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| general-purposen1-standard-1 | general-purposen1-standard-4 | general-purposen1-standard-32 | general-purposen1-standard-96 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compute | ||||
| vCPUs | 1 | 4 | 32 | 96 |
| Memory | 3.8 GB | 15 GB | 120 GB | 360 GB |
| Memory per vCPU | 3.75 GB | 3.75 GB | 3.75 GB | 3.75 GB |
| Architecture | x64 | x64 | x64 | x64 |
| Processor | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Family | n1-standard | n1-standard | n1-standard | n1-standard |
| Category | general-purpose | general-purpose | general-purpose | general-purpose |
| Price in us-central1 | ||||
| On-demand | $0.048$34.67/mo | $0.190$138.70/mo | $1.520$1109.59/mo | $4.560$3328.79/mo |
| Spot | $0.027$19.69/mo | $0.108$78.76/mo | $0.863$630.08/mo | $2.589$1890.23/mo |
| Reserved 1-year | — | — | — | — |
| Reserved 3-year | — | — | — | — |
| Spot savings | 43% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
| Cost efficiency in us-central1 | ||||
| $ / vCPU / hr | $0.0475 | $0.0475 | $0.0475 | $0.0475 |
| $ / GB RAM / hr | $0.0127 | $0.0127 | $0.0127 | $0.0127 |
| Availability | ||||
| Regions | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Cheapest region | us-central1 · $0.048 | us-central1 · $0.190 | us-central1 · $1.520 | us-central1 · $4.560 |
| Cheapest spot region | asia-southeast2 · $0.009 | asia-southeast2 · $0.038 | asia-southeast2 · $0.303 | asia-southeast2 · $0.909 |
| Price snapshot | 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-05 |