Google Cloud machine series
Google groups Compute Engine machine types into machine series (N2, C4A) and series into machine families by workload. Pick a series for its machine types, prices and committed use discounts.
General-purpose
| Series | CPU | Machine types | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Regions | Lowest On-demand, Linux ($/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 | x86-64 · Intel | 27 | 4–192 | 8–1,536 | 34 | $0.170104 us-central1 |
| C3D | x86-64 · AMD | 38 | 4–360 | 8–2,880 | 22 | $0.149924 us-central1 |
| C4 | x86-64 · Intel | 57 | 2–288 | 4–2,232 | 43 | $0.085052 us-central1 |
| C4A | Arm64 · Arm | 42 | 1–96 | 2–768 | 32 | $0.03788 us-central1 |
| C4D | x86-64 · AMD | 49 | 2–384 | 3–3,072 | 26 | $0.076667 us-central1 |
| E2 | x86-64 · Mixed (Intel / AMD) | 17 | 2–32 | 1–128 | 42 | $0.008376 us-central1 |
| N1 | x86-64 · Intel | 26 | 1–160 | 1.8–3,844 | 33 | $0.0475 us-central1 |
| N2 | x86-64 · Intel | 29 | 2–128 | 2–864 | 40 | $0.071696 us-central1 |
| N2D | x86-64 · AMD | 31 | 2–224 | 2–896 | 40 | $0.041168 asia-south1 |
| N4 | x86-64 · Intel | 24 | 2–80 | 4–640 | 41 | $0.07654 us-central1 |
| N4A | Arm64 · Arm | 24 | 1–64 | 2–512 | 9 | $0.03248 us-central1 |
| N4D | x86-64 · AMD | 27 | 2–96 | 4–768 | 17 | $0.054328 asia-south1 |
| T2A | Arm64 · Arm | 7 | 1–48 | 4–192 | 3 | $0.0385 us-central1 |
| T2D | x86-64 · AMD | 8 | 1–60 | 4–240 | 39 | $0.027883 asia-south1 |
Compute-optimized
Memory-optimized
| Series | CPU | Machine types | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Regions | Lowest On-demand, Linux ($/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | x86-64 · Intel | 4 | 40–160 | 961–3,844 | 29 | $6.2931 us-central1 |
| M2 | x86-64 · Intel | 6 | 96–416 | 600–11,776 | 20 | $7.232904 us-central1 |
| M3 | x86-64 · Intel | 5 | 32–128 | 976–3,904 | 35 | $6.071254 us-east4 |
| M4 | x86-64 · Intel | 10 | 16–224 | 248–5,952 | 24 | $1.425814 us-central1 |
| M4N | x86-64 · Intel | 10 | 16–224 | 248–5,952 | 24 | $2.566466 us-central1 |
Storage-optimized
Network-optimized
| Series | CPU | Machine types | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Regions | Lowest On-demand, Linux ($/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C4N | x86-64 · Intel | 38 | 2–192 | 4–1,488 | 7 | $0.136084 us-central1 |
Accelerator-optimized
| Series | CPU | Machine types | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Regions | Lowest On-demand, Linux ($/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2GPU | x86-64 · Intel | 9 | 12–96 | 85–1,360 | 12 | $3.673385 us-central1 |
| A3GPU | x86-64 · Intel | 9 | 26–224 | 234–2,952 | 20 | $11.06125 us-central1 |
| A4GPU | x86-64 · Intel | 1 | 224 | 3,968 | 4 | $128.8800 us-central1 |
| G2GPU | x86-64 · Intel | 8 | 4–96 | 16–384 | 18 | $0.704518 us-east4 |
| G4GPU | x86-64 · AMD | 7 | 6–384 | 22–1,440 | 23 | $1.51825 us-central1 |
Families follow Google's machine resource guide; Google also lists M4N under network-optimized. The lowest price is the series' cheapest machine type in its cheapest region. Not listed: the X4 and X5 series (no published SKU yet), A4X, the shared-core F1 and G1 types, and TPU hosts.Filter every machine type.