N4 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n4-highmem-16

The n4-highmem-16 machine type has 16 vCPUs and 128 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.95 per hour and $695.08 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
16
Memory
128 GB
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.9522$695.08 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.5998$437.88 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.4285$312.79 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.4062$296.56 -57%
You could save $398.52/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i16
Memory i128 GB
Physical processorIntel Emerald Rapids
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 SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specn4-highmem-16n4-highcpu-2Δ
vCPUs162-87%
Memory128 GB4 GB-97%
Hourly Price$0.9522$0.0765-92%
Monthly Price$695.08$55.87-92%
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