n2d-standard-48vsn4d-standard-48

n2d-standard-48 is 0% cheaper than n4d-standard-48 on demand in Iowa, saving $3.65 a month.

At a glancen2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48
On-demand$2.028/hr0% less$2.033/hr
Lowest rate$0.9126/hr0% less3-yr committed use, no upfront$0.9149/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC MilanAMD EPYC Turin
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48n4d-standard-48 vs n2d-standard-48
On-demandPay by the hour$2.028$2.033Same
SpotCan be interrupted47% off$1.07940% off$1.219▲ 13%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$1.27837% off$1.281Same
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.912655% off$0.9149Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where n2d-standard-48 leads
On-demand price$2.028 vs $2.033 per hour
0% cheaper
Where n4d-standard-48 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48
vCPUs4848
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC MilanAMD EPYC Turin
MemoryAll 1 matchn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48
Memory (GiB)192192
NetworkingAll 1 matchn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48
NetworkUp to 32 GbpsUp to 32 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48
Familyn2dn4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48
SeriesN2DN4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for n2d-standard-48 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionn2d-standard-48n4d-standard-48Difference
Mumbaiasia-south1$1.338$1.546▲ 15%
Columbusus-east5$2.028$2.033Same
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$2.028$2.033Same
Oregonus-west1$2.028$2.033Same
South Carolinaus-east1$2.028$2.033Same
Tel Avivme-west1$2.231$2.236Same
Belgiumeurope-west1$2.231$2.237Same
Netherlandseurope-west4$2.232$2.135▼ 4%
Finlandeurope-north1$2.233$2.237Same
Las Vegasus-west4$2.284$2.29Same
Northern Virginiaus-east4$2.284$2.033▼ 11%
Delhiasia-south2$2.436$2.114▼ 13%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$2.436$2.444Same
Singaporeasia-southeast1$2.502$2.507Same
Frankfurteurope-west3$2.612$2.40▼ 8%
Londoneurope-west2$2.612$2.317▼ 11%
Dammamme-central2$3.244$3.253Same

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.