c4a-standard-4

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-standard-4 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.1796 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
16 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.1796

$131/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.0932

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.1184

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-standard-4 price by region

32 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.1796$0.0488$0.1184$0.0772
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.1796$0.0932$0.1184$0.0808
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.1796$0.107$0.1184$0.0808
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.1796$0.0932$0.1184$0.0808
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.1796$0.0932$0.1184$0.0808
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.1868$0.0715$0.1232$0.0841
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.1886$0.0277$0.1244$0.0849
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.1886$0.1016$0.1244$0.0849
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.1958$0.0533$0.1291$0.0881
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.1978$0.084$0.1304$0.089
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.1978$0.0534$0.1304$0.089
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.1978$0.0892$0.1304$0.089
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.1978$0.0909$0.1304$0.089
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.1978$0.0908$0.1304$0.089
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.2023$0.0928$0.1334$0.0911
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.2047$0.1053$0.135$0.0921
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.208$0.0686$0.1371$0.0936
Dallasus-south1North America$0.2119$0.0744$0.1398$0.0954
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.2119$0.0821$0.1398$0.0954
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.2119$0.0989$0.1398$0.0954
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.2159$0.0819$0.1424$0.0972
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.2173$0.0565$0.1433$0.0978
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.2182$0.0828$0.1439$0.0982
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.2216$0.1329$0.1461$0.0997
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.2245$0.0472$0.1481$0.1011
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.2306$0.1138$0.1521$0.1038
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.2334$0.049$0.1539$0.105
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.2353$0.066$0.1552$0.1059
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.2415$0.0629$0.1593$0.1087
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.2568$0.1019$0.1694$0.1156
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.2852$0.1083$0.1881$0.1284
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.2874$0.1724$0.1896$0.1294

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
16 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Google Axion
CPU vendor
Google Axion
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
3 GHz (turbo 3 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 23 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
23 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c4a-standard-4
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
32 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.1796/hr
Max persistent disks
16

c4a-standard-4 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs c4a-standard-4
Google Cloudc4a-standard-4416 GiBGoogle Axion$0.1796–
AWSm6g.xlarge416 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.154-14%
m7g.xlarge416 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.1632-9%
AzureD4ps v6416 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.14-22%
D4ps v5416 GiBAmpere Altra$0.154-14%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x4x86 CPU416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21+17%
Vultrvx1-g-4c-16gx86 CPU416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.12-33%
vx1-g-4c-16g-240sx86 CPU416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.153-15%

C4A family sizes

all about C4A→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c4a-highcpu-112 GiB–$0.0379$27.65$0.0197$0.025
c4a-standard-114 GiB–$0.0449$32.78$0.0233$0.0296
c4a-highmem-118 GiB–$0.0589$43.03$0.0306$0.0389
c4a-highcpu-224 GiB–$0.0758$55.30$0.0393$0.05
c4a-standard-228 GiB–$0.0898$65.55$0.0466$0.0592
c4a-highmem-2216 GiB–$0.1179$86.05$0.0612$0.0777
c4a-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1515$111$0.0786$0.10
c4a-standard-4416 GiB–$0.1796$131$0.0932$0.1184
c4a-standard-4-lssd416 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2412$176$0.1253$0.1591
c4a-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.2358$172$0.1224$0.1554
c4a-highmem-4-lssd432 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2974$217$0.1544$0.1961
c4a-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.303$221$0.1572$0.1999
c4a-standard-8832 GiB–$0.3592$262$0.1864$0.2369
c4a-standard-8-lssd832 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.4825$352$0.2505$0.3183
c4a-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.4715$344$0.2448$0.3108
c4a-highmem-8-lssd864 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.5948$434$0.3089$0.3922
c4a-highcpu-161632 GiB–$0.6061$442$0.3145$0.3998
c4a-standard-161664 GiB–$0.7184$524$0.3728$0.4738
c4a-standard-16-lssd1664 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$0.965$704$0.5011$0.6365
c4a-highmem-1616128 GiB–$0.943$688$0.4895$0.6216
c4a-highmem-16-lssd16128 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$1.19$868$0.6177$0.7843
c4a-highcpu-323264 GiB–$1.212$885$0.629$0.7997
c4a-standard-3232128 GiB–$1.437$1,049$0.7457$0.9475
c4a-standard-32-lssd32128 GiB2.3 TB NVME (6 disks)$1.807$1,319$0.938$1.192
c4a-highmem-3232256 GiB–$1.886$1,377$0.979$1.243
c4a-highmem-32-lssd32256 GiB2.3 TB NVME (6 disks)$2.256$1,647$1.171$1.487
c4a-highcpu-484896 GiB–$1.818$1,327$0.9435$1.20
c4a-standard-4848192 GiB–$2.155$1,573$1.118$1.421
c4a-standard-48-lssd48192 GiB3.8 TB NVME (10 disks)$2.772$2,023$1.439$1.828
c4a-highmem-4848384 GiB–$2.829$2,065$1.469$1.865
c4a-highmem-48-lssd48384 GiB3.8 TB NVME (10 disks)$3.446$2,515$1.789$2.272
c4a-highcpu-6464128 GiB–$2.424$1,770$1.258$1.599
c4a-standard-6464256 GiB–$2.874$2,098$1.491$1.895
c4a-standard-64-lssd64256 GiB5.3 TB NVME (14 disks)$3.737$2,728$1.94$2.465
c4a-highmem-6464512 GiB–$3.772$2,754$1.958$2.486
c4a-highmem-64-lssd64512 GiB5.3 TB NVME (14 disks)$4.635$3,384$2.407$3.056
c4a-highcpu-7272144 GiB–$2.727$1,991$1.415$1.799
c4a-standard-7272288 GiB–$3.233$2,360$1.678$2.132
c4a-standard-72-lssd72288 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$4.219$3,080$2.191$2.783
c4a-highmem-7272576 GiB–$4.244$3,098$2.203$2.797
c4a-highmem-72-lssd72576 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$5.23$3,818$2.716$3.448
c4a-highmem-96-metal96768 GiB–$5.658$4,131$2.937$3.73

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c4a-standard-4 FAQ

How much does c4a-standard-4 cost?

c4a-standard-4 costs $0.1796 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $131 per month. Across 32 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1796 in Iowa to $0.2874 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0932 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1184 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.3636 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4a-standard-4 have?

c4a-standard-4 has 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Google Axion. It is a general purpose machine type in the C4A family.

What are the equivalents of c4a-standard-4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m6g.xlarge (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.154/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D4ps v6 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.14/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-4c-16g (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.12/hour in New Jersey).