n2-standard-2

    $0.0971/hr

    ~$70.90/month on-demand in us-central1

    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 $0.097 per hour or $0.032 per hour with spot instances.

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

    Pricing Options

    CUD

    Committed Use Discounts

    1 Year
    $0.0612/hr
    ~$44.66/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year
    $0.0437/hr
    ~$31.91/mo
    Save 55%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0318/hr
    ~$23.24/mo
    Save 67%

    n2-standard family

    Switch between sizes in us-central1

    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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