Cheapest cloud VM in Texas
Texas has 2 regions on Google Cloud and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-south1 (Dallas, Texas) at $58.92 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v6 in southcentralus at $12.56. On-demand, Azure is the cheapest for 6 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 13:42 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 | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $34.64GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · us-south1 | $32.59Azure A1 v2 · southcentralus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $67.27GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · us-south1 | $55.51Azure D2pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $58.92GCP e2-standard-2 · us-south1 | $62.67Azure D2ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $133GCP c4a-highcpu-4 · us-south1 | $110Azure D4pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $117GCP e2-standard-4 · us-south1 | $124Azure D4ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $263GCP c4a-highcpu-8 · us-south1 | $219Azure D8pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $232GCP e2-standard-8 · us-south1 | $247Azure D8ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $524GCP c4a-highcpu-16 · us-south1 | $436Azure D16pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $463GCP e2-standard-16 · us-south1 | $493Azure D16ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $925GCP e2-standard-32 · us-south1 | $985Azure D32ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $2,330GCP n2d-standard-64 · us-south1 | $1,968Azure D64ps v6 · southcentralus |
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 | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $14.70GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · us-south1 | $7.00Azure A1 v2 · southcentralus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $14.85GCP n4-highcpu-2 · us-south1 | $11.24Azure D2pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $16.92GCP n2-standard-2 · us-south1 | $12.56Azure D2ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $14.39GCP c3-highcpu-4 · us-south1 | $21.30Azure D4pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $16.83GCP c3-standard-4 · us-south1 | $23.86Azure D4ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $27.57GCP c3-highcpu-8 · us-south1 | $41.40Azure D8pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $32.46GCP c3-standard-8 · us-south1 | $46.66Azure D8ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $73.73GCP c3-highcpu-22 · us-south1 | $81.47Azure D16pls v6 · southcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $87.15GCP c3-standard-22 · us-south1 | $92.13Azure D16ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $173GCP c3-standard-44 · us-south1 | $183Azure D32ps v6 · southcentralus |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $345GCP c3-standard-88 · us-south1 | $365Azure D64ps v6 · southcentralus |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in Texas
- Google Cloud us-south1 Dallas, Texas
- Azure southcentralus Texas, US
The rest of us-central
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in Texas?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-south1 (Dallas, Texas) at $58.92 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v6 in southcentralus (Texas, US) at $12.56 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 13:42 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in Texas?
On-demand, Azure for 6 of 11 sizes and Google Cloud for 5 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 Texas?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 71% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in Texas?
Google Cloud us-south1 (Dallas, Texas) and Azure southcentralus (Texas, US).