1 vCPU 8 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 1 vCPU, 8 GB to under 16 GB costs from $24.64 a month on-demand (AWS r6g.medium in ap-south-1) and from $4.12 on spot (AWS r7gd.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
$38.59/month on-demand
n4a-highmem-1 in us-west1. Spot from $7.78.
AWS
$24.64/month on-demand
r6g.medium in ap-south-1. Spot from $4.12.
Azure
$42.08/month on-demand
DC1s v3 in italynorth. Spot from $8.75.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $38.59GCP n4a-highmem-1 · us-west1 | $37.59AWS r6g.medium · us-west-2 | $66.53Azure F1ams v7 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $38.59GCP n4a-highmem-1 · us-central1 | – | $66.53Azure F1ams v7 · centralus |
| us-east US East | $38.59GCP n4a-highmem-1 · us-east4 | $37.59AWS r6g.medium · us-east-2 | $66.53Azure F1ams v7 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $49.28GCP c4a-highmem-1 · northamerica-northeast2 | $41.18AWS r6g.medium · ca-west-1 | $74.37Azure F1ams v7 · canadacentral |
| mx Mexico | $48.75GCP c4a-highmem-1 · northamerica-south1 | $39.46AWS r6g.medium · mx-central-1 | $73.15Azure F1ams v7 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $71.03GCP c4a-highmem-1 · southamerica-east1 | $60.21AWS r6g.medium · sa-east-1 | $107Azure F1ams v7 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $63.94GCP c4a-highmem-1 · southamerica-west1 | – | – |
| eu-west Western Europe | $40.50GCP n4a-highmem-1 · europe-west4 | $42.05AWS r6g.medium · eu-west-1 | $74.13Azure F1ams v7 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $46.88GCP c4a-highmem-1 · europe-north2 | $39.89AWS r6g.medium · eu-north-1 | $71.06Azure F1ams v7 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $45.53GCP n4a-highmem-1 · europe-west3 | $45.34AWS r6g.medium · eu-central-1 | $43.18Azure DC1s v3 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $52.78GCP c4a-highmem-1 · europe-southwest1 | $42.05AWS r6g.medium · eu-south-2 | $42.08Azure DC1s v3 · italynorth |
| me Middle East | $54.34GCP c4a-highmem-1 · me-central1 | $44.27AWS r6g.medium · il-central-1 | $47.72Azure DC1s v3 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $49.28GCP c4a-highmem-1 · africa-south1 | $50.10AWS r6g.medium · af-south-1 | $89.35Azure F1ams v7 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $46.50GCP c4a-highmem-1 · asia-south1 | $24.64AWS r6g.medium · ap-south-1 | $43.51Azure F1ams v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $47.57GCP n4a-highmem-1 · asia-southeast1 | $38.60AWS r6g.medium · ap-southeast-7 | $82.96Azure F1ams v7 · southeastasia |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $51.80GCP c4a-highmem-1 · asia-east1 | $40.79AWS r6g.medium · ap-east-2 | $81.76Azure F1ams v7 · taiwannorth |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $57.40GCP c4a-highmem-1 · asia-northeast1 | $45.34AWS r6g.medium · ap-northeast-3 | $81.50Azure F1ams v7 · koreacentral |
| au Australia | $55.90GCP c4a-highmem-1 · australia-southeast1 | $45.05AWS r6g.medium · ap-southeast-4 | $83.39Azure F1ams v7 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $47.29AWS r6g.medium · ap-southeast-6 | $181Azure DS11-1 v2 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $16.36GCP n4a-highmem-1 · us-west1 | $7.30AWS r9g.medium · us-west-2 | $13.27Azure F1ams v7 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $15.68GCP n4a-highmem-1 · us-central1 | – | $13.27Azure F1ams v7 · centralus |
| us-east US East | $11.37GCP c4a-highmem-1 · us-east5 | $5.47AWS r9g.medium · us-east-2 | $13.27Azure F1ams v7 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $21.67GCP c4a-highmem-1 · northamerica-northeast2 | $11.17AWS r8gd.medium · ca-central-1 | $14.92Azure F1ams v7 · canadacentral |
| mx Mexico | $14.65GCP c4a-highmem-1 · northamerica-south1 | $16.46AWS r6g.medium · mx-central-1 | $14.59Azure F1ams v7 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $30.00GCP c4a-highmem-1 · southamerica-east1 | $8.82AWS r6gd.medium · sa-east-1 | $21.67Azure F1ams v7 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $28.09GCP c4a-highmem-1 · southamerica-west1 | – | – |
