Cheapest cloud VM in Paris
Paris 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 europe-west9 (Paris, France) at $57.90 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v6 in francecentral at $12.38. On-demand, Azure is the cheapest for 5 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 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 | – | $30.49AWS c6g.medium · eu-west-3 | $37.82Azure F1 · francecentral |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $66.79GCP n4-highcpu-2 · europe-west9 | $60.06AWS c6g.large · eu-west-3 | $54.32Azure D2pls v6 · francecentral |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $57.90GCP e2-standard-2 · europe-west9 | $66.63AWS m6g.large · eu-west-3 | $61.18Azure D2ps v6 · francecentral |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $132GCP n4-highcpu-4 · europe-west9 | $119AWS c6g.xlarge · eu-west-3 | $107Azure D4pls v6 · francecentral |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $115GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-west9 | $132AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-west-3 | $121Azure D4ps v6 · francecentral |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $261GCP n4-highcpu-8 · europe-west9 | $237AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-west-3 | $213Azure D8pls v6 · francecentral |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $228GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-west9 | $264AWS m6g.2xlarge · eu-west-3 | $241Azure D8ps v6 · francecentral |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $520GCP n4-highcpu-16 · europe-west9 | $474AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-west-3 | $425Azure D16pls v6 · francecentral |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $455GCP e2-standard-16 · europe-west9 | $527AWS m6g.4xlarge · eu-west-3 | $480Azure D16ps v6 · francecentral |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $909GCP e2-standard-32 · europe-west9 | $1,052AWS m6g.8xlarge · eu-west-3 | $959Azure D32ps v6 · francecentral |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $2,291GCP n2d-standard-64 · europe-west9 | $2,103AWS m6g.metal · eu-west-3 | $1,917Azure D64ps v6 · francecentral |
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 | – | $10.78AWS c6g.medium · eu-west-3 | $8.07Azure A1 v2 · francecentral |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $13.66GCP c4-highcpu-2 · europe-west9 | $20.71AWS c6g.large · eu-west-3 | $11.11Azure D2pls v6 · francecentral |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $19.61GCP c4-highmem-2 · europe-west9 | $26.99AWS m6g.large · eu-west-3 | $12.38Azure D2ps v6 · francecentral |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $25.35GCP c4-highcpu-4 · europe-west9 | $37.94AWS c6gn.xlarge · eu-west-3 | $20.88Azure D4pls v6 · francecentral |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $37.79GCP c4-highmem-4 · europe-west9 | $48.96AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-west-3 | $23.44Azure D4ps v6 · francecentral |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $48.71GCP c4-highcpu-8 · europe-west9 | $93.42AWS c6gd.2xlarge · eu-west-3 | $40.44Azure D8pls v6 · francecentral |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $73.59GCP c4-highmem-8 · europe-west9 | $83.93AWS m5.2xlarge · eu-west-3 | $45.57Azure D8ps v6 · francecentral |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $95.44GCP c4-highcpu-16 · europe-west9 | $176AWS c6gn.4xlarge · eu-west-3 | $79.70Azure D16pls v6 · francecentral |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $145GCP c4-highmem-16 · europe-west9 | $186AWS im4gn.4xlarge · eu-west-3 | $89.82Azure D16ps v6 · francecentral |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $288GCP c4-highmem-32 · europe-west9 | $283AWS m8i-flex.8xlarge · eu-west-3 | $178Azure D32ps v6 · francecentral |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $737GCP n2-standard-64 · europe-west9 | $237AWS m5a.16xlarge · eu-west-3 | $355Azure D64ps v6 · francecentral |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in Paris
- Google Cloud europe-west9 Paris, France
- AWS eu-west-3 Paris, France
- Azure francecentral Paris, France
The rest of eu-west
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in Paris?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in europe-west9 (Paris, France) at $57.90 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v6 in francecentral (Paris, France) at $12.38 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in Paris?
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 Paris?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 66%, AWS 59% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in Paris?
Google Cloud europe-west9 (Paris, France), AWS eu-west-3 (Paris, France) and Azure francecentral (Paris, France).