diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance.py
index f49fa6a981ae..afbbbef330a6 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import re
 from typing import List
+import warnings
 
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -69,7 +72,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -97,8 +103,10 @@ def create_instance(
             access.nat_i_p = external_ipv4
         network_interface.access_configs = [access]
 
+
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -109,13 +117,18 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn("Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning)
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance_from_template_with_overrides.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance_from_template_with_overrides.py
index 5920a06482a1..39432712b92e 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance_from_template_with_overrides.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/create_instance_from_template_with_overrides.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def create_instance_from_template_with_overrides(
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.machine_type = machine_type
-    instance.disks = instance_template.properties.disks
+    instance.disks = list(instance_template.properties.disks)
 
     new_disk = compute_v1.AttachedDisk()
     new_disk.initialize_params.disk_size_gb = 50
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/preemptible/create.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/preemptible/create.py
index 46d611a5dcad..145fbc3679fa 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/preemptible/create.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/preemptible/create.py
@@ -12,23 +12,6 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
-# This is an ingredient file. It is not meant to be run directly. Check the samples/snippets 
-# folder for complete code samples that are ready to be used.
-# Disabling flake8 for the ingredients file, as it would fail F821 - undefined name check.
-# flake8: noqa
-#
-#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-#  limitations under the License.
-
 # This is an ingredient file. It is not meant to be run directly. Check the samples/snippets 
 # folder for complete code samples that are ready to be used.
 # Disabling flake8 for the ingredients file, as it would fail F821 - undefined name check.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/spot/create.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/spot/create.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba87875cf8e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/spot/create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#  Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+# This is an ingredient file. It is not meant to be run directly. Check the samples/snippets
+# folder for complete code samples that are ready to be used.
+# Disabling flake8 for the ingredients file, as it would fail F821 - undefined name check.
+# flake8: noqa
+
+from google.cloud import compute_v1
+
+
+# <INGREDIENT create_spot_instance>
+def create_spot_instance(project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str) -> compute_v1.Instance:
+    """
+    Create a new Spot VM instance with Debian 10 operating system.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
+        zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b"
+        instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance.
+
+    Returns:
+        Instance object.
+    """
+    newest_debian = get_image_from_family(
+        project="debian-cloud", family="debian-11"
+    )
+    disk_type = f"zones/{zone}/diskTypes/pd-standard"
+    disks = [disk_from_image(disk_type, 10, True, newest_debian.self_link)]
+    instance = create_instance(project_id, zone, instance_name, disks, spot=True)
+    return instance
+# </INGREDIENT>
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/spot/get.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/spot/get.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3366cf36d591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/ingredients/instances/spot/get.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#  Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+# This is an ingredient file. It is not meant to be run directly. Check the samples/snippets
+# folder for complete code samples that are ready to be used.
+# Disabling flake8 for the ingredients file, as it would fail F821 - undefined name check.
+# flake8: noqa
+from google.cloud import compute_v1
+
+
+# <INGREDIENT is_spot_vm>
+def is_spot_vm(project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a given instance is Spot VM or not.
+    Args:
+        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
+        zone: name of the zone you want to use. For example: "us-west3-b"
+        instance_name: name of the virtual machine to check.
+    Returns:
+        The Spot VM status of the instance.
+    """
+    instance_client = compute_v1.InstancesClient()
+    instance = instance_client.get(
+        project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name
+    )
+    return instance.scheduling.provisioning_model == compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+# </INGREDIENT>
+
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/__init__.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/create.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/create.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fba16e4ce8a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#  Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+# flake8: noqa
+
+# <REGION compute_spot_create>
+# <IMPORTS/>
+
+# <INGREDIENT get_image_from_family />
+
+
+# <INGREDIENT disk_from_image />
+
+# <INGREDIENT wait_for_extended_operation />
+
+
+# <INGREDIENT create_instance />
+
+
+# <INGREDIENT create_spot_instance />
+# </REGION compute_spot_create>
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/is_spot_vm.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/is_spot_vm.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea613650ab07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/recipes/instances/spot/is_spot_vm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#  Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+# flake8: noqa
+
+# <REGION compute_spot_check>
+# <IMPORTS/>
+
+# <INGREDIENT is_spot_vm />
+
+# </REGION compute_spot_check>
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create.py
index e538b5b59a26..801c05b16a84 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_custom_image.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_custom_image.py
index 4ddc4138f3da..d78dd8198687 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_custom_image.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_custom_image.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_public_image.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_public_image.py
index 439d985410ed..50bf6bffdc9f 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_public_image.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_public_image.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_snapshot.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_snapshot.py
