Estimate by Number of Nodes and Pods

Calculate Subnet Sizes

Given nodes and pods per node, estimate minimum subnet sizes.

Field descriptions
  • Planned number of Nodes: The number of nodes you plan to have in your cluster.
  • Pods per Node: The maximum number of Pods that can run on a single node. In Standard clusters, the default is 110 (configurable from 8 to 512). In Autopilot clusters, GKE sets this dynamically per node (between 8 and 256); enter an estimated average for approximate sizing.
  • Primary Subnet Prefix length: The calculated minimum prefix size for the primary IP range needed to support the planned number of nodes. This range is used for node and load balancer IP addresses.
  • Secondary Subnet Prefix Length: The calculated minimum prefix size for the secondary IP range needed to support Pods for the planned number of nodes.
  • Pod CIDR Block per Node: The IP address range assigned to each node for its Pods.

Estimate by Subnet Ranges

Calculate Node Limits

Given subnet sizes and pods per node, estimate node limits.

Field descriptions
  • Primary Subnet Prefix length: The prefix size of the primary IP range used for node and load balancer IP addresses.
  • Secondary Subnet Prefix Length: The prefix size of the secondary IP range used for Pod IP addresses.
  • Pods per Node: The maximum number of Pods that can run on a single node. In Standard clusters, the default is 110 (configurable from 8 to 512). In Autopilot clusters, GKE sets this dynamically per node (between 8 and 256); enter an estimated average for approximate sizing.
  • Max nodes supportable by primary subnet: The maximum number of nodes that the primary IP range can accommodate.
  • Max nodes supportable by secondary subnet: The maximum number of nodes that the secondary IP range can accommodate, based on Pod IP requirements per node.
  • Overall Max Nodes: The effective maximum node count for the cluster, limited by the smaller of the primary and secondary subnet capacities.
  • Overall Max Pods: The total number of Pods the cluster can support with the calculated Overall Max Nodes.