e2-medium

    $0.0785/hr

    ~$57.30/month on-demand in australia-southeast1

    The e2-medium is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.078 per hour or $0.029 per hour with spot instances.

    Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0495/hr
    ~$36.10/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0353/hr
    ~$25.78/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0290/hr
    ~$21.16/mo
    Save 63%

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for e2-medium

    Processor

    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory4 GiB
    Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familye2-medium
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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