c3-standard-8

    $0.4032/hr

    ~$294.35/month on-demand in us-central1

    The c3-standard-8 is a Compute optimized instance with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.403 per hour or $0.063 per hour with spot instances.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 09:17 PM UTC

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.2540/hr
    ~$185.44/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.1814/hr
    ~$132.46/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0630/hr
    ~$46.01/mo
    Save 84%

    c3-standard family

    Switch between sizes in us-central1

    SizevCPUMem
    c3-standard-4416
    c3-standard-4-lssd416
    c3-standard-8832
    c3-standard-8-lssd832
    c3-standard-222288
    c3-standard-22-lssd2288
    c3-standard-4444176
    c3-standard-44-lssd44176
    c3-standard-8888352
    c3-standard-88-lssd88352
    c3-standard-176176704
    c3-standard-176-lssd176704
    c3-standard-192-metal192768

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for c3-standard-8

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs8
    Memory32 GiB
    Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familyc3-standard
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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