t2a-standard-8vst2d-standard-8

t2a-standard-8 is 9% cheaper than t2d-standard-8 on demand in Iowa, saving $21.90 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 glancet2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8
On-demand$0.308/hr9% less$0.338/hr
Lowest rate$0.166/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2028/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAmpere AltraAMD EPYC Milan
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optiont2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8t2d-standard-8 vs t2a-standard-8
On-demandPay by the hour$0.308$0.338▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted46% off$0.16640% off$0.2028▲ 22%
1-yr committed useNo upfront—37% off$0.2129—
3-yr committed useNo upfront—55% off$0.1521—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t2a-standard-8 leads
On-demand price$0.308 vs $0.338 per hour
9% cheaper
Where t2d-standard-8 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 3 differt2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8
vCPUs88
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAMD EPYC Milan
MemoryAll 1 matcht2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 1 matcht2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8
NetworkUp to 16 GbpsUp to 16 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matcht2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differt2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8
Familyt2at2d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differt2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8
SeriesT2AT2D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t2a-standard-8 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont2a-standard-8t2d-standard-8Difference
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.308$0.338▲ 10%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.3236$0.3721▲ 15%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.3798$0.4169▲ 10%

Keep exploring

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

t2a-standard-8General purpose, t2a family
t2a-standard-8 prices and specsEvery size in the t2a family
t2d-standard-8General purpose, t2d family
t2d-standard-8 prices and specsEvery size in the t2d family

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