Instances GCP Compute Engine n2-highcpu-8 n2-highcpu-8
n2-highcpu-8 is a GCP Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)). In Iowa it costs $0.2868 per hour on demand ($209.36 per month) for Linux; a 1-year committed use discount costs $0.1807 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.172 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 $0.2868 $0.172 $0.1807 $0.1291 South Carolina us-east1 $0.2868 $0.172 $0.1807 $0.1291 Columbus us-east5 $0.2868 $0.1721 $0.1807 $0.1291 Oregon us-west1 $0.2868 $0.172 $0.1807 $0.1291 Johannesburg africa-south1 $0.3155 $0.1086 $0.1987 $0.142 Belgium europe-west1 $0.3155 $0.0677 $0.1987 $0.142 Tel Aviv me-west1 $0.3155 $0.1892 $0.1987 $0.142 Netherlands europe-west4 $0.3157 $0.1115 $0.1989 $0.1421 Montréal northamerica-northeast1 $0.3157 $0.1437 $0.1989 $0.1421 Toronto northamerica-northeast2 $0.3157 $0.0284 $0.1989 $0.1421 Finland europe-north1 $0.3158 $0.1605 $0.1989 $0.1421 Northern Virginia us-east4 $0.323 $0.0884 $0.1933 $0.1381 Las Vegas us-west4 $0.323 $0.1876 $0.1933 $0.1381 Taiwan asia-east1 $0.3321 $0.1261 $0.2092 $0.1494 Milan europe-west8 $0.3327 $0.0435 $0.2096 $0.1497 Paris europe-west9 $0.3327 $0.0881 $0.2096 $0.1497 Madrid europe-southwest1 $0.3384 $0.0914 $0.2132 $0.1523 Dallas us-south1 $0.3384 $0.0603 $0.2132 $0.1523 Mumbai asia-south1 $0.3445 $0.1133 $0.217 $0.155 Delhi asia-south2 $0.3445 $0.0341 $0.217 $0.155 Los Angeles us-west2 $0.3445 $0.1217 $0.217 $0.155 Salt Lake City us-west3 $0.3445 $0.1381 $0.217 $0.155 Melbourne australia-southeast2 $0.3459 $0.1377 $0.218 $0.1557 Warsaw europe-central2 $0.347 $0.1247 $0.2186 $0.1562 Doha me-central1 $0.3484 $0.0755 $0.2195 $0.1568 Singapore asia-southeast1 $0.3538 $0.1412 $0.2229 $0.1592 Tokyo asia-northeast1 $0.3683 $0.1116 $0.232 $0.1657 Osaka asia-northeast2 $0.3683 $0.0973 $0.232 $0.1657 Seoul asia-northeast3 $0.3683 $0.0915 $0.232 $0.1657 Berlin europe-west10 $0.3695 $0.0544 $0.2326 $0.1661 London europe-west2 $0.3695 $0.0771 $0.2326 $0.1661 Frankfurt europe-west3 $0.3695 $0.1929 $0.2326 $0.1661 Turin europe-west12 $0.37 $0.0718 $0.2331 $0.1665 Zurich europe-west6 $0.3757 $0.1436 $0.2367 $0.1691 Jakarta asia-southeast2 $0.3856 $0.187 $0.2429 $0.1735 Hong Kong asia-east2 $0.4013 $0.0971 $0.2528 $0.1806 Sydney australia-southeast1 $0.4069 $0.1952 $0.2565 $0.1832 Santiago southamerica-west1 $0.4101 $0.1101 $0.2584 $0.1846 São Paulo southamerica-east1 $0.4552 $0.1047 $0.2869 $0.2049 Dammam me-central2 $0.4589 $0.0796 $0.2891 $0.2065
Compute Value vCPUs 8 Architecture x86_64 Processor Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)
Networking Value Network Up to 16 Gbps
Storage Value Storage Network disks only Max persistent disks 128
Instance details Value Instance type n2-highcpu-8 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 .