[[["易于理解","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["解决了我的问题","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["其他","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["很难理解","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["信息或示例代码不正确","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["没有我需要的信息/示例","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["翻译问题","translationIssue","thumb-down"],["其他","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["最后更新时间 (UTC):2025-09-04。"],[],[],null,["# Compute Engine instances provisioning models\n\nLinux Windows\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nThis document describes the provisioning models for Compute Engine instances.\nTo learn more about deployment options, see\n[Choose a Compute Engine deployment strategy for your workload](/compute/docs/choose-compute-deployment-option).\n\n*Provisioning models* determine the availability, lifespan, and pricing of your\ninstances. If you understand these models, then you can choose the best option\nfor your workload.\n\nAvailable provisioning models\n-----------------------------\n\nWhen you create a compute instance, you can specify one of the following\nprovisioning models. If you don't specify a provisioning model, then\nCompute Engine uses the standard provisioning model by default.\n\n- Standard\n\n- Spot\n\n- Flex-start ([Preview](/products#product-launch-stages))\n\n- Reservation-bound\n\nThe following table helps you compare the use cases and pricing for each\nprovisioning model:\n\nInstance availability and lifespan\n----------------------------------\n\nThe following table shows you the compute instances availability and lifespan\nfor each provisioning model:\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- Read an\n [overview of creating Compute Engine instances](/compute/docs/instances/instance-creation-overview).\n\n- To create instances by using the spot provisioning model, see\n [Spot VMs](/compute/docs/instances/spot).\n\n- To create instances by using the flex-start provisioning model, see\n [About resize requests in a MIG](/compute/docs/instance-groups/about-resize-requests-mig).\n\n- To reserve capacity to create instances by using the reservation-bound\n model, see one of the following options:\n\n - [About future reservation requests in calendar mode](/compute/docs/instances/future-reservations-calendar-mode-overview)\n\n - [Reserve capacity in AI Hypercomputer](/ai-hypercomputer/docs/reserve-capacity)"]]