n2-highmem-8vsn4-highmem-8

n4-highmem-8 is 9% cheaper than n2-highmem-8 on demand in Iowa, saving $35.04 a month.

At a glancen2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8
On-demand$0.5241/hr$0.4761/hr9% less
Lowest rate$0.2358/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront$0.2142/hr9% less3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)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.

Optionn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8n4-highmem-8 vs n2-highmem-8
On-demandPay by the hour$0.5241$0.4761▼ 9%
SpotCan be interrupted40% off$0.314441% off$0.2809▼ 11%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.330137% off$0.2999▼ 9%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.235855% off$0.2142▼ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where n2-highmem-8 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where n4-highmem-8 leads
On-demand price$0.4761 vs $0.5241 per hour
9% cheaper

Specs

3 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 1 matchn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8
NetworkUp to 16 GbpsUp to 16 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8
Familyn2n4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8
SeriesN2N4
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for n2-highmem-8 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionn2-highmem-8n4-highmem-8Difference
Columbusus-east5$0.5241$0.4761▼ 9%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.5241$0.4761▼ 9%
Oregonus-west1$0.5241$0.4761▼ 9%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.5241$0.4761▼ 9%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.5765$0.5242▼ 9%
Johannesburgafrica-south1$0.5765$0.5242▼ 9%
Tel Avivme-west1$0.5765$0.5237▼ 9%
Finlandeurope-north1$0.5769$0.5242▼ 9%
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1$0.5769$0.5242▼ 9%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.5769$0.4999▼ 13%
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2$0.5769$0.5242▼ 9%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.5902$0.5362▼ 9%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.5902$0.4761▼ 19%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.6068$0.5513▼ 9%
Milaneurope-west8$0.6079$0.5523▼ 9%
Pariseurope-west9$0.6079$0.5523▼ 9%
Dallasus-south1$0.6184$0.5618▼ 9%
Madrideurope-southwest1$0.6184$0.5618▼ 9%
Delhiasia-south2$0.6294$0.4951▼ 21%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.6294$0.4951▼ 21%
Los Angelesus-west2$0.6295$0.5723▼ 9%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$0.6295$0.5723▼ 9%
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$0.632$0.6189▼ 2%
Warsaweurope-central2$0.6341$0.5761▼ 9%
Dohame-central1$0.6367$0.5784▼ 9%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.6465$0.5873▼ 9%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$0.6718$0.6114▼ 9%
Osakaasia-northeast2$0.673$0.6114▼ 9%
Seoulasia-northeast3$0.673$0.6114▼ 9%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.6752$0.5618▼ 17%
Londoneurope-west2$0.6752$0.5427▼ 20%
Zuricheurope-west6$0.6865$0.6237▼ 9%
Jakartaasia-southeast2$0.7046$0.6402▼ 9%
Hong Kongasia-east2$0.7332$0.666▼ 9%
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1$0.7436$0.5951▼ 20%
Santiagosouthamerica-west1$0.7494$0.6808▼ 9%
São Paulosouthamerica-east1$0.8318$0.756▼ 9%
Dammamme-central2$0.8385$0.7617▼ 9%

Keep exploring

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