c4-standard-48-lssdvsc4d-standard-48-lssd

c4d-standard-48-lssd is 16% cheaper than c4-standard-48-lssd on demand in Iowa, saving $351.06 a month.

At a glancec4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd
On-demand$3.03/hr$2.549/hr16% less
Lowest rate$1.813/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.129/hr38% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 180 GiB48 vCPUs, 186 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-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd vs c4-standard-48-lssd
On-demandPay by the hour$3.03$2.549▼ 16%
SpotCan be interrupted40% off$1.81356% off$1.129▼ 38%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$1.90937% off$1.606▼ 16%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$1.36355% off$1.147▼ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c4-standard-48-lssd leads
Max persistent disks128 vs 32
4× higher
Where c4d-standard-48-lssd leads
On-demand price$2.549 vs $3.03 per hour
16% cheaper
Memory (GiB)186 vs 180
3% higher

Specs

6 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd
vCPUs4848
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Granite Rapids) or Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)AMD EPYC Turin
Memory1 of 1 differc4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd
Memory (GiB)180186
NetworkingAll 1 matchc4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd
NetworkUp to 34 GbpsUp to 34 Gbps
Storage2 of 2 differc4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd
Storage8 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD4 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD
Max persistent disks12832
Instance details1 of 2 differc4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd
Familyc4c4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssd
SeriesC4C4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c4-standard-48-lssd first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc4-standard-48-lssdc4d-standard-48-lssdDifference
Columbusus-east5$3.03$2.549▼ 16%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$3.03$2.549▼ 16%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$3.03$2.549▼ 16%
Oregonus-west1$3.03$2.549▼ 16%
South Carolinaus-east1$3.03$2.549▼ 16%
Netherlandseurope-west4$3.181$2.676▼ 16%
Belgiumeurope-west1$3.336$2.806▼ 16%
Las Vegasus-west4$3.412$2.871▼ 16%
Londoneurope-west2$3.454$2.905▼ 16%
Taiwanasia-east1$3.508$2.951▼ 16%
Madrideurope-southwest1$3.575$3.007▼ 16%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$3.642$3.064▼ 16%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$3.738$3.144▼ 16%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$3.891$3.273▼ 16%
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$3.938$3.313▼ 16%

Keep exploring

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

c4-standard-48-lssdGeneral purpose, c4 family
c4-standard-48-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.