n1-standard-2

    $0.1348/hr

    ~$98.40/month on-demand in australia-southeast1

    The n1-standard-2 is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.135 per hour or $0.041 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0682/hr
    ~$49.78/mo
    Save 49%
    3 Year
    $0.0336/hr
    ~$24.53/mo
    Save 75%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0415/hr
    ~$30.29/mo
    Save 69%

    n1-standard family

    Switch between sizes in australia-southeast1

    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-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

    Familyn1-standard
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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