AWS vs Azure: VM prices size by size
The cheapest machine type with dedicated vCPUs of each common size on AWS and on Azure, anywhere. On-demand, AWS is cheaper for 1 and Azure for 10 of the 11 sizes both have; on spot, AWS for 11 and Azure for 0.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 08:30 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
On-demand, cheapest anywhere
| Size | AWS | Azure | Azure against AWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $16.46AWS c6g.medium · ap-south-1 | $27.48Azure A1 v2 · westus2 | +67% |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $32.01AWS c6g.large · ap-south-1 | $31.10Azure D2pls v6 · centralindia | −3% |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $37.85AWS m6g.large · ap-south-1 | $35.05Azure D2ps v6 · centralindia | −7% |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $63.11AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-south-1 | $60.89Azure D4pls v6 · centralindia | −4% |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $74.79AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-south-1 | $68.77Azure D4ps v6 · centralindia | −8% |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $125AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-south-1 | $120Azure D8pls v6 · centralindia | −4% |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $149AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-south-1 | $136Azure D8ps v6 · centralindia | −8% |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $250AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-south-1 | $239Azure D16pls v6 · centralindia | −4% |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $296AWS m6g.4xlarge · ap-south-1 | $271Azure D16ps v6 · centralindia | −8% |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $592AWS m6g.8xlarge · ap-south-1 | $541Azure D32ps v6 · centralindia | −9% |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $1,183AWS m6g.metal · ap-south-1 | $1,080Azure D64ps v6 · centralindia | −9% |
Spot, cheapest anywhere
| Size | AWS | Azure | Azure against AWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $2.74AWS c7g.medium · ap-south-2 | $5.69Azure A1 v2 · australiacentral2 | +108% |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $4.34AWS c6g.large · ap-south-2 | $6.82Azure D2pls v6 · centralindia | +57% |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $4.64AWS m6g.large · ap-south-2 | $7.55Azure D2ps v6 · centralindia | +63% |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $7.12AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-south-2 | $12.33Azure D4pls v6 · centralindia | +73% |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $8.29AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-south-2 | $13.79Azure D4ps v6 · centralindia | +66% |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $15.22AWS c7g.2xlarge · ap-south-2 | $23.31Azure D8pls v6 · centralindia | +53% |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $15.66AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-south-2 | $26.28Azure D8ps v6 · centralindia | +68% |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $25.80AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-south-2 | $45.30Azure D16pls v6 · centralindia | +76% |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $30.48AWS m6g.4xlarge · ap-south-2 | $51.23Azure D16ps v6 · centralindia | +68% |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $60.04AWS m6g.8xlarge · ap-south-2 | $101Azure D32ps v6 · centralindia | +68% |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $119AWS m6g.metal · ap-south-2 | $201Azure D64ps v6 · centralindia | +69% |
Zone by zone: 2 vCPU · 8 GB, on-demand
| Zone | AWS | Azure | Azure against AWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $57.01AWS m6g.large · us-west-2 | $52.45Azure D2ps v6 · westus2 | −8% |
| us-east US East | $57.01AWS m6g.large · us-east-2 | $52.45Azure D2ps v6 · eastus | −8% |
| ca Canada | $63.37AWS m6g.large · ca-west-1 | $58.26Azure D2ps v6 · canadaeast | −8% |
| mx Mexico | $59.90AWS m6g.large · mx-central-1 | $57.68Azure D2ps v6 · mexicocentral | −4% |
| sa-east Brazil | $90.87AWS m6g.large · sa-east-1 | $84.00Azure D2ps v6 · brazilsouth | −8% |
| eu-west Western Europe | $63.66AWS m6g.large · eu-west-1 | $58.43Azure D2ps v6 · northeurope | −8% |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $60.70AWS m6g.large · eu-north-1 | $55.80Azure D2ps v6 · swedencentral | −8% |
| eu-central Central Europe | $68.11AWS m6g.large · eu-central-1 | $62.37Azure D2ps v6 · germanywestcentral | −8% |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $63.66AWS m6g.large · eu-south-2 | $58.43Azure D2ps v6 · spaincentral | −8% |
| me Middle East | $66.97AWS m6g.large · il-central-1 | $63.93Azure D2ps v6 · uaenorth | −5% |
| af South Africa | $75.21AWS m6g.large · af-south-1 | $73.58Azure D2ps v6 · southafricanorth | −2% |
| ap-south India | $37.85AWS m6g.large · ap-south-1 | $35.05Azure D2ps v6 · centralindia | −7% |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $60.43AWS m6g.large · ap-southeast-7 | $61.13Azure D2ps v6 · indonesiacentral | +1% |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $65.91AWS m6g.large · ap-east-2 | $71.72Azure D2ps v6 · eastasia | +9% |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $69.53AWS m6g.large · ap-northeast-2 | $67.05Azure D2ps v6 · japaneast | −4% |
| au Australia | $71.04AWS m6g.large · ap-southeast-4 | $65.43Azure D2ps v6 · australiaeast | −8% |
| nz New Zealand | $74.59AWS m6g.large · ap-southeast-6 | $68.73Azure D2ps v6 · newzealandnorth | −8% |
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Questions
Is AWS cheaper than Azure?
It depends on the size and the place. On-demand, the cheapest AWS offer is lower for 1 of 11 common sizes and the cheapest Azure offer for 10. On spot: AWS for 11, Azure for 0. Prices checked 25 October 2026, 08:30 UTC.
How are AWS and Azure compared here?
For each size (at least its vCPUs and memory, dedicated vCPUs, no GPU) the cheapest machine type on each cloud, in its cheapest region, a month of 730 hours with a 10 GB boot disk, from the providers' own list prices.