e2-standard-2
$0.0958/hr
~$69.95/month on-demand in southamerica-west1
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 $0.096 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
$0.0604/hr
~$44.07/mo
Save 37%
3 Year
$0.0431/hr
~$31.48/mo
Save 55%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.0290/hr
~$21.16/mo
Save 70%
e2-standard family
Switch between sizes in southamerica-west1
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 |
| e2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 |
| e2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 |
| e2-standard-16 | 16 | 64 |
| e2-standard-32 | 32 | 128 |
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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