index a3dde1bf8986..d71bd4500f92 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_snapshot.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_from_snapshot.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -157,7 +160,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -187,6 +193,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -197,13 +204,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_windows_instance.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_windows_instance.py
index 3d6877fc951a..ce0620da2167 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_windows_instance.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_windows_instance.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List, Optional
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -144,6 +145,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -176,7 +179,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -206,6 +212,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -216,13 +223,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_additional_disk.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_additional_disk.py
index e923f73624aa..e75aadccd78f 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_additional_disk.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_additional_disk.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -205,7 +208,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -235,6 +241,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -245,13 +252,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_existing_disks.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_existing_disks.py
index 22f92da6073c..4fa4cd2e34cc 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_existing_disks.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_existing_disks.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, Iterable, List, NoReturn
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -133,7 +136,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -163,6 +169,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -173,13 +180,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_snapshotted_data_disk.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_snapshotted_data_disk.py
index c86108b406f0..057eba548e63 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_snapshotted_data_disk.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_start_instance/create_with_snapshotted_data_disk.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -212,7 +215,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -242,6 +248,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -252,13 +259,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_with_subnet.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_with_subnet.py
index 4ab870837ea3..6696dc4a198c 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_with_subnet.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/create_with_subnet.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_hostname/create.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_hostname/create.py
index 03498dec9acf..6813bc4dcd59 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_hostname/create.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_hostname/create.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_shared_with_helper.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_shared_with_helper.py
index 9d41d09819cc..99dea3ef2da9 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_shared_with_helper.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_shared_with_helper.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -337,6 +338,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -369,7 +372,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -399,6 +405,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -409,13 +416,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py
index cdb85464ebe8..18f642549ca7 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -337,6 +338,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -369,7 +372,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -399,6 +405,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -409,13 +416,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_without_helper.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_without_helper.py
index 42da51444cc1..30b2edd9e9a9 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_without_helper.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_without_helper.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py
index de1c0057362d..de210032724f 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/delete_protection/create.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/delete_protection/create.py
index addf7a9c7753..7d9bbe9bbfa5 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/delete_protection/create.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/delete_protection/create.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/from_instance_template/create_from_template_with_overrides.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/from_instance_template/create_from_template_with_overrides.py
index da62d3ecf879..9ff3ba4af4fb 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/from_instance_template/create_from_template_with_overrides.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/from_instance_template/create_from_template_with_overrides.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def create_instance_from_template_with_overrides(
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.machine_type = machine_type
-    instance.disks = instance_template.properties.disks
+    instance.disks = list(instance_template.properties.disks)
 
     new_disk = compute_v1.AttachedDisk()
     new_disk.initialize_params.disk_size_gb = 50
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/preemptible/create_preemptible.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/preemptible/create_preemptible.py
index a85f01355014..5816d39f4b0c 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/preemptible/create_preemptible.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/preemptible/create_preemptible.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
 
 from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
 from google.cloud import compute_v1
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def create_instance(
     external_ipv4: str = None,
     accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
     preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
     custom_hostname: str = None,
     delete_protection: bool = False,
 ) -> compute_v1.Instance:
@@ -175,7 +178,10 @@ def create_instance(
         accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
             be attached to the new instance.
         preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
-            or not.
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
         custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
             Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
         delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def create_instance(
 
