m4-hypermem-4vsm4n-hypermem-4

m4-hypermem-4 is 44% cheaper than m4n-hypermem-4 on demand in Iowa, saving $208.12 a month.

At a glancem4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4
On-demand$0.3565/hr44% less$0.6416/hr
Lowest rate$0.1069/hr58% less3-yr committed use, no upfront$0.2566/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 62 GiB4 vCPUs, 62 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)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.

Optionm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4 vs m4-hypermem-4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3565$0.6416▲ 80%
SpotCan be interrupted40% off$0.213860% off$0.2566▲ 20%
1-yr committed useNo upfront41% off$0.210337% off$0.4042▲ 92%
3-yr committed useNo upfront70% off$0.106960% off$0.2566▲ 140%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m4-hypermem-4 leads
On-demand price$0.3565 vs $0.6416 per hour
44% cheaper
Where m4n-hypermem-4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 3 matchm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4
Memory (GiB)6262
Networking1 of 1 differm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4
NetworkUp to 16 GbpsUp to 30 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details2 of 2 differm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4
Familym4m4n
CategoryMemory optimized–
Other1 of 2 differm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4
SeriesM4M4N
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m4-hypermem-4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm4-hypermem-4m4n-hypermem-4Difference
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.3565$0.6416▲ 80%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.3565$0.6416▲ 80%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.3565$0.6416▲ 80%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.4064$0.7065▲ 74%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.4064$0.7571▲ 86%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.4064$0.6737▲ 66%
Madrideurope-southwest1$0.4277$0.7571▲ 77%

Keep exploring

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

m4-hypermem-4Memory optimized, m4 family
m4-hypermem-4 prices and specsEvery size in the m4 family
m4n-hypermem-4m4n family
m4n-hypermem-4 prices and specsEvery size in the m4n family

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 60–70% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

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