n2-highmem-8

    $0.5765/hr

    ~$420.84/month on-demand in africa-south1

    The n2-highmem-8 is a General purpose instance with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.576 per hour or $0.121 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.3632/hr
    ~$265.11/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.2594/hr
    ~$189.36/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.1213/hr
    ~$88.52/mo
    Save 79%

    n2-highmem family

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    SizevCPUMem
    n2-highmem-2216
    n2-highmem-4432
    n2-highmem-8864
    n2-highmem-1616128
    n2-highmem-3232256
    n2-highmem-4848384
    n2-highmem-6464512
    n2-highmem-8080640
    n2-highmem-9696768
    n2-highmem-128128864

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for n2-highmem-8

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs8
    Memory64 GiB
    Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
    Bandwidth32 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage

    Persistent Disk Only

    Capabilities

    Familyn2-highmem
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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