Google Cloud N1 machine types

N1 is a general purpose Compute Engine family with 24 machine types, from 1 – 96 vCPUs and 0.6 GiB – 624 GiB of memory, running on Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake. Linux on demand starts at $0.0076 per hour.

general purposex86-64burstableprevious generation
sizes
24
vCPUs
1 – 96
memory
0.6 GiB – 624 GiB
processor
Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake
on-demand from
$0.0076

per hour · 29 regions

N1 sizes and prices

Linux, hourly, Iowa (other regions on each size's page)

SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
f1-micro10.6 GiB–$0.0076$5.548$0.00068$0.00532
g1-small11.7 GiB–$0.0257$18.76$0.00231$0.018
n1-standard-113.75 GiB–$0.0475$34.68$0.0244$0.0299
n1-highcpu-221.8 GiB–$0.0708$51.72$0.0363$0.0446
n1-standard-227.5 GiB–$0.095$69.35$0.0487$0.0598
n1-highmem-2213 GiB–$0.1183$86.36$0.0607$0.0745
n1-highcpu-443.6 GiB–$0.1417$103$0.0727$0.0893
n1-standard-4415 GiB–$0.19$139$0.0974$0.1197
n1-highmem-4426 GiB–$0.2366$173$0.1213$0.1491
n1-highcpu-887.2 GiB–$0.2834$207$0.1453$0.1785
n1-standard-8830 GiB–$0.38$277$0.1948$0.2394
n1-highmem-8852 GiB–$0.4732$345$0.2426$0.2981
n1-highcpu-161614.4 GiB–$0.5668$414$0.2906$0.3571
n1-standard-161660 GiB–$0.76$555$0.3897$0.4788
n1-highmem-1616104 GiB–$0.9464$691$0.4852$0.5962
n1-highcpu-323228.8 GiB–$1.134$828$0.5813$0.7141
n1-standard-3232120 GiB–$1.52$1,110$0.7794$0.9576
n1-highmem-3232208 GiB–$1.893$1,382$0.9705$1.192
n1-highcpu-646457.6 GiB–$2.267$1,655$1.163$1.428
n1-standard-6464240 GiB–$3.04$2,219$1.559$1.915
n1-highmem-6464416 GiB–$3.786$2,764$1.941$2.385
n1-highcpu-969686.4 GiB–$3.401$2,483$1.744$2.142
n1-standard-9696360 GiB–$4.56$3,329$2.338$2.873
n1-highmem-9696624 GiB–$5.679$4,145$2.911$3.577

N1 equivalents on other clouds

closest match to n1-highmem-8 (8 vCPU, 52 GiB)

AWSr4.2xlargeR4 family · 8 vCPU · 61 GiB$0.532/hr · US East (N. Virginia)R4 family →
AzureEC8as v5ECasv5 family · 8 vCPU · 64 GiB$0.452/hr · East USECasv5 family →
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8Dedicated CPU (G8) family · 8 vCPU · 32 GiB$0.42/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU (G8) family →
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64gbVX1: Memory Optimized family · 8 vCPU · 64 GiB$0.32/hr · New JerseyVX1: Memory Optimized family →

Other general purpose families on Google Cloud

N1 FAQ

What sizes does the Google Cloud N1 family have?

N1 has 24 machine types, from f1-micro (1 vCPU, 0.6 GiB) to n1-highmem-96 (96 vCPU, 624 GiB). They run on Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake.

What is the cheapest N1 machine type?

f1-micro at $0.0076 per hour (Linux, on demand) in Iowa, about $5.548 per month.

What is N1 best for?

N1 is a general purpose family. Balanced CPU and memory (about 4 GiB per vCPU) for web apps, services and most workloads.