T2A family · General Purposearm64 · Ampere

t2a-standard-2

The t2a-standard-2 machine type has 2 vCPUs and 8 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.08 per hour and $56.21 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 26, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
8 GB
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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All pricing options

us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.0770$56.21 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0770$56.21 Baseline
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0770$56.21 Baseline
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0246$17.97 -68%
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Compute

arm64 · Ampere
vCPUs i2
Memory i8 GB
Physical processorAmpere Altra
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within T2A family
t2a-standard-1
1 vCPU
t2a-standard-2
2 vCPU
t2a-standard-4
4 vCPU
t2a-standard-8
8 vCPU
t2a-standard-16
16 vCPU
t2a-standard-32
32 vCPU
t2a-standard-48
48 vCPU

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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.
Spect2a-standard-2t2a-standard-1Δ
vCPUs21-50%
Memory8 GB4 GB-50%
Hourly Price$0.0770$0.0385-50%
Monthly Price$56.21$28.11-50%
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