How does GCP Compute Engine pricing work?

GCP bills per second, applies automatic Sustained Use Discounts (up to 30% for full-month usage), and offers Committed Use Discounts (up to 57% for 1-year, 70% for 3-year).

Is GCP cheaper than AWS EC2?

GCP Compute Engine is typically 5-15% cheaper than equivalent AWS EC2 instances after sustained use discounts. For GPU workloads, pricing is highly competitive. Compare specific instance types for your workload.

What is the GCP free tier for Compute Engine?

GCP offers one e2-micro VM instance per month free (non-preemptible) in select regions, plus 30GB HDD storage and 1GB network egress to most destinations.

GCP Compute Engine Cost Calculator

Calculate Google Cloud Compute Engine VM instance costs. Estimate monthly spend by machine type, region, and sustained use discounts (automatically applied).

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11.67

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2.9 mo

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How to Use

Enter the values for the scenario you are assessing. Calculate Google Cloud Compute Engine VM instance costs. Estimate monthly spend by machine type, region, and sustained use discounts (automatically applied). Use the gcp compute cost result to inform your calculation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does GCP Compute Engine pricing work?

Is GCP cheaper than AWS EC2?

What is the GCP free tier for Compute Engine?