n1-standard-2

    $0.0950/hr

    ~$69.35/month on-demand in us-central1

    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 $0.095 per hour or $0.028 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0395/hr
    ~$28.80/mo
    Save 58%
    3 Year
    $0.0334/hr
    ~$24.39/mo
    Save 65%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0276/hr
    ~$20.16/mo
    Save 71%

    n1-standard family

    Switch between sizes in us-central1

    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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