n4-standard-4vsn4d-standard-4

n4d-standard-4 is 7% cheaper than n4-standard-4 on demand in Iowa, saving $8.76 a month.

At a glancen4-standard-4n4d-standard-4
On-demand$0.1814/hr$0.1694/hr7% less
Lowest rate$0.0816/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront$0.0762/hr7% less3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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-4n4d-standard-4n4d-standard-4 vs n4-standard-4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1814$0.1694▼ 7%
SpotCan be interrupted41% off$0.10740% off$0.1016▼ 5%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.114337% off$0.1067▼ 7%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.081655% off$0.0762▼ 7%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where n4-standard-4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where n4d-standard-4 leads
On-demand price$0.1694 vs $0.1814 per hour
7% cheaper

Specs

3 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differn4-standard-4n4d-standard-4
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Emerald Rapids)AMD EPYC Turin
MemoryAll 1 matchn4-standard-4n4d-standard-4
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 1 matchn4-standard-4n4d-standard-4
NetworkUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchn4-standard-4n4d-standard-4
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differn4-standard-4n4d-standard-4
Familyn4n4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differn4-standard-4n4d-standard-4
SeriesN4N4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for n4-standard-4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionn4-standard-4n4d-standard-4Difference
Columbusus-east5$0.1814$0.1694▼ 7%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.1814$0.1694▼ 7%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.1814$0.1694▼ 7%
Oregonus-west1$0.1814$0.1694▼ 7%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.1814$0.1694▼ 7%
Delhiasia-south2$0.1887$0.1761▼ 7%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.1887$0.1288▼ 32%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.1905$0.1779▼ 7%
Tel Avivme-west1$0.1995$0.1863▼ 7%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.1997$0.1865▼ 7%
Finlandeurope-north1$0.1997$0.1865▼ 7%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.2043$0.1908▼ 7%
Londoneurope-west2$0.2068$0.1931▼ 7%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.2141$0.2▼ 7%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$0.2181$0.2037▼ 7%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.2238$0.2089▼ 7%
Dammamme-central2$0.2902$0.2711▼ 7%

Keep exploring

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

n4-standard-4General purpose, n4 family
n4-standard-4 prices and specsEvery size in the n4 family

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n4d-standard-4General purpose, n4d family
n4d-standard-4 prices and specsEvery size in the n4d family

Compare n4d-standard-4 with

n4a-standard-4n2d-standard-4

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