g2 family
The g2 family has 8 sizes on GCP Compute Engine, from 4 to 96 vCPUs and 16 to 384 GiB of memory. In Iowa, on-demand prices run $0.7068 to $8.003 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 18 regions and listed as accelerator optimized and GPU.
Sizes and prices in Iowa
| Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | GPUs | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr committed use /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | $0.7068 | $0.423 | $0.4453 |
| g2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 1 | $0.8536 | $0.5108 | $0.5378 |
| g2-standard-12 | 12 | 48 | 1 | $1.00 | $0.5986 | $0.6303 |
| g2-standard-16 | 16 | 64 | 1 | $1.147 | $0.6865 | $0.7227 |
| g2-standard-24 | 24 | 96 | 2 | $2.001 | $1.197 | $1.26 |
| g2-standard-32 | 32 | 128 | 1 | $1.734 | $1.038 | $1.093 |
| g2-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 4 | $4.002 | $2.395 | $2.521 |
| g2-standard-96 | 96 | 384 | 8 | $8.003 | $4.789 | $5.042 |
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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.