     # Collect information into the Instance object.
     instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
     instance.name = instance_name
     instance.disks = disks
     if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
@@ -215,13 +222,22 @@ def create_instance(
     if accelerators:
         instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
 
-    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
-
     if preemptible:
         # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
         instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
         instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
 
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
     if custom_hostname is not None:
         # Set the custom hostname for the instance
         instance.hostname = custom_hostname
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/__init__.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/create.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/create.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ddf437f6bfcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+#  Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+# flake8: noqa
+
+
+# This file is automatically generated. Please do not modify it directly.
+# Find the relevant recipe file in the samples/recipes or samples/ingredients
+# directory and apply your changes there.
+
+
+# [START compute_spot_create]
+import re
+import sys
+from typing import Any, List
+import warnings
+
+from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation
+from google.cloud import compute_v1
+
+
+def get_image_from_family(project: str, family: str) -> compute_v1.Image:
+    """
+    Retrieve the newest image that is part of a given family in a project.
+
+    Args:
+        project: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to get image from.
+        family: name of the image family you want to get image from.
+
+    Returns:
+        An Image object.
+    """
+    image_client = compute_v1.ImagesClient()
+    # List of public operating system (OS) images: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details
+    newest_image = image_client.get_from_family(project=project, family=family)
+    return newest_image
+
+
+def disk_from_image(
+    disk_type: str,
+    disk_size_gb: int,
+    boot: bool,
+    source_image: str,
+    auto_delete: bool = True,
+) -> compute_v1.AttachedDisk:
+    """
+    Create an AttachedDisk object to be used in VM instance creation. Uses an image as the
+    source for the new disk.
+
+    Args:
+         disk_type: the type of disk you want to create. This value uses the following format:
+            "zones/{zone}/diskTypes/(pd-standard|pd-ssd|pd-balanced|pd-extreme)".
+            For example: "zones/us-west3-b/diskTypes/pd-ssd"
+        disk_size_gb: size of the new disk in gigabytes
+        boot: boolean flag indicating whether this disk should be used as a boot disk of an instance
+        source_image: source image to use when creating this disk. You must have read access to this disk. This can be one
+            of the publicly available images or an image from one of your projects.
+            This value uses the following format: "projects/{project_name}/global/images/{image_name}"
+        auto_delete: boolean flag indicating whether this disk should be deleted with the VM that uses it
+
+    Returns:
+        AttachedDisk object configured to be created using the specified image.
+    """
+    boot_disk = compute_v1.AttachedDisk()
+    initialize_params = compute_v1.AttachedDiskInitializeParams()
+    initialize_params.source_image = source_image
+    initialize_params.disk_size_gb = disk_size_gb
+    initialize_params.disk_type = disk_type
+    boot_disk.initialize_params = initialize_params
+    # Remember to set auto_delete to True if you want the disk to be deleted when you delete
+    # your VM instance.
+    boot_disk.auto_delete = auto_delete
+    boot_disk.boot = boot
+    return boot_disk
+
+
+def wait_for_extended_operation(
+    operation: ExtendedOperation, verbose_name: str = "operation", timeout: int = 300
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    This method will wait for the extended (long-running) operation to
+    complete. If the operation is successful, it will return its result.
+    If the operation ends with an error, an exception will be raised.
+    If there were any warnings during the execution of the operation
+    they will be printed to sys.stderr.
+
+    Args:
+        operation: a long-running operation you want to wait on.
+        verbose_name: (optional) a more verbose name of the operation,
+            used only during error and warning reporting.
+        timeout: how long (in seconds) to wait for operation to finish.
+            If None, wait indefinitely.
+
+    Returns:
+        Whatever the operation.result() returns.
+
+    Raises:
+        This method will raise the exception received from `operation.exception()`
+        or RuntimeError if there is no exception set, but there is an `error_code`
+        set for the `operation`.
+
+        In case of an operation taking longer than `timeout` seconds to complete,
+        a `concurrent.futures.TimeoutError` will be raised.
