N4A family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

n4a-highmem-16

The n4a-highmem-16 machine type has 16 vCPUs and 128 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.81 per hour and $590.31 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
$0.8086$590.31 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.5338$389.64 -34%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.3640$265.68 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.3234$236.08 -60%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i16
Memory i128 GB
Physical processorGoogle Axion
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 disks32
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specn4a-highmem-16n4a-highcpu-1Δ
vCPUs161-94%
Memory128 GB2 GB-98%
Hourly Price$0.8086$0.0325-96%
Monthly Price$590.31$23.71-96%
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