pd-standard
HDD · HDD · 45 regionsGoogle Cloud HDD disk · HDD · in 45 regions, from $4.00/mo for a reference config (100 GiB + 3000 IOPS + 125 MB/s).
Specs & pricing
Performance model · IOPS and throughput a single disk delivers at various sizes (linear model, capped at the whole-disk ceiling)
| Size | Monthly | IOPS | Tput MB/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 GiB | $4.00 | 75 | 12 |
| 500 GiB | $20.00 | 375 | 60 |
| 1000 GiB | $40.00 | 750 | 120 |
Same category on other clouds
Price by region
| IOPS | Tput MB/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Stockholm europe-north2 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Dallas us-central1 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Oregon us-west1 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Columbus us-east5 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 South Carolina us-east1 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇧🇪 St. Ghislain europe-west1 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles us-west8 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇨🇳 Taipei asia-east1 | $4.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur asia-southeast3 | $4.20 | — | 400 |
| asia-southeast4 asia-southeast4 | $4.20 | — | 400 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City northamerica-south1 | $4.36 | — | 400 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto northamerica-northeast2 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv me-west1 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Las Vegas us-west4 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore asia-southeast1 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east4 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇫🇮 Helsinki europe-north1 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇳🇱 Eemshaven europe-west4 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇨🇦 Montreal northamerica-northeast1 | $4.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇮🇹 Milan europe-west8 | $4.64 | — | 400 |
| 🇫🇷 Paris europe-west9 | $4.64 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Dallas us-south1 | $4.72 | — | 400 |
| 🇪🇸 Madrid europe-southwest1 | $4.72 | — | 400 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt europe-west3 | $4.80 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City us-west3 | $4.80 | — | 400 |
| 🇬🇧 London europe-west2 | $4.80 | — | 400 |
| 🇵🇱 Warsaw europe-central2 | $4.80 | — | 400 |
| 🇮🇳 Mumbai asia-south1 | $4.80 | — | 400 |
| 🇮🇳 Delhi asia-south2 | $4.80 | — | 400 |
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles us-west2 | $4.80 | — | 400 |
| 🇶🇦 Doha me-central1 | $4.86 | — | 400 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong asia-east2 | $4.98 | — | 400 |
| 🇮🇹 Turin europe-west12 | $5.16 | — | 400 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich europe-west6 | $5.20 | — | 400 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka asia-northeast2 | $5.20 | — | 400 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta asia-southeast2 | $5.20 | — | 400 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo asia-northeast1 | $5.20 | — | 400 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul asia-northeast3 | $5.20 | — | 400 |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg africa-south1 | $5.23 | — | 400 |
| 🇦🇺 Melbourne australia-southeast2 | $5.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney australia-southeast1 | $5.40 | — | 400 |
| 🇨🇱 Santiago southamerica-west1 | $5.72 | — | 400 |
| 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo southamerica-east1 | $6.00 | — | 400 |
| 🇩🇪 Berlin europe-west10 | $6.16 | — | 400 |
| 🇸🇦 Dammam me-central2 | $6.40 | — | 400 |
Price is the monthly cost of a 100 GiB disk = on-demand $/GiB·month × 100, the lowest across regions, normalized to USD. IOPS/throughput are estimated from each vendor's published linear model — verify officially.
FAQ
How much does pd-standard cost on Google Cloud?
pd-standard starts at about $0.0400/GiB·month, the cheapest of its 45 regions. A 100 GiB volume is roughly $4.0000/month.
What IOPS and throughput does pd-standard deliver?
At 500 GiB it delivers about 375 IOPS and 60 MBps. See the performance table above for 100 / 500 / 1000 GiB.
Is pd-standard cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-category disk elsewhere is AWS sc1 at $0.0148/GiB·month. See the full list above.