c2-standard-16vsc4-standard-16

c4-standard-16 is 5% cheaper than c2-standard-16 on demand in Iowa, saving $32.49 a month.

At a glancec2-standard-16c4-standard-16
On-demand$0.8352/hr$0.7907/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.3341/hr6% less3-yr committed use, no upfront$0.3558/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 60 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon (Granite Rapids) or Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc2-standard-16c4-standard-16c4-standard-16 vs c2-standard-16
On-demandPay by the hour$0.8352$0.7907▼ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted56% off$0.368140% off$0.4733▲ 29%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.526237% off$0.4981▼ 5%
3-yr committed useNo upfront60% off$0.334155% off$0.3558▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c2-standard-16 leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 60
7% higher
Where c4-standard-16 leads
On-demand price$0.7907 vs $0.8352 per hour
5% cheaper

Specs

6 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc2-standard-16c4-standard-16
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon (Granite Rapids) or Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differc2-standard-16c4-standard-16
Memory (GiB)6460
Networking1 of 1 differc2-standard-16c4-standard-16
NetworkUp to 32 GbpsUp to 23 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchc2-standard-16c4-standard-16
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details2 of 2 differc2-standard-16c4-standard-16
Familyc2c4
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc2-standard-16c4-standard-16
SeriesC2C4
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c2-standard-16 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc2-standard-16c4-standard-16Difference
Columbusus-east5$0.8352$0.7907▼ 5%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.8352$0.7907▼ 5%
Oregonus-west1$0.8352$0.7907▼ 5%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.8352$0.7907▼ 5%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.9188$0.8706▼ 5%
Tel Avivme-west1$0.9188$0.8697▼ 5%
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1$0.9195$0.8706▼ 5%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.9195$0.8302▼ 10%
Finlandeurope-north1$0.9196$0.8706▼ 5%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.9406$0.8905▼ 5%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.9406$0.7907▼ 16%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.9671$0.9155▼ 5%
Delhiasia-south2$1.003$0.8223▼ 18%
Los Angelesus-west2$1.003$0.9505▼ 5%
Mumbaiasia-south1$1.003$0.8223▼ 18%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$1.003$0.9505▼ 5%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$1.03$0.9755▼ 5%
Osakaasia-northeast2$1.071$1.015▼ 5%
Seoulasia-northeast3$1.071$1.015▼ 5%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$1.071$1.015▼ 5%
Frankfurteurope-west3$1.076$0.933▼ 13%
Londoneurope-west2$1.076$0.9014▼ 16%
Zuricheurope-west6$1.094$1.036▼ 5%
Hong Kongasia-east2$1.169$1.106▼ 5%
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1$1.185$0.9884▼ 17%
Santiagosouthamerica-west1$1.194$1.131▼ 5%
São Paulosouthamerica-east1$1.326$1.256▼ 5%
Dammamme-central2$1.336$1.265▼ 5%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c2-standard-16Compute optimized, c2 family
c2-standard-16 prices and specsEvery size in the c2 family

Compare c2-standard-16 with

c2d-standard-16
c4-standard-16General purpose, c4 family
c4-standard-16 prices and specsEvery size in the c4 family

Compare c4-standard-16 with

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GCP Compute Engine Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.