e2-medium
$0.0791/hr
~$57.75/month on-demand in southamerica-west1
The e2-medium is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.079 per hour or $0.024 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC
Pricing Options
CUD
Committed Use Discounts
1 Year
$0.0498/hr
~$36.38/mo
Save 37%
3 Year
$0.0356/hr
~$25.99/mo
Save 55%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.0239/hr
~$17.46/mo
Save 70%
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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