1 vCPU 2 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 1 vCPU, 2 GB to under 4 GB costs from $16.46 a month on-demand (AWS c6g.medium in ap-south-1) and from $2.74 on spot (AWS c7g.medium in ap-south-2).
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.
Google Cloud
$25.41/month on-demand
n4a-highcpu-1 in us-west1. Spot from $5.63.
AWS
$16.46/month on-demand
c6g.medium in ap-south-1. Spot from $2.74.
Azure
$27.48/month on-demand
A1 v2 in westus2. Spot from $5.69.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $25.41GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-west1 | $25.62AWS c6g.medium · us-west-2 | $27.48Azure A1 v2 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $25.41GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-central1 | – | $30.40Azure A1 v2 · westcentralus |
| us-east US East | $25.41GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-east4 | $25.62AWS c6g.medium · us-east-2 | $32.59Azure A1 v2 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $32.35GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · northamerica-northeast2 | $28.04AWS c6g.medium · ca-west-1 | $32.71Azure A1 v2 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $31.99GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · northamerica-south1 | $26.90AWS c6g.medium · mx-central-1 | $35.92Azure A1 v2 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $46.62GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · southamerica-east1 | $39.77AWS c6g.medium · sa-east-1 | $46.77Azure A1 v2 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $41.96GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · southamerica-west1 | – | $52.49Azure F1 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $26.66GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · europe-west4 | $27.52AWS c6g.medium · eu-west-1 | $31.13Azure A1 v2 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $30.73GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · europe-north2 | $27.48AWS c6g.medium · eu-north-1 | $31.13Azure A1 v2 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $29.98GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · europe-west3 | $29.28AWS c6g.medium · eu-central-1 | $31.13Azure A1 v2 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $34.64GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · europe-southwest1 | $27.52AWS c6g.medium · eu-south-2 | $31.13Azure A1 v2 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $35.66GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · me-central1 | $29.02AWS c6g.medium · il-central-1 | $32.98Azure A1 v2 · israelcentral |
| af South Africa | $32.35GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · africa-south1 | $34.34AWS c6g.medium · af-south-1 | $36.94Azure A1 v2 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $30.52GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · asia-south1 | $16.46AWS c6g.medium · ap-south-1 | $29.86Azure F1als v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $31.32GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · asia-southeast1 | $25.17AWS c6g.medium · ap-southeast-7 | $31.93Azure A1 v2 · malaysiawest |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $34.00GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · asia-east1 | $28.97AWS c6g.medium · ap-east-2 | $37.70Azure A1 v2 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $37.66GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · asia-northeast1 | $29.02AWS c6g.medium · ap-northeast-2 | $33.32Azure A1 v2 · koreasouth |
| au Australia | $36.68GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · australia-southeast1 | $33.37AWS c6g.medium · ap-southeast-4 | $38.13Azure A1 v2 · australiasoutheast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $35.03AWS c6g.medium · ap-southeast-6 | $44.49Azure A1 v2 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $11.13GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-west1 | $5.84AWS c9g.medium · us-west-2 | $6.06Azure A1 v2 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $10.68GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-central1 | – | $6.39Azure A1 v2 · centralus |
