n1-standard-1

    $0.0523/hr

    ~$38.16/month on-demand in africa-south1

    The n1-standard-1 is a General purpose instance with 1 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.052 per hour or $0.009 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0329/hr
    ~$24.03/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0235/hr
    ~$17.16/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0095/hr
    ~$6.90/mo
    Save 82%

    n1-standard family

    Switch between sizes in africa-south1

    SizevCPUMem
    n1-standard-113.75
    n1-standard-227.5
    n1-standard-4415
    n1-standard-8830
    n1-standard-161660
    n1-standard-3232120
    n1-standard-6464240
    n1-standard-9696360

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for n1-standard-1

    Processor

    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs1
    Memory4 GiB
    Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familyn1-standard
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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