Compute Engine
Run large-scale workloads on virtual machines hosted on Google's infrastructure. Choose a VM that fits your needs and gain the performance of Google’s worldwide fiber network.
Features
High-performance virtual machines
Compute Engine’s Linux VMs are consistently performant, scalable, highly secure and reliable. Supported distros include Debian and CentOS. You can choose from micro-VMs to large instances.
Powered by Google’s global network
Create large compute clusters that benefit from strong and consistent cross-machine bandwidth. Connect to machines in other data centers and to other Google services using Google’s private global fiber network.
(Really) Pay for what you use
Google bills in minute-level increments (with a 10-minute minimum charge), so you don’t pay for unused computing time. With sustained use discounts, we automatically give you discounted prices for long-running workloads with no sign-up or up-front commitment.
Global load balancing
Global load-balancing technology helps you distribute incoming requests across pools of instances across multiple regions, so you can achieve maximum performance, throughput and availability at low cost.
Fast and easy provisioning
Quickly deploy large clusters of virtual machines with intuitive tools including a RESTful API, command-line interface and web-based Console. You can also use tools such as RightScale and Scalr to automatically manage your deployment.
Compliance and security
All data written to persistent disk in Compute Engine is encrypted on the fly and then transmitted and stored in encrypted form. Google Compute Engine has completed ISO 27001, SSAE-16, SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 certifications, demonstrating our commitment to information security.
Software Packages
Try 100+ popular software packages on Google Compute via our Launcher.
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DataStax
"Google has a very flexible cost model that allowed us to not have to think or plan"
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Panda
"Live Migration is a fantastic feature. If the underlying hardware fails, Google Compute Engine will move the VM to another piece of hardware."
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The Pricing Calculator provides you with a simple tool that can help you get a sense of what an application running on Google Cloud Platform could cost.
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Pricing
When charging in local currency, Google will convert the prices listed into applicable local currency pursuant to the conversion rates published by leading financial institutions.
All machine types are charged a minimum of 10 minutes. For example, if you run your instance for 2 minutes, you will be billed for 10 minutes of usage. After 10 minutes, instances are charged in 1 minute increments, rounded up to the nearest minute. For example, an instance that lives for 11.25 minutes will be charged for 12 minutes of usage.
If you would like to discuss pricing for long-term commitments, please contact sales.
Machine Type Pricing
Standard
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1-standard-1 | 1 | 3.75GB | 2.75 | $0.045 | $0.049 | $0.063 |
| n1-standard-2 | 2 | 7.5GB | 5.50 | $0.089 | $0.097 | $0.126 |
| n1-standard-4 | 4 | 15GB | 11 | $0.177 | $0.193 | $0.252 |
| n1-standard-8 | 8 | 30GB | 22 | $0.353 | $0.385 | $0.504 |
| n1-standard-16 | 16 | 60GB | 44 | $0.706 | $0.769 | $1.008 |
| n1-standard-32Beta | 32 | 120GB | 88 | $1.412 | $1.538 | $2.016 |
High Memory
Machines for tasks that require more memory relative to virtual cores.
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1-highmem-2 | 2 | 13GB | 5.50 | $0.104 | $0.113 | $0.148 |
| n1-highmem-4 | 4 | 26GB | 11 | $0.208 | $0.226 | $0.296 |
| n1-highmem-8 | 8 | 52GB | 22 | $0.415 | $0.452 | $0.592 |
| n1-highmem-16 | 16 | 104GB | 44 | $0.829 | $0.903 | $1.184 |
| n1-highmem-32Beta | 32 | 208GB | 88 | $1.658 | $1.806 | $2.368 |
High CPU
Machines for tasks that require more virtual cores relative to memory.
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1-highcpu-2 | 2 | 1.80GB | 5.50 | $0.056 | $0.061 | $0.080 |
| n1-highcpu-4 | 4 | 3.60GB | 11 | $0.112 | $0.122 | $0.160 |
| n1-highcpu-8 | 8 | 7.20GB | 22 | $0.224 | $0.244 | $0.320 |
| n1-highcpu-16 | 16 | 14.40GB | 44 | $0.448 | $0.488 | $0.640 |
| n1-highcpu-32Beta | 32 | 28.80GB | 88 | $0.896 | $0.976 | $1.280 |
Shared Core
Machines for tasks that don't require a lot of resources but do have to remain online for long periods of time.
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1-micro | 1 | 0.60GB | Shared CPU |
$0.009 | $0.010 | $0.012 |
| g1-small | 1 | 1.70GB | 1.38 | $0.023 | $0.025 | $0.032 |
Standard
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1-standard-1 | 1 | 3.75GB | 2.75 | $0.049 | $0.053 | $0.069 |
| n1-standard-2 | 2 | 7.5GB | 5.50 | $0.097 | $0.106 | $0.138 |
| n1-standard-4 | 4 | 15GB | 11 | $0.194 | $0.211 | $0.276 |
| n1-standard-8 | 8 | 30GB | 22 | $0.387 | $0.421 | $0.552 |
| n1-standard-16 | 16 | 60GB | 44 | $0.773 | $0.842 | $1.104 |
| n1-standard-32Beta | 32 | 120GB | 88 | $1.546 | $1.684 | $2.208 |
High Memory
Machines for tasks that require more memory relative to virtual cores.
