c3-standard-8-lssdvsc4-standard-8-lssd

c4-standard-8-lssd is 2% cheaper than c3-standard-8-lssd on demand in Iowa, saving $5.77 a month.

At a glancec3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd
On-demand$0.4854/hr$0.4775/hr2% less
Lowest rate$0.1923/hr33% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2858/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 30 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids)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.

Optionc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd vs c3-standard-8-lssd
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4854$0.4775▼ 2%
SpotCan be interrupted60% off$0.192340% off$0.2858▲ 49%
1-yr committed useNo upfront31% off$0.336237% off$0.3009▼ 10%
3-yr committed useNo upfront46% off$0.263655% off$0.2149▼ 18%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c3-standard-8-lssd leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 30
7% higher
Where c4-standard-8-lssd leads
On-demand price$0.4775 vs $0.4854 per hour
2% cheaper

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids)Intel Xeon (Granite Rapids) or Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd
Memory (GiB)3230
NetworkingAll 1 matchc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd
NetworkUp to 23 GbpsUp to 23 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd
Storage2 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD1 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd
Familyc3c4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssd
SeriesC3C4
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c3-standard-8-lssd first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc3-standard-8-lssdc4-standard-8-lssdDifference
Columbusus-east5$0.4854$0.4775▼ 2%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.4854$0.4775▼ 2%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.4854$0.4775▼ 2%
Oregonus-west1$0.4854$0.4775▼ 2%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.4854$0.4775▼ 2%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.5015$0.4966▼ 1%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.5056$0.5014▼ 1%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.5262$0.5258Same
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1$0.5262$0.5258Same
Londoneurope-west2$0.5419$0.5444Same
Las Vegasus-west4$0.5446$0.5378▼ 1%
Dallasus-south1$0.558$0.5635▲ 1%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.558$0.5635▲ 1%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.5796$0.5891▲ 2%
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1$0.5862$0.5969▲ 2%
Osakaasia-northeast2$0.6$0.6132▲ 2%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$0.6$0.6132▲ 2%
São Paulosouthamerica-east1$0.7225$0.7583▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c3-standard-8-lssdGeneral purpose, c3 family
c3-standard-8-lssd prices and specsEvery size in the c3 family

Compare c3-standard-8-lssd with

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c4-standard-8-lssdGeneral purpose, c4 family
c4-standard-8-lssd prices and specsEvery size in the c4 family

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