e2-standard-2

    $0.0811/hr

    ~$59.19/month on-demand in europe-central2

    The e2-standard-2 is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.081 per hour or $0.020 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0511/hr
    ~$37.29/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0365/hr
    ~$26.64/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0203/hr
    ~$14.85/mo
    Save 75%

    e2-standard family

    Switch between sizes in europe-central2

    SizevCPUMem
    e2-standard-228
    e2-standard-4416
    e2-standard-8832
    e2-standard-161664
    e2-standard-3232128

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for e2-standard-2

    Processor

    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory8 GiB
    Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familye2-standard
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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