n2-standard-2

    $0.1175/hr

    ~$85.79/month on-demand in europe-central2

    The n2-standard-2 is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.118 per hour or $0.031 per hour with spot instances.

    Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0740/hr
    ~$54.05/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0529/hr
    ~$38.61/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0315/hr
    ~$22.98/mo
    Save 73%

    n2-standard family

    Switch between sizes in europe-central2

    SizevCPUMem
    n2-standard-228
    n2-standard-4416
    n2-standard-8832
    n2-standard-161664
    n2-standard-3232128
    n2-standard-4848192
    n2-standard-6464256
    n2-standard-8080320
    n2-standard-9696384
    n2-standard-128128512

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for n2-standard-2

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    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

    Familyn2-standard
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable

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