c2d-standard-2vsc4d-standard-2

c4d-standard-2 is 1% cheaper than c2d-standard-2 on demand in Iowa, saving $0.66 a month.

At a glancec2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2
On-demand$0.0908/hr$0.0899/hr1% less
Lowest rate$0.0416/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0398/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 7 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC MilanAMD EPYC Turin
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2c4d-standard-2 vs c2d-standard-2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0908$0.0899▼ 1%
SpotCan be interrupted54% off$0.041656% off$0.0398▼ 4%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.057237% off$0.0566▼ 1%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.040955% off$0.0404▼ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c2d-standard-2 leads
Max persistent disks128 vs 4
32× higher
Memory (GiB)8 vs 7
14% higher
Where c4d-standard-2 leads
On-demand price$0.0899 vs $0.0908 per hour
1% cheaper

Specs

6 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC MilanAMD EPYC Turin
Memory1 of 1 differc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2
Memory (GiB)87
NetworkingAll 1 matchc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2
NetworkUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks1284
Instance details2 of 2 differc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2
Familyc2dc4d
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2
SeriesC2DC4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c2d-standard-2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc2d-standard-2c4d-standard-2Difference
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.0599$0.0935▲ 56%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.0908$0.0899▼ 1%
Oregonus-west1$0.0908$0.0899▼ 1%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.0908$0.0899▼ 1%
Tel Avivme-west1$0.0999$0.0989▼ 1%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.1$0.099▼ 1%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.1$0.0944▼ 6%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.1023$0.1012▼ 1%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.1023$0.0899▼ 12%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.1051$0.1041▼ 1%
Madrideurope-southwest1$0.1071$0.1061▼ 1%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$0.1091$0.108▼ 1%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.112$0.1109▼ 1%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$0.1166$0.1154▼ 1%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.117$0.1061▼ 9%
Londoneurope-west2$0.117$0.1025▼ 12%
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$0.1289$0.1168▼ 9%
Dammamme-central2$0.1453$0.1438▼ 1%

Keep exploring

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

c2d-standard-2Compute optimized, c2d family
c2d-standard-2 prices and specsEvery size in the c2d family
c4d-standard-2General purpose, c4d family
c4d-standard-2 prices and specsEvery size in the c4d family

Compare c4d-standard-2 with

c4-standard-2c4a-standard-2

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