e2-small
$0.0702/hr
~$51.24/month on-demand in australia-southeast1
The e2-small is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.070 per hour or $0.026 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC
Pricing Options
CUD
Committed Use Discounts
1 Year
$0.0442/hr
~$32.28/mo
Save 37%
3 Year
$0.0316/hr
~$23.06/mo
Save 55%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.0259/hr
~$18.93/mo
Save 63%
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for e2-small
Processor
Architecturex86_64
vCPUs2
Memory2 GiB
Memory per vCPU1.00 GiB
Network
PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
Bandwidth32 Gbps
Max Interfaces8
Enhanced Networking
Storage
Persistent Disk Only
Capabilities
Familye2-small
GenerationCurrent
Burstable
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