Cheapest cloud VM in California
California has 3 regions on Google Cloud, AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-west2 (Los Angeles, California) at $59.96 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v6 in westus at $12.26. On-demand, Azure is the cheapest for 5 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 14:02 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
On-demand, per size and cloud
| Size | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $35.28GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · us-west2 | $31.91AWS c6g.medium · us-west-1 | $32.59Azure A1 v2 · westus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $66.98GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · us-west2 | $62.86AWS c6g.large · us-west-1 | $54.20Azure D2pls v6 · westus |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $59.96GCP e2-standard-2 · us-west2 | $66.37AWS m6g.large · us-west-1 | $61.06Azure D2ps v6 · westus |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $133GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · us-west2 | $125AWS c6g.xlarge · us-west-1 | $107Azure D4pls v6 · westus |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $119GCP e2-standard-4 · us-west2 | $132AWS m6g.xlarge · us-west-1 | $121Azure D4ps v6 · westus |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $264GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · us-west2 | $249AWS c6g.2xlarge · us-west-1 | $213Azure D8pls v6 · westus |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $236GCP e2-standard-8 · us-west2 | $263AWS m6g.2xlarge · us-west-1 | $241Azure D8ps v6 · westus |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $527GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · us-west2 | $496AWS c6g.4xlarge · us-west-1 | $425Azure D16pls v6 · westus |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $471GCP e2-standard-16 · us-west2 | $524AWS m6g.4xlarge · us-west-1 | $480Azure D16ps v6 · westus |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $941GCP e2-standard-32 · us-west2 | $1,047AWS m6g.8xlarge · us-west-1 | $959Azure D32ps v6 · westus |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $2,372GCP n2d-standard-64 · us-west2 | $2,094AWS m6g.metal · us-west-1 | $1,917Azure D64ps v6 · westus |
Spot, per size and cloud
Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time, and their prices change more often.
| Size | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $14.68GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · us-west2 | $5.92AWS c6gd.medium · us-west-1 | $7.00Azure A1 v2 · westus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $23.79GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · us-west2 | $17.02AWS c8g.large · us-west-1 | $10.99Azure D2pls v6 · westus |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $19.88GCP e2-standard-2 · us-west2 | $25.27AWS m8i-flex.large · us-west-1 | $12.26Azure D2ps v6 · westus |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $36.44GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · us-west2 | $45.71AWS c6gn.xlarge · us-west-1 | $20.76Azure D4pls v6 · westus |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $38.56GCP e2-standard-4 · us-west2 | $36.22AWS m7gd.xlarge · us-west-1 | $23.32Azure D4ps v6 · westus |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $71.69GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · us-west2 | $88.49AWS c6gd.2xlarge · us-west-1 | $40.32Azure D8pls v6 · westus |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $75.92GCP e2-standard-8 · us-west2 | $89.44AWS m5.2xlarge · us-west-1 | $45.45Azure D8ps v6 · westus |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $142GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · us-west2 | $155AWS c6g.4xlarge · us-west-1 | $79.58Azure D16pls v6 · westus |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $151GCP e2-standard-16 · us-west2 | $99.29AWS m5.4xlarge · us-west-1 | $89.70Azure D16ps v6 · westus |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $300GCP e2-standard-32 · us-west2 | $252AWS i3.8xlarge · us-west-1 | $178Azure D32ps v6 · westus |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $921GCP n2-standard-64 · us-west2 | $292AWS m6g.metal · us-west-1 | $355Azure D64ps v6 · westus |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in California
- AWS us-west-1 N. California, US
- Google Cloud us-west2 Los Angeles, California
- Azure westus California, US
The rest of us-west
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in California?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-west2 (Los Angeles, California) at $59.96 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v6 in westus (California, US) at $12.26 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 14:02 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in California?
On-demand, Azure for 5 of 11 sizes, Google Cloud for 5 of 11 sizes and AWS for 1 of 11 sizes (the cheapest machine type with dedicated vCPUs of each size, from 1 vCPU · 2 GB to 64 vCPU · 256 GB).
How much does spot save in California?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 67%, AWS 62% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in California?
AWS us-west-1 (N. California, US), Google Cloud us-west2 (Los Angeles, California) and Azure westus (California, US).