e2-small

    $0.0495/hr

    ~$36.11/month on-demand in us-central1

    The e2-small is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.049 per hour or $0.022 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0312/hr
    ~$22.75/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0223/hr
    ~$16.25/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0218/hr
    ~$15.88/mo
    Save 56%

    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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