N4 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n4-highmem-2

The n4-highmem-2 machine type has 2 vCPUs and 16 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.12 per hour and $86.88 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
16 GB
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.1190$86.88 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0750$54.74 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0536$39.10 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0508$37.07 -57%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i2
Memory i16 GB
Physical processorIntel Emerald Rapids
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 SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specn4-highmem-2n4-highcpu-2Δ
vCPUs220%
Memory16 GB4 GB-75%
Hourly Price$0.1190$0.0765-36%
Monthly Price$86.88$55.87-36%
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