c4-standard-2vsc4d-standard-2

c4d-standard-2 is 7% cheaper than c4-standard-2 on demand in Iowa, saving $5.11 a month.

At a glancec4-standard-2c4d-standard-2
On-demand$0.0969/hr$0.0899/hr7% less
Lowest rate$0.058/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0398/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 7 GiB2 vCPUs, 7 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Granite Rapids) or Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)AMD EPYC Turin
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2c4d-standard-2 vs c4-standard-2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0969$0.0899▼ 7%
SpotCan be interrupted40% off$0.05856% off$0.0398▼ 31%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.06137% off$0.0566▼ 7%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.043655% off$0.0404▼ 7%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c4-standard-2 leads
Max persistent disks128 vs 4
32× higher
Where c4d-standard-2 leads
On-demand price$0.0899 vs $0.0969 per hour
7% cheaper

Specs

4 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Granite Rapids) or Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)AMD EPYC Turin
MemoryAll 1 matchc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2
Memory (GiB)77
NetworkingAll 1 matchc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2
NetworkUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks1284
Instance details1 of 2 differc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2
Familyc4c4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2
SeriesC4C4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c4-standard-2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc4-standard-2c4d-standard-2Difference
Columbusus-east5$0.0969$0.0899▼ 7%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.0969$0.0899▼ 7%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.0969$0.0899▼ 7%
Oregonus-west1$0.0969$0.0899▼ 7%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.0969$0.0899▼ 7%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.1007$0.0935▼ 7%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.1017$0.0944▼ 7%
Tel Avivme-west1$0.1066$0.0989▼ 7%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.1067$0.099▼ 7%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.1091$0.1012▼ 7%
Londoneurope-west2$0.1104$0.1025▼ 7%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.1122$0.1041▼ 7%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.1143$0.1061▼ 7%
Madrideurope-southwest1$0.1143$0.1061▼ 7%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$0.1164$0.108▼ 7%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.1195$0.1109▼ 7%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$0.1244$0.1154▼ 7%
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$0.1259$0.1168▼ 7%
Dammamme-central2$0.155$0.1438▼ 7%

Keep exploring

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

c4-standard-2General purpose, c4 family
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GCP Compute Engine Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.