| eu-west Western Europe | $7.78GCP c4a-highmem-1 · europe-west4 | $7.79AWS r7g.medium · eu-west-2 | $14.68Azure F1ams v7 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $13.50GCP c4a-highmem-1 · europe-north1 | $6.09AWS r7gd.medium · eu-north-1 | $14.11Azure F1ams v7 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $15.58GCP c4a-highmem-1 · europe-central2 | $11.29AWS r6gd.medium · eu-central-2 | $8.96Azure DC1s v3 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $25.75GCP c4a-highmem-1 · europe-southwest1 | $5.26AWS r6g.medium · eu-south-2 | $8.75Azure DC1s v3 · italynorth |
| me Middle East | $22.94GCP c4a-highmem-1 · me-central1 | $14.05AWS r7gd.medium · il-central-1 | $10.06Azure DC1s v3 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $24.38GCP c4a-highmem-1 · africa-south1 | $11.41AWS r6gd.medium · af-south-1 | $17.94Azure F1ams v7 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $18.94GCP c4a-highmem-1 · asia-south1 | $4.12AWS r7gd.medium · ap-south-2 | $9.12Azure F1ams v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $25.15GCP c4a-highmem-1 · asia-southeast2 | $5.41AWS r6g.medium · ap-southeast-3 | $16.31Azure F1ams v7 · southeastasia |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $18.42GCP c4a-highmem-1 · asia-east1 | $8.50AWS r6g.medium · ap-east-1 | $16.35Azure F1ams v7 · taiwannorth |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $28.25GCP c4a-highmem-1 · asia-northeast1 | $6.97AWS r7gd.medium · ap-northeast-2 | $16.04Azure F1ams v7 · koreacentral |
| au Australia | $13.41GCP c4a-highmem-1 · australia-southeast1 | $11.69AWS r8gd.medium · ap-southeast-4 | $16.64Azure DS11-1 v2 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $15.39AWS r6g.medium · ap-southeast-6 | $42.03Azure DS11-1 v2 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 1 vCPU 8 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n4a-highmem-1 1 vCPU, 8 GB, Google Axion from $38.59 in us-west1
- c4a-highmem-1 1 vCPU, 8 GB, Google Axion from $44.73 in us-west1
AWS
- r6g.medium 1 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $24.64 in ap-south-1
- r6gd.medium 1 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $28.21 in ap-south-1
- r7g.medium 1 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $28.29 in ap-south-1
- r8g.medium 1 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $31.05 in ap-south-1
- r7gd.medium 1 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $33.03 in ap-south-1
Azure
- DC1s v3 1 vCPU, 8 GB, Intel from $42.08 in italynorth
- F1ams v7 1 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $43.51 in centralindia
- DC1ds v3 1 vCPU, 8 GB, Intel from $49.38 in italynorth
- F1amds v7 1 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $52.71 in centralindia
- DS11-1 v2 1 vCPU, 14 GB, Intel from $110 in westus2
Other sizes
- 1 vCPU · 2 GB
- 1 vCPU · 4 GB
- 2 vCPU · 16 GB
- 4 vCPU · 32 GB
- 8 vCPU · 64 GB
- 16 vCPU · 128 GB
- 32 vCPU · 256 GB
- 48 vCPU · 384 GB
- 64 vCPU · 512 GB
- 96 vCPU · 768 GB
- 128 vCPU · 1024 GB
- 192 vCPU · 1536 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 1 vCPU 8 GB VM?
On-demand: AWS r6g.medium in ap-south-1 (Mumbai, India) at $24.64 a month. Spot: AWS r7gd.medium in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $4.12 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 8 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $38.59, AWS from $24.64 and Azure from $42.08. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on AWS in 14 of 19 zones, Google Cloud in 4 of 19 zones and Azure in 1 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 1 vCPU 8 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 80%, AWS 83% and Azure 79% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 1 vCPU 8 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 1 vCPU, 8 GB to under 16 GB: at least 1 vCPU and 8 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.