A2 machine series
A Compute Engine machine series in Google's accelerator-optimized machine family: 9 machine types from 12–96 vCPU and 85–1,360 GiB, on Intel CPUs.
Machine family: Accelerator-optimized
CPU: Intel
Architecture: x86-64
Machine types: 9
vCPU: 12–96
Memory: 85–1,360 GiB
Regions: 12
Committed use discounts
In Iowa (us-central1), a resource-based commitment takes 17–37% off the On-demand Linux rate for 1 year and 31–65% for 3 years, across the 9 A2 machine types priced there. You commit to an amount of A2 vCPU and memory, and GPUs, in one region and pay for it whether you use it or not. Flexible (spend-based) commitments aren't shown.
A2 machine types
Linux prices per hour in Iowa (us-central1), composed from Google's own SKUs (GPUs and bundled Local SSD). Each machine type's page has every region, Windows, and the SKUs behind each price.
| Machine type | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | GiB per vCPU | GPU | Local SSD (GiB) | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr CUD | 3-yr CUD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a2-highgpu-1g | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 1x Nvidia Tesla A100 | — | $3.673385 | $1.98913 | $2.314207 | $1.285708 |
| a2-ultragpu-1g | 12 | 170 | 14.17 | 1x Nvidia Tesla A100 80GB | 375 | $5.068798 | $2.976775 | $4.19969 | $3.499998 |
| a2-highgpu-2g | 24 | 170 | 7.08 | 2x Nvidia Tesla A100 | — | $7.34677 | $3.97826 | $4.628414 | $2.571417 |
| a2-ultragpu-2g | 24 | 340 | 14.17 | 2x Nvidia Tesla A100 80GB | 750 | $10.137596 | $5.95355 | $8.399381 | $6.999995 |
| a2-highgpu-4g | 48 | 340 | 7.08 | 4x Nvidia Tesla A100 | — | $14.69354 | $7.95652 | $9.256828 | $5.142833 |
| a2-ultragpu-4g | 48 | 680 | 14.17 | 4x Nvidia Tesla A100 80GB | 1,500 | $20.275192 | $11.907099 | $16.798762 | $13.99999 |
| a2-highgpu-8g | 96 | 680 | 7.08 | 8x Nvidia Tesla A100 | — | $29.38708 | $15.91304 | $18.513656 | $10.285667 |
| a2-megagpu-16g | 96 | 1,360 | 14.17 | 16x Nvidia Tesla A100 | — | $55.739504 | $30.18256 | $35.115473 | $19.5092 |
| a2-ultragpu-8g | 96 | 1,360 | 14.17 | 8x Nvidia Tesla A100 80GB | 3,000 | $40.550383 | $23.814198 | $33.597523 | $27.99998 |
1-yr and 3-yr are resource-based committed use discounts, as hourly rates.