$192.63 -66%
You could save $374.54/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i16
Memory i64 GB
Physical processorIntel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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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)

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specn2-standard-16n2-highcpu-2Δ
vCPUs162-87%
Memory64 GB2 GB-97%
Hourly Price$0.7769$0.0717-91%
Monthly Price$567.17$52.34-91%
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