Instances GCP Compute Engine n2-highcpu-2 n2-highcpu-2
n2-highcpu-2 is a GCP Compute Engine machine type with 2 vCPUs, 2 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)). In Iowa it costs $0.0717 per hour on demand ($52.34 per month) for Linux; a 1-year committed use discount costs $0.0452 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.043 per hour. It is sold in 40 regions.
USD per hour, Linux. Committed use prices are billed monthly. Cheapest on-demand first.
Region On-demand Spot 1-yr committed use 3-yr committed use Iowa us-central1 $0.0717 $0.043 $0.0452 $0.0323 South Carolina us-east1 $0.0717 $0.043 $0.0452 $0.0323 Columbus us-east5 $0.0717 $0.043 $0.0452 $0.0323 Oregon us-west1 $0.0717 $0.043 $0.0452 $0.0323 Johannesburg africa-south1 $0.0789 $0.0272 $0.0497 $0.0355 Finland europe-north1 $0.0789 $0.0401 $0.0497 $0.0355 Belgium europe-west1 $0.0789 $0.0169 $0.0497 $0.0355 Netherlands europe-west4 $0.0789 $0.0279 $0.0497 $0.0355 Tel Aviv me-west1 $0.0789 $0.0473 $0.0497 $0.0355 Montréal northamerica-northeast1 $0.0789 $0.0359 $0.0497 $0.0355 Toronto northamerica-northeast2 $0.0789 $0.0071 $0.0497 $0.0355 Las Vegas us-west4 $0.0807 $0.0469 $0.0483 $0.0345 Northern Virginia us-east4 $0.0808 $0.0221 $0.0483 $0.0345 Taiwan asia-east1 $0.083 $0.0315 $0.0523 $0.0374 Milan europe-west8 $0.0832 $0.0109 $0.0524 $0.0374 Paris europe-west9 $0.0832 $0.022 $0.0524 $0.0374 Madrid europe-southwest1 $0.0846 $0.0228 $0.0533 $0.0381 Dallas us-south1 $0.0846 $0.0151 $0.0533 $0.0381 Mumbai asia-south1 $0.0861 $0.0283 $0.0542 $0.0388 Delhi asia-south2 $0.0861 $0.0085 $0.0542 $0.0388 Los Angeles us-west2 $0.0861 $0.0304 $0.0543 $0.0388 Salt Lake City us-west3 $0.0861 $0.0345 $0.0543 $0.0388 Melbourne australia-southeast2 $0.0865 $0.0344 $0.0545 $0.0389 Warsaw europe-central2 $0.0868 $0.0312 $0.0547 $0.039 Doha me-central1 $0.0871 $0.0189 $0.0549 $0.0392 Singapore asia-southeast1 $0.0885 $0.0353 $0.0557 $0.0398 Tokyo asia-northeast1 $0.0921 $0.0279 $0.058 $0.0414 Osaka asia-northeast2 $0.0921 $0.0243 $0.058 $0.0414 Seoul asia-northeast3 $0.0921 $0.0229 $0.058 $0.0414 Berlin europe-west10 $0.0924 $0.0136 $0.0581 $0.0415 London europe-west2 $0.0924 $0.0193 $0.0581 $0.0415 Frankfurt europe-west3 $0.0924 $0.0482 $0.0581 $0.0415 Turin europe-west12 $0.0925 $0.018 $0.0583 $0.0416 Zurich europe-west6 $0.0939 $0.0359 $0.0592 $0.0423 Jakarta asia-southeast2 $0.0964 $0.0467 $0.0607 $0.0434 Hong Kong asia-east2 $0.1003 $0.0243 $0.0632 $0.0451 Sydney australia-southeast1 $0.1017 $0.0488 $0.0641 $0.0458 Santiago southamerica-west1 $0.1025 $0.0275 $0.0646 $0.0461 São Paulo southamerica-east1 $0.1138 $0.0262 $0.0717 $0.0512 Dammam me-central2 $0.1147 $0.0199 $0.0723 $0.0516
Compute Value vCPUs 2 Architecture x86_64 Processor Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)
Networking Value Network Up to 10 Gbps
Storage Value Storage Network disks only Max persistent disks 128
Instance details Value Instance type n2-highcpu-2 Family n2 Category General purpose
Other Value Series N2 Specs source Compute Engine API
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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Google Cloud Billing Catalog API. Compare all GCP Compute Engine sizes .