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Instance Typen4a-standard-4c4a-standard-4
DetailsHigh-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

n – General purpose
4 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
4 – Number of CPUs
High-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
4 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
4 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description4 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM4 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorGoogle AxionGoogle Axion
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks1616
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.27x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-standard-4
c4a-standard-4
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.15400.1796
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.2023
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.2047
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.2080
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.2119
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.2119
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.2119
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.2159
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.2173
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.16170.1796
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.2182
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.2216
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.2245
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.2306
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.2334
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.2353
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.2415
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.2568
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.2852
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.2874
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.16950.1868
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.17550.1886
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.18170.1886
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.18990.1958
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.1978
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.15400.1796
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.15400.1796
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.15400.1796
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