e2-standard-2

    $0.0670/hr

    ~$48.92/month on-demand in us-central1

    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 $0.067 per hour or $0.029 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0422/hr
    ~$30.82/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0302/hr
    ~$22.01/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0295/hr
    ~$21.51/mo
    Save 56%

    e2-standard family

    Switch between sizes in us-central1

    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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