GKE Standard clusters now support up to 512 maximum Pods per node, an increase from the previous limit of 256
Update2 days agoUnverifiedAdded Sep 26, 2026
GKE Standard clusters now support up to 512 maximum Pods per node, an increase from the previous limit of 256. Nodes configured for 257 to 512 Pods will now be allocated a /22 Pod CIDR block (1,024 IP addresses).
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