| us-east US East | $7.92GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · us-east5 | $4.08AWS c9g.medium · us-east-2 | $7.35Azure A1 v2 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $14.62GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · northamerica-northeast2 | $7.96AWS c6g.medium · ca-west-1 | $7.12Azure A1 v2 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $10.08GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · northamerica-south1 | $10.48AWS c7g.medium · mx-central-1 | $7.71Azure A1 v2 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $19.85GCP n1-standard-1 · southamerica-east1 | $6.34AWS c6gd.medium · sa-east-1 | $10.47Azure A1 v2 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $18.93GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · southamerica-west1 | – | $13.08Azure F1 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $5.63GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · europe-west4 | $6.99AWS c8g.medium · eu-west-2 | $6.11Azure A1 v2 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $9.34GCP n1-standard-1 · europe-north1 | $4.41AWS c8g.medium · eu-north-1 | $6.73Azure A1 v2 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $10.74GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · europe-central2 | $8.51AWS c6gd.medium · eu-central-2 | $6.73Azure A1 v2 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $17.26GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · europe-southwest1 | $5.77AWS c8gn.medium · eu-south-2 | $6.73Azure A1 v2 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $15.49GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · me-central1 | $11.42AWS c6g.medium · il-central-1 | $7.27Azure A1 v2 · israelcentral |
| af South Africa | $16.36GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · africa-south1 | $12.00AWS c6gd.medium · af-south-1 | $8.25Azure A1 v2 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $11.58GCP n1-standard-1 · asia-south2 | $2.74AWS c7g.medium · ap-south-2 | $6.59Azure F1als v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $6.88GCP n1-standard-1 · asia-southeast2 | $3.81AWS c6g.medium · ap-southeast-3 | $6.88Azure A1 v2 · malaysiawest |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $8.66GCP n1-standard-1 · asia-east2 | $7.77AWS c8g.medium · ap-east-1 | $7.95Azure A1 v2 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $18.17GCP n1-standard-1 · asia-northeast1 | $6.46AWS c8g.medium · ap-northeast-2 | $7.14Azure A1 v2 · koreasouth |
| au Australia | $9.37GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · australia-southeast1 | $8.19AWS c6gd.medium · ap-southeast-2 | $5.69Azure A1 v2 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $12.54AWS c7g.medium · ap-southeast-6 | $9.62Azure A1 v2 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 1 vCPU 2 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n4a-highcpu-1 1 vCPU, 2 GB, Google Axion from $25.41 in us-west1
- c4a-highcpu-1 1 vCPU, 2 GB, Google Axion from $29.35 in us-west1
- n1-standard-1 1 vCPU, 3.75 GB, Intel from $35.67 in us-west1
AWS
- c6g.medium 1 vCPU, 2 GB, AWS Graviton from $16.46 in ap-south-1
- c6gd.medium 1 vCPU, 2 GB, AWS Graviton from $18.80 in ap-south-1
- c7g.medium 1 vCPU, 2 GB, AWS Graviton from $18.80 in ap-south-1
- c8g.medium 1 vCPU, 2 GB, AWS Graviton from $20.61 in ap-south-1
- c7gd.medium 1 vCPU, 2 GB, AWS Graviton from $21.94 in ap-south-1
Azure
- A1 v2 1 vCPU, 2 GB, Intel from $27.48 in westus2
- F1als v7 1 vCPU, 2 GB, AMD from $29.86 in centralindia
- F1alds v7 1 vCPU, 2 GB, AMD from $35.05 in centralindia
- F1 1 vCPU, 2 GB, Intel from $37.09 in centralindia
- F1s 1 vCPU, 2 GB, Intel from $37.09 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 1 vCPU · 4 GB
- 1 vCPU · 8 GB
- 2 vCPU · 4 GB
- 4 vCPU · 8 GB
- 8 vCPU · 16 GB
- 16 vCPU · 32 GB
- 32 vCPU · 64 GB
- 48 vCPU · 96 GB
- 64 vCPU · 128 GB
- 96 vCPU · 192 GB
- 128 vCPU · 256 GB
- 192 vCPU · 384 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 1 vCPU 2 GB VM?
On-demand: AWS c6g.medium in ap-south-1 (Mumbai, India) at $16.46 a month. Spot: AWS c7g.medium in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $2.74 a month. With a 10 GB boot disk, dedicated vCPUs, checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC.
Is AWS, Azure or Google Cloud cheapest for 1 vCPU 2 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $25.41, AWS from $16.46 and Azure from $27.48. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on AWS in 13 of 19 zones and Google Cloud in 6 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 1 vCPU 2 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 78%, AWS 83% and Azure 79% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 1 vCPU 2 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 1 vCPU, 2 GB to under 4 GB: at least 1 vCPU and 2 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.