c4a-standard-2vsc4d-standard-2

c4a-standard-2 is 0% cheaper than c4d-standard-2 on demand in Iowa, saving $0.07 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancec4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2
On-demand$0.0898/hr0% less$0.0899/hr
Lowest rate$0.0443/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0398/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 7 GiB
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2c4d-standard-2 vs c4a-standard-2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0898$0.0899Same
SpotCan be interrupted51% off$0.044356% off$0.0398▼ 10%
1-yr committed useNo upfront34% off$0.059237% off$0.0566▼ 4%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.040455% off$0.0404Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c4a-standard-2 leads
On-demand price$0.0898 vs $0.0899 per hour
0% cheaper
Max persistent disks16 vs 4
4× higher
Memory (GiB)8 vs 7
14% higher
Where c4d-standard-2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

6 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 3 differc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2
vCPUs22
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Memory1 of 1 differc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2
Memory (GiB)87
NetworkingAll 1 matchc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2
NetworkUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks164
Instance details1 of 2 differc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2
Familyc4ac4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2
SeriesC4AC4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c4a-standard-2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc4a-standard-2c4d-standard-2Difference
Columbusus-east5$0.0898$0.0899Same
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.0898$0.0899Same
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.0898$0.0899Same
Oregonus-west1$0.0898$0.0899Same
South Carolinaus-east1$0.0898$0.0899Same
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.0934$0.0935Same
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.0943$0.0944Same
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.0989$0.099Same
Las Vegasus-west4$0.1011$0.1012Same
Londoneurope-west2$0.1024$0.1025Same
Taiwanasia-east1$0.104$0.1041Same
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.106$0.1061Same
Madrideurope-southwest1$0.106$0.1061Same
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.1108$0.1109Same
Tokyoasia-northeast1$0.1153$0.1154Same
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$0.1167$0.1168Same
Dammamme-central2$0.1437$0.1438Same

Keep exploring

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

c4a-standard-2General purpose, c4a family
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Compare c4a-standard-2 with

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