---
title: GCP instance
description: Elastic Cloud Hosted now supports ARM-based hardware profiles, including CPU Optimized (ARM) powered by custom Axion processors providing better improved...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/gcp-instance
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted: Generally available
---

# GCP instance
Elastic Cloud Hosted now supports ARM-based hardware profiles, including CPU Optimized (ARM) powered by custom Axion processors providing better improved performance and cost efficiency for search, observability, and security workloads.
In addition, Elastic Cloud Hosted continues to support N2 general purpose VM types and N2D across all supported [Google Cloud regions](/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-regions-templates-instances#ec-gcp_regions).
To learn about the GCE specific configurations, check:
- [VM configurations](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-gcp-vm-configurations)
- [Selecting the right configuration for you](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-gcp-configuration-choose)
- [GCP default provider instance configurations](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/gcp-default-provider)
- [Regional availability of instances per GCP region](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-gcp-list-region)