N2D family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n2d-highcpu-8

The n2d-highcpu-8 machine type has 8 vCPUs and 8 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.25 per hour and $182.14 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated July 4, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
8 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
$0.2495$182.14 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.1572$114.74 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.1123$81.96 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0597$43.58 -76%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i8
Memory i8 GB
Physical processorAMD Milan, AMD Rome
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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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)

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specn2d-highcpu-8n2d-highcpu-2Δ
vCPUs82-75%
Memory8 GB2 GB-75%
Hourly Price$0.2495$0.0624-75%
Monthly Price$182.14$45.53-75%
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