c2 family
The c2 family has 5 sizes on GCP Compute Engine, from 4 to 60 vCPUs and 16 to 240 GiB of memory. In Iowa, on-demand prices run $0.2088 to $3.132 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 28 regions and listed as compute optimized.
Sizes and prices in Iowa
| Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr committed use /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 | $0.2088 | $0.092 | $0.1315 |
| c2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | $0.4176 | $0.184 | $0.2631 |
| c2-standard-16 | 16 | 64 | $0.8352 | $0.3681 | $0.5262 |
| c2-standard-30 | 30 | 120 | $1.566 | $0.6902 | $0.9866 |
| c2-standard-60 | 60 | 240 | $3.132 | $1.38 | $1.973 |
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Prices in USD per hour for Linux; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from the Google Cloud Billing Catalog API. Compare all GCP Compute Engine machine types.