Storage optimized GCP Compute Engine machine types
GCP Compute Engine has 14 storage optimized machine types in Iowa, across 1 family. The cheapest is z3-highmem-8-highlssd at $0.8643 per hour on demand (8 vCPUs, 64 GiB).
Prices in Iowa, cheapest first
| Type | Family | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr committed use /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z3-highmem-8-highlssd | z3 | 8 | 64 | $0.8643 | $0.487 | $0.5445 |
| z3-highmem-14-standardlssd | z3 | 14 | 112 | $1.482 | $0.8349 | $0.9334 |
| z3-highmem-16-highlssd | z3 | 16 | 128 | $1.728 | $0.974 | $1.089 |
| z3-highmem-22-standardlssd | z3 | 22 | 176 | $2.346 | $1.322 | $1.478 |
| z3-highmem-22-highlssd | z3 | 22 | 176 | $2.387 | $1.345 | $1.504 |
| z3-highmem-32-highlssd | z3 | 32 | 256 | $3.457 | $1.948 | $2.178 |
| z3-highmem-44-standardlssd | z3 | 44 | 352 | $4.651 | $2.62 | $2.93 |
| z3-highmem-44-highlssd | z3 | 44 | 352 | $4.774 | $2.69 | $3.008 |
| z3-highmem-88-standardlssd | z3 | 88 | 704 | $9.301 | $5.241 | $5.86 |
| z3-highmem-88 | z3 | 88 | 704 | $9.548 | $5.38 | $6.015 |
| z3-highmem-88-highlssd | z3 | 88 | 704 | $9.548 | $5.38 | $6.015 |
| z3-highmem-176 | z3 | 176 | 1408 | $18.603 | $10.482 | $11.72 |
| z3-highmem-176-standardlssd | z3 | 176 | 1408 | $18.603 | $10.482 | $11.72 |
| z3-highmem-192-highlssd-metal | z3 | 192 | 1536 | $20.249 | $11.41 | $12.757 |
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Prices in USD per hour for Linux; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from the Google Cloud Billing Catalog API. Compare all GCP Compute Engine machine types.