c4-standard-8-lssdvsc4d-standard-8-lssd

c4d-standard-8-lssd is 5% cheaper than c4-standard-8-lssd on demand in Iowa, saving $18.47 a month.

At a glancec4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd
On-demand$0.4775/hr$0.4522/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.2858/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2004/hr30% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 30 GiB8 vCPUs, 31 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-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd vs c4-standard-8-lssd
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4775$0.4522▼ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted40% off$0.285856% off$0.2004▼ 30%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.300937% off$0.2849▼ 5%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.214955% off$0.2035▼ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c4-standard-8-lssd leads
Max persistent disks128 vs 16
8× higher
Where c4d-standard-8-lssd leads
On-demand price$0.4522 vs $0.4775 per hour
5% cheaper
Memory (GiB)31 vs 30
3% higher

Specs

6 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Granite Rapids) or Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)AMD EPYC Turin
Memory1 of 1 differc4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd
Memory (GiB)3031
Networking1 of 1 differc4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd
NetworkUp to 23 GbpsUp to 20 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd
Storage1 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD1 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD
Max persistent disks12816
Instance details1 of 2 differc4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd
Familyc4c4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssd
SeriesC4C4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c4-standard-8-lssd first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc4-standard-8-lssdc4d-standard-8-lssdDifference
Columbusus-east5$0.4775$0.4522▼ 5%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.4775$0.4522▼ 5%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.4775$0.4522▼ 5%
Oregonus-west1$0.4775$0.4522▼ 5%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.4775$0.4522▼ 5%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.5014$0.4748▼ 5%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.5258$0.4979▼ 5%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.5378$0.5093▼ 5%
Londoneurope-west2$0.5444$0.5155▼ 5%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.5529$0.5236▼ 5%
Madrideurope-southwest1$0.5635$0.5336▼ 5%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$0.574$0.5436▼ 5%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.5891$0.5579▼ 5%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$0.6132$0.5807▼ 5%
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$0.6208$0.5878▼ 5%

Keep exploring

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

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

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c4d-standard-8-lssdGeneral purpose, c4d family
c4d-standard-8-lssd prices and specsEvery size in the c4d family

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