n1-highmem-8

    $0.5208/hr

    ~$380.17/month on-demand in africa-south1

    The n1-highmem-8 is a General purpose instance with 8 vCPUs and 52 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.521 per hour or $0.094 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.3279/hr
    ~$239.39/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.2342/hr
    ~$170.99/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0942/hr
    ~$68.73/mo
    Save 82%

    n1-highmem family

    Switch between sizes in africa-south1

    SizevCPUMem
    n1-highmem-2213
    n1-highmem-4426
    n1-highmem-8852
    n1-highmem-1616104
    n1-highmem-3232208
    n1-highmem-6464416
    n1-highmem-9696624

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for n1-highmem-8

    Processor

    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs8
    Memory52 GiB
    Memory per vCPU6.50 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familyn1-highmem
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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