n4-standard-2vsn4d-standard-2

n4d-standard-2 is 7% cheaper than n4-standard-2 on demand in Iowa, saving $4.38 a month.

At a glancen4-standard-2n4d-standard-2
On-demand$0.0907/hr$0.0847/hr7% less
Lowest rate$0.0408/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront$0.0381/hr7% less3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)AMD EPYC Turin
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2n4d-standard-2 vs n4-standard-2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0907$0.0847▼ 7%
SpotCan be interrupted41% off$0.053540% off$0.0508▼ 5%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.057137% off$0.0534▼ 6%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.040855% off$0.0381▼ 7%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where n4-standard-2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where n4d-standard-2 leads
On-demand price$0.0847 vs $0.0907 per hour
7% cheaper

Specs

3 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)AMD EPYC Turin
MemoryAll 1 matchn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 1 matchn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2
NetworkUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2
Familyn4n4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2
SeriesN4N4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for n4-standard-2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionn4-standard-2n4d-standard-2Difference
Columbusus-east5$0.0907$0.0847▼ 7%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.0907$0.0847▼ 7%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.0907$0.0847▼ 7%
Oregonus-west1$0.0907$0.0847▼ 7%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.0907$0.0847▼ 7%
Delhiasia-south2$0.0943$0.0881▼ 7%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.0943$0.0644▼ 32%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.0952$0.089▼ 7%
Tel Avivme-west1$0.0998$0.0932▼ 7%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.0999$0.0932▼ 7%
Finlandeurope-north1$0.0999$0.0932▼ 7%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.1022$0.0954▼ 7%
Londoneurope-west2$0.1034$0.0965▼ 7%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.107$0.1▼ 7%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$0.109$0.1018▼ 7%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.1119$0.1045▼ 7%
Dammamme-central2$0.1451$0.1356▼ 7%

Keep exploring

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

n4-standard-2General purpose, n4 family
n4-standard-2 prices and specsEvery size in the n4 family

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n4d-standard-2 prices and specsEvery size in the n4d family

Compare n4d-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.