e2-highcpu-8

    $0.2213/hr

    ~$161.53/month on-demand in us-central1

    The e2-highcpu-8 is a General purpose instance with 8 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.221 per hour or $0.097 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.1394/hr
    ~$101.76/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0996/hr
    ~$72.69/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0973/hr
    ~$71.03/mo
    Save 56%

    e2-highcpu family

    Switch between sizes in us-central1

    SizevCPUMem
    e2-highcpu-224
    e2-highcpu-448
    e2-highcpu-8816
    e2-highcpu-161632
    e2-highcpu-323264

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for e2-highcpu-8

    Processor

    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs8
    Memory8 GiB
    Memory per vCPU1.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familye2-highcpu
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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