+    """
+    result = operation.result(timeout=timeout)
+
+    if operation.error_code:
+        print(
+            f"Error during {verbose_name}: [Code: {operation.error_code}]: {operation.error_message}",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+            flush=True,
+        )
+        print(f"Operation ID: {operation.name}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        raise operation.exception() or RuntimeError(operation.error_message)
+
+    if operation.warnings:
+        print(f"Warnings during {verbose_name}:\n", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        for warning in operation.warnings:
+            print(f" - {warning.code}: {warning.message}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+
+    return result
+
+
+def create_instance(
+    project_id: str,
+    zone: str,
+    instance_name: str,
+    disks: List[compute_v1.AttachedDisk],
+    machine_type: str = "n1-standard-1",
+    network_link: str = "global/networks/default",
+    subnetwork_link: str = None,
+    internal_ip: str = None,
+    external_access: bool = False,
+    external_ipv4: str = None,
+    accelerators: List[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None,
+    preemptible: bool = False,
+    spot: bool = False,
+    instance_termination_action: str = "STOP",
+    custom_hostname: str = None,
+    delete_protection: bool = False,
+) -> compute_v1.Instance:
+    """
+    Send an instance creation request to the Compute Engine API and wait for it to complete.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
+        zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b"
+        instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance.
+        disks: a list of compute_v1.AttachedDisk objects describing the disks
+            you want to attach to your new instance.
+        machine_type: machine type of the VM being created. This value uses the
+            following format: "zones/{zone}/machineTypes/{type_name}".
+            For example: "zones/europe-west3-c/machineTypes/f1-micro"
+        network_link: name of the network you want the new instance to use.
+            For example: "global/networks/default" represents the network
+            named "default", which is created automatically for each project.
+        subnetwork_link: name of the subnetwork you want the new instance to use.
+            This value uses the following format:
+            "regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork_name}"
+        internal_ip: internal IP address you want to assign to the new instance.
+            By default, a free address from the pool of available internal IP addresses of
+            used subnet will be used.
+        external_access: boolean flag indicating if the instance should have an external IPv4
+            address assigned.
+        external_ipv4: external IPv4 address to be assigned to this instance. If you specify
+            an external IP address, it must live in the same region as the zone of the instance.
+            This setting requires `external_access` to be set to True to work.
+        accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will
+            be attached to the new instance.
+        preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible
+            or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs.
+        spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not.
+        instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated.
+            Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE"
+        custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance.
+            Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames.
+        delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be
+            protected against deletion or not.
+    Returns:
+        Instance object.
+    """
+    instance_client = compute_v1.InstancesClient()
+
+    # Use the network interface provided in the network_link argument.
+    network_interface = compute_v1.NetworkInterface()
+    network_interface.name = network_link
+    if subnetwork_link:
+        network_interface.subnetwork = subnetwork_link
+
+    if internal_ip:
+        network_interface.network_i_p = internal_ip
+
+    if external_access:
+        access = compute_v1.AccessConfig()
+        access.type_ = compute_v1.AccessConfig.Type.ONE_TO_ONE_NAT.name
+        access.name = "External NAT"
+        access.network_tier = access.NetworkTier.PREMIUM.name
+        if external_ipv4:
+            access.nat_i_p = external_ipv4
+        network_interface.access_configs = [access]
+
+    # Collect information into the Instance object.
+    instance = compute_v1.Instance()
+    instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface]
+    instance.name = instance_name
+    instance.disks = disks
+    if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type):
+        instance.machine_type = machine_type
+    else:
+        instance.machine_type = f"zones/{zone}/machineTypes/{machine_type}"
+
+    if accelerators:
+        instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators
+
+    if preemptible:
+        # Set the preemptible setting
