n4a-highmem-8vsn4d-highmem-8

n4a-highmem-8 is 9% cheaper than n4d-highmem-8 on demand in Iowa, saving $29.49 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancen4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8
On-demand$0.4043/hr9% less$0.4447/hr
Lowest rate$0.1455/hr45% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2667/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8 vs n4a-highmem-8
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4043$0.4447▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.145540% off$0.2667▲ 83%
1-yr committed useNo upfront34% off$0.266937% off$0.2802▲ 5%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.18255% off$0.2002▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where n4a-highmem-8 leads
On-demand price$0.4043 vs $0.4447 per hour
9% cheaper
Where n4d-highmem-8 leads
Max persistent disks128 vs 16
8× higher

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 3 differn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8
vCPUs88
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
MemoryAll 1 matchn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 1 matchn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8
NetworkUp to 16 GbpsUp to 16 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks16128
Instance details1 of 2 differn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8
Familyn4an4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8
SeriesN4AN4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for n4a-highmem-8 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionn4a-highmem-8n4d-highmem-8Difference
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.4043$0.4447▲ 10%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.4043$0.4447▲ 10%
Oregonus-west1$0.4043$0.4447▲ 10%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.4043$0.4447▲ 10%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.4245$0.4672▲ 10%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.445$0.4894▲ 10%
Londoneurope-west2$0.4608$0.5068▲ 10%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.477$0.525▲ 10%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.4986$0.5484▲ 10%

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.