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m4-megamem-224 is 44% cheaper than m4n-megamem-224 on demand in Iowa, saving $10,333.66 a month.

At a glancem4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224
On-demand$17.695/hr44% less$31.85/hr
Lowest rate$5.308/hr58% less3-yr committed use, no upfront$12.74/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size224 vCPUs, 2976 GiB224 vCPUs, 2976 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-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224 vs m4-megamem-224
On-demandPay by the hour$17.695$31.85▲ 80%
SpotCan be interrupted40% off$10.61560% off$12.74▲ 20%
1-yr committed useNo upfront41% off$10.4437% off$20.066▲ 92%
3-yr committed useNo upfront70% off$5.30860% off$12.74▲ 140%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m4-megamem-224 leads
On-demand price$17.695 vs $31.85 per hour
44% cheaper
Where m4n-megamem-224 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 3 matchm4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224
vCPUs224224
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchm4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224
Memory (GiB)2,9762,976
Networking1 of 1 differm4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224
NetworkUp to 100 GbpsUp to 400 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchm4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details2 of 2 differm4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224
Familym4m4n
CategoryMemory optimized–
Other1 of 2 differm4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224
SeriesM4M4N
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m4-megamem-224 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm4-megamem-224m4n-megamem-224Difference
Columbusus-east5$17.695$31.85▲ 80%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$17.695$31.85▲ 80%
Las Vegasus-west4$17.695$35.873▲ 103%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$17.695$31.85▲ 80%
Oregonus-west1$17.695$31.85▲ 80%
South Carolinaus-east1$17.695$31.85▲ 80%
Delhiasia-south2$18.226$33.124▲ 82%
Mumbaiasia-south1$18.226$33.124▲ 82%
Bangkokasia-southeast3$18.584$33.442▲ 80%
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1$19.473$35.072▲ 80%
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2$19.473$35.072▲ 80%
Frankfurteurope-west3$20.172$37.584▲ 86%
Netherlandseurope-west4$20.172$33.442▲ 66%
Belgiumeurope-west1$20.172$35.072▲ 74%
Madrideurope-southwest1$21.234$37.584▲ 77%
Londoneurope-west2$21.412$36.311▲ 70%
Turineurope-west12$22.111$41.088▲ 86%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$22.12$39.293▲ 78%
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1$23.003$39.815▲ 73%
Santiagosouthamerica-west1$25.318$45.546▲ 80%
Warsaweurope-central2$25.318$38.538▲ 52%
São Paulosouthamerica-east1$28.135$50.575▲ 80%
Dammamme-central2$28.305$50.962▲ 80%

Keep exploring

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

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