GCP instance · General purpose · Prices checked July 2026
GCP n2-standard-4: pricing & specs
GCP n2-standard-4 is a general purpose instance with 4 vCPU and 16 GiB of memory. It costs $0.1554/hour on-demand — $113.43/month at 730 hours — in the us-central1 baseline region, on-demand Linux list price before reserved or committed-use discounts.
Specifications
- Provider
- GCP
- Instance type
- n2-standard-4
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Category
- General purpose
- Baseline region
- us-central1
- On-demand hourly
- $0.1554
- On-demand monthly
- $113.43
How GCP n2-standard-4 compares across providers
Same 4 vCPU / 16 GiB profile on every provider that offers a like-for-like general purpose instance, cheapest first. On-demand list price, compute only.
| Provider | Instance | $/hour | $/month | vs GCP n2-standard-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetznercheapest | ccx23 | $0.1390 | $101.49 | $-11.94/mo |
| GCP | n2-standard-4 | $0.1554 | $113.43 | — |
| Vultr | voc-g-4c-16gb | $0.1644 | $120.00 | +$6.57/mo |
| DigitalOcean | g-4vcpu-16gb | $0.1726 | $126.00 | +$12.57/mo |
| AWS | m5.xlarge | $0.1920 | $140.16 | +$26.73/mo |
| Azure | Standard_D4s_v5 | $0.1920 | $140.16 | +$26.73/mo |
Head-to-head: GCP n2-standard-4 vs Hetzner CCX23 · GCP n2-standard-4 vs Vultr voc-g-4c-16gb · GCP n2-standard-4 vs DigitalOcean g-4vcpu-16gb · GCP n2-standard-4 vs AWS m5.xlarge · GCP n2-standard-4 vs Azure Standard_D4s_v5
When to choose it
Pick GCP n2-standard-4 when you are already invested in the GCP ecosystem — existing VPC/networking, IAM, managed services, and team expertise usually outweigh the $11.94/mo gap to the cheapest equivalent (Hetzner CCX23). Cross-provider migration rarely pays for itself on single-instance compute pricing alone.
This is an on-demand, single-instance list price. Reserved and committed-use discounts (up to ~72%) and your real utilization pattern will move the numbers — model your whole stack with the cloud cost calculator before committing.
Frequently asked questions
What are the specs of GCP n2-standard-4?
GCP n2-standard-4 is a general purpose instance with 4 vCPU and 16 GiB of memory, priced at $0.1554/hour on-demand in the us-central1 region.
How much does GCP n2-standard-4 cost per month?
At 730 hours/month (24/7), GCP n2-standard-4 costs $113.43/month on-demand — before any reserved or committed-use discount, which can cut that by up to ~72%.
What is the cheapest alternative to GCP n2-standard-4?
Hetzner CCX23 is the cheapest equivalent at $101.49/month — $11.94/month less than GCP n2-standard-4, for the same 4 vCPU / 16 GiB profile.
Prices checked July 2026. GCP n2-standard-4 pricing uses the us-central1 region, on-demand Linux list rate, before reserved/committed-use discounts. See our methodology for sources, update cadence, and mapping rules.
Model your full stack, not just one instance
A single instance is one line item. Use the free SpendArk calculator to compare AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Vultr across compute, database, storage, and networking together.
Open the cloud cost calculator →Other GCP sizes
- GCP n2-standard-2 — 2 vCPU / 8 GiB — $56.72/mo
- GCP n2-standard-8 — 8 vCPU / 32 GiB — $226.87/mo
- GCP n2-standard-16 — 16 vCPU / 64 GiB — $453.74/mo
See all instances in the instance directory.