c4a-highmem-2

    $0.1179/hr

    ~$86.05/month on-demand in us-central1

    The c4a-highmem-2 is a Compute optimized instance with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.118 per hour or $0.039 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0777/hr
    ~$56.72/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year
    $0.0531/hr
    ~$38.73/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0386/hr
    ~$28.21/mo
    Save 67%

    c4a-highmem family

    Switch between sizes in us-central1

    SizevCPUMem
    c4a-highmem-118
    c4a-highmem-2216
    c4a-highmem-4432
    c4a-highmem-4-lssd432
    c4a-highmem-8864
    c4a-highmem-8-lssd864
    c4a-highmem-1616128
    c4a-highmem-16-lssd16128
    c4a-highmem-3232256
    c4a-highmem-32-lssd32256
    c4a-highmem-4848384
    c4a-highmem-48-lssd48384
    c4a-highmem-6464512
    c4a-highmem-64-lssd64512
    c4a-highmem-7272576
    c4a-highmem-72-lssd72576

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for c4a-highmem-2

    Processor

    ManufacturerAMD
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory16 GiB
    Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familyc4a-highmem
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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