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c4a-highmem-1

Data updated at: October 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM UTC

GCP c4a-highmem-1 - 1 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM. Available in 16 regions starting from $43.03 per month. A -35% cheaper alternative is available.
Instance Typec4a-highmem-1
DetailsHigh-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
a – ARM processor
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
1 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purpose
Description1 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM
vCPUs1
Memory8 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64
ProcessorGoogle Axion
Shared CPUno
GPUno
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)no
Sole Tenancyyes
Nested Virtualizationno
Custom Shapesno
Confidential Computeno
Maximum Persistent Disks16
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMe
Local SSDno
Extreme Persistent Disksno
Hyperdisk Extremeyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC

Regional Availability

North America
California / us-west2
Iowa / us-central1
Mexico / northamerica-south1
Nevada / us-west4
Ohio / us-east5
Ontario / northamerica-northeast2
Oregon / us-west1
Québec / northamerica-northeast1
South Carolina / us-east1
Texas / us-south1
Utah / us-west3
Virginia / us-east4
Europe
Belgium / europe-west1
England / europe-west2
Finland / europe-north1
France / europe-west9
Germany / europe-west10
Germany / europe-west3
Italy / europe-west12
Italy / europe-west8
Netherlands / europe-west4
Poland / europe-central2
Spain / europe-southwest1
Sweden / europe-north2
Switzerland / europe-west6
APAC
Australia / australia-southeast1
Australia / australia-southeast2
Hong Kong / asia-east2
India / asia-south1
India / asia-south2
Indonesia / asia-southeast2
Japan / asia-northeast1
Japan / asia-northeast2
Singapore / asia-southeast1
South Korea / asia-northeast3
Taiwan / asia-east1
Middle East
Israel / me-west1
Qatar / me-central1
Saudi Arabia / me-central2
Africa
South Africa / africa-south1
South America
Brazil / southamerica-east1
Chile / southamerica-west1

Regional Prices

Geography
Region Name
Region
Savings Options
Instance Price
HiddenHiddenhidden-1compare0.0589
North AmericaIowaus-central1compare0.0589
North AmericaSouth Carolinaus-east1compare0.0589
North AmericaVirginiaus-east4compare0.0589
HiddenHiddenhidden-2compare0.0613
HiddenHiddenhidden-3compare0.0619
HiddenHiddenhidden-4compare0.0642
HiddenHiddenhidden-5compare0.0649
HiddenHiddenhidden-6compare0.0649
HiddenHiddenhidden-7compare0.0664
HiddenHiddenhidden-8compare0.0672
HiddenHiddenhidden-9compare0.0682
HiddenHiddenhidden-10compare0.0696
HiddenHiddenhidden-11compare0.0709
HiddenHiddenhidden-12compare0.0727
HiddenHiddenhidden-13compare0.0757
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