N4A family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n4a-highcpu-2

The n4a-highcpu-2 machine type has 2 vCPUs and 4 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.06 per hour and $47.42 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
4 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
$0.0650$47.42 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0429$31.30 -34%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0292$21.34 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0260$18.96 -60%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i2
Memory i4 GB
Physical processorGoogle Axion
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 disks16
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specn4a-highcpu-2n4a-highcpu-1Δ
vCPUs21-50%
Memory4 GB2 GB-50%
Hourly Price$0.0650$0.0325-50%
Monthly Price$47.42$23.71-50%
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