Compute Engine previews Spot VM availability and pricing
Google Cloud is previewing new features for Compute Engine Spot VMs, allowing users to view real-time obtainability, estimated uptime, and historical preemption rates and pricing before creation. This aims to help users maximize Spot VM success, ensure efficient workload startup, and select cost-effective configurations. This preview is available to all users for specific machine types and locations.
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- Compute Engine Preview
Preview : Before you create Spot VMs, you can view the following information for a specific machine type and location: You can view the real-time obtainability and estimated uptime . This information helps you maximize your chances of successfully creating Spot VMs, as well as help ensure that your workload starts and runs efficiently. You can view historical and current preemption rate and pricing . This information helps you compare and choose the configuration that best fits your workload needs and budget. For more information, see View the availability of Spot VMs and View the preemption r
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#June_15_2026