Search for **Google Cloud Pricing Calculator** in any browser

Click on the link with the domain address [cloud.google.com/products/calculator](https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator)

**What is Google Cloud Pricing Calculator?**\
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The **Google Cloud Pricing Calculator** is a tool that allows you to estimate the costs of using Google Cloud services. You can configure various Google Cloud products and services, input your expected usage, and receive a detailed cost estimate based on your inputs. This helps you understand and plan your cloud expenses by providing a breakdown of potential costs and enabling you to budget effectively.

**Welcome to Google Cloud's pricing calculator** wizard will open

On the right side click on the **Add to estimate section** button

**Add to this estimate** wizard will open, click on the **Compute Engine** wizard

**Compute Engine** wizard will open, Click on the **Service type** dropdown section and select the option **Instances**

Scroll to the **Number of instances** text input field and type **"10"**

Scroll to the **Total instance usage time** text input field and type "**7300**"

**What is Total instance use time?**\
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**Total instance use time** refers to the cumulative amount of time that a virtual machine (VM) or compute instance is actively running. It measures how long the instance has been operational and consuming resources since it was started. This metric is important for billing purposes, performance monitoring, and resource management, as it helps determine the overall usage and cost associated with running the instance.

Scroll to the **Software** section, here you can select the OS as per your requirement

**What is Operating System/Software?**\
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**Operating System/Software** refers to the system software (like Windows or Linux) that manages hardware and the applications (like browsers or tools) that run on it.

Scroll to the **Provisoning Model** section, select the option **Regular**

**What is Regular Provisioning Model?**\
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The **Regular Provisioning Model** is a traditional approach to resource allocation where resources such as virtual machines or storage are provisioned with fixed configurations. In this model, you specify the exact resources you need, and they are allocated and maintained until you manually adjust or deallocate them. This often involves setting up resources based on anticipated needs, with billing based on the allocated capacity rather than actual usage.

Scroll to the **Machine Family** dropdown section and select the option **General Purpose**

**What is Machine Family: General Purpose?**\
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**Machine Family: General Purpose** refers to a category of virtual machine (VM) instances that are designed to provide a balanced mix of compute, memory, and networking resources suitable for a wide range of applications. These VMs are versatile and can handle various workloads, from development and testing to production applications. They are not optimized for any specific task but offer a well-rounded performance for general use cases. Examples include Google Cloud's N1 and E2 machine families.

Scroll to the **Series** dropdown section and select the option **N1**

**What is N1 Series dropdown section?**\
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The **N1 Series dropdown section** refers to a selection option in Google Cloud's Compute Engine where you can choose from various N1 series virtual machine (VM) instance types. The N1 series is a family of general-purpose VMs designed to offer a balance of compute, memory, and network resources. This dropdown allows you to select specific N1 instance types based on your requirements, such as the number of CPUs and amount of memory needed for your applications.

Scroll to the Machine type section and select

**What is Machine Type n1-standard-4?**\
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The **n1-standard-4** machine type is a Google Cloud VM instance with 4 vCPUs and 15 GB of RAM, designed for general-purpose use.

Scroll to the **Number of vCPUs** text input field and enter "**12**"

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This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for utilizing the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator, ensuring users can accurately estimate costs for their cloud services.

Getting Started with Google Cloud Pricing Calculator