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1-highmem-2 | 2 | 13GB | 5.50 | $0.114 | $0.124 | $0.162 |
| n1-highmem-4 | 4 | 26GB | 11 | $0.227 | $0.248 | $0.324 |
| n1-highmem-8 | 8 | 52GB | 22 | $0.454 | $0.495 | $0.648 |
| n1-highmem-16 | 16 | 104GB | 44 | $0.908 | $0.989 | $1.296 |
| n1-highmem-32Beta | 32 | 208GB | 88 | $1.815 | $1.977 | $2.592 |
High CPU
Machines for tasks that require more virtual cores relative to memory.
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1-highcpu-2 | 2 | 1.80GB | 5.50 | $0.061 | $0.066 | $0.086 |
| n1-highcpu-4 | 4 | 3.60GB | 11 | $0.121 | $0.132 | $0.172 |
| n1-highcpu-8 | 8 | 7.20GB | 22 | $0.241 | $0.263 | $0.344 |
| n1-highcpu-16 | 16 | 14.40GB | 44 | $0.482 | $0.525 | $0.688 |
| n1-highcpu-32Beta | 32 | 28.80GB | 88 | $0.964 | $1.050 | $1.376 |
Shared Core
Machines for tasks that don't require a lot of resources but do have to remain online for long periods of time.
| Instance type | Virtual CPUs | Memory | GCEU1 | Lowest price2 (USD) per hour with full sustained usage | Typical price3 (USD) per hour | Full price4 (USD) per hour without sustained use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1-micro | 1 | 0.60GB | Shared CPU |
$0.010 | $0.010 | $0.013 |
| g1-small | 1 | 1.70GB | 1.38 | $0.025 | $0.027 | $0.0347 |
Sustained Use Discounts
Once you use an instance for over 25% of a billing cycle, your price starts dropping. This discount is applied automatically, with no sign-up or up-front commitment required. If you use an instance for 100% of the billing cycle, you get a 30% net discount over our already low prices.
More details
Premium OS Pricing
Pricing for premium operating systems differ based on the machine type where the premium operating system image is used. For example, an f1-micro instance will be charged $0.02 per hour for a SUSE image, while an n1-standard-8 instance will be charged $0.11 per hour. All prices for premium operating systems are in addition to charges for using a machine type.
Pricing for premium operating systems are the same worldwide and do not differ based on zones or regions, as machine type prices do.
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) images |
$0.06/hour for instance types with less than
8 virtual CPUs $0.13/hour for instance types with 8 virtual CPUs or more |
| SUSE images |
$0.02/hour for f1-micro and g1-small machine types $0.11/hour for all other machine types |
| Windows server images | $0.02/hour for f1-micro and g1-small machine types $0.04 per core/hour for all other machine types |
Network Pricing
| Ingress | Free |
| Egress to the same Zone. | Free |
| Egress to a different Google Cloud service within the same Region. | Free |
| Egress to Google products (such as YouTube, Maps, Drive). | Free * |
| Egress to a different Zone in the same Region (per GB) | $0.01 |
| Egress to a different Region within the US | $0.01 * |
| Inter-continental Egress | At Internet Egress Rate |
| * Promotional pricing. | |
| Monthly Usage | Network (Egress) Worldwide Destinations (excluding China & Australia) (per GB) |
Network (Egress) China Destinations (per GB) |
Network (Egress) Australia Destinations (per GB) |
Network (Ingress) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 TB | $0.12 | $0.23 | $0.19 | Free |
| 1-10 TB | $0.11 | $0.22 | $0.18 | Free |
| 10+ TB | $0.08 | $0.20 | $0.15 | Free |
Load Balancing and Protocol Forwarding
| All regions | |
| Hourly service charge | $0.025 (5 rules included) $0.010 per additional rule |
| Per GB of data processed | $0.008 |
Persistent Disk Pricing
| Standard Persistent Disk Provisioned Space | $0.04 GB / month |
| SSD Persistent Disk Provisioned Space | $0.17 GB / month |
| Snapshot storage* | $0.026 GB / month |
| IO operations | No additional charge |
| * Addition of egress fees for restore will be delayed as a promotional offer until April 1, 2015. | |
Local SSD Pricing
| Local SSD Provisioned Space | $0.218 GB / month |
Google would like you to experience the performance of Local SSD firsthand. To make it even easier to try out the feature, we're giving our customers a discounted trial. For the next month (April 21, 2015 to May 21, 2015), Local SSD will be priced at $0.055 per GB/month. After that time, the price will return to its normal $0.218 per GB/month.
To get started, read the local SSD documentation and create a local SSD.
Image Storage
| Image storage | $0.085 GB / month |
IP Address Pricing
| Static IP address (assigned but unused) | $0.01 / hour |
| Static IP address (assigned and in use) | Free |
| Ephemeral IP address (attached to instance) | Free |