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning
+        )
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.preemptible = True
+
+    if spot:
+        # Set the Spot VM setting
+        instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling()
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = (
+            compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+        )
+        instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action
+
+    if custom_hostname is not None:
+        # Set the custom hostname for the instance
+        instance.hostname = custom_hostname
+
+    if delete_protection:
+        # Set the delete protection bit
+        instance.deletion_protection = True
+
+    # Prepare the request to insert an instance.
+    request = compute_v1.InsertInstanceRequest()
+    request.zone = zone
+    request.project = project_id
+    request.instance_resource = instance
+
+    # Wait for the create operation to complete.
+    print(f"Creating the {instance_name} instance in {zone}...")
+
+    operation = instance_client.insert(request=request)
+
+    wait_for_extended_operation(operation, "instance creation")
+
+    print(f"Instance {instance_name} created.")
+    return instance_client.get(project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name)
+
+
+def create_spot_instance(
+    project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str
+) -> compute_v1.Instance:
+    """
+    Create a new Spot VM instance with Debian 10 operating system.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
+        zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b"
+        instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance.
+
+    Returns:
+        Instance object.
+    """
+    newest_debian = get_image_from_family(project="debian-cloud", family="debian-11")
+    disk_type = f"zones/{zone}/diskTypes/pd-standard"
+    disks = [disk_from_image(disk_type, 10, True, newest_debian.self_link)]
+    instance = create_instance(project_id, zone, instance_name, disks, spot=True)
+    return instance
+
+
+# [END compute_spot_create]
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/is_spot_vm.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/is_spot_vm.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4cb83657094f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/instances/spot/is_spot_vm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#  Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+# flake8: noqa
+
+
+# This file is automatically generated. Please do not modify it directly.
+# Find the relevant recipe file in the samples/recipes or samples/ingredients
+# directory and apply your changes there.
+
+
+# [START compute_spot_check]
+from google.cloud import compute_v1
+
+
+def is_spot_vm(project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a given instance is Spot VM or not.
+    Args:
+        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
+        zone: name of the zone you want to use. For example: "us-west3-b"
+        instance_name: name of the virtual machine to check.
+    Returns:
+        The Spot VM status of the instance.
+    """
+    instance_client = compute_v1.InstancesClient()
+    instance = instance_client.get(
+        project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name
+    )
+    return (
+        instance.scheduling.provisioning_model
+        == compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name
+    )
+
+
+# [END compute_spot_check]
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/tests/test_images.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/tests/test_images.py
index b6f61b3c821c..1cc7e6bb58fc 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/tests/test_images.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/tests/test_images.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_get_image():
 
     image2 = get_image("debian-cloud", image.name)
 
-    assert image == image2
+    assert image.name == image2.name
 
 
 def test_create_delete_image(test_disk):
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/tests/test_spot_vms.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/tests/test_spot_vms.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e6114161ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/samples/snippets/tests/test_spot_vms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#  Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+import uuid
+
+import google.auth
+import pytest
+
+from ..instances.delete import delete_instance
+from ..instances.spot.create import create_spot_instance
+from ..instances.spot.is_spot_vm import is_spot_vm
+
+PROJECT = google.auth.default()[1]
+INSTANCE_ZONE = "europe-central2-c"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def autodelete_instance_name():
+    instance_name = "i" + uuid.uuid4().hex[:10]
+
+    yield instance_name
+
+    delete_instance(PROJECT, INSTANCE_ZONE, instance_name)
+
+
+def test_preemptible_creation(autodelete_instance_name):
+    instance = create_spot_instance(
+        PROJECT, INSTANCE_ZONE, autodelete_instance_name
+    )
+
+    assert instance.name == autodelete_instance_name
+    assert is_spot_vm(PROJECT, INSTANCE_ZONE, instance.name)