128 vCPU 256 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 128 to 191 vCPU, 256 GB to under 512 GB costs from $2,185 a month on-demand (AWS c6a.32xlarge in ap-south-1) and from $219 on spot (AWS c6a.32xlarge in ap-south-2).
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 14:05 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
Google Cloud
$4,472/month on-demand
c4-highcpu-144 in us-west1. Spot from $555.
AWS
$2,185/month on-demand
c6a.32xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $219.
Azure
$2,431/month on-demand
D128als v7 in centralindia. Spot from $450.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $4,472GCP c4-highcpu-144 · us-west1 | $3,575AWS c6a.32xlarge · us-west-2 | $3,758Azure D128als v7 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $4,472GCP c4-highcpu-144 · us-central1 | – | $3,758Azure D128als v7 · centralus |
| us-east US East | $4,472GCP c4-highcpu-144 · us-east5 | $3,575AWS c6a.32xlarge · us-east-2 | $3,758Azure D128als v7 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $4,924GCP c4-highcpu-144 · northamerica-northeast2 | $3,911AWS c6a.32xlarge · ca-central-1 | $4,187Azure D128als v7 · canadacentral |
| mx Mexico | $4,875GCP c4-highcpu-144 · northamerica-south1 | $4,171AWS c6i.32xlarge · mx-central-1 | $4,132Azure D128als v7 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $7,101GCP c4-highcpu-144 · southamerica-east1 | $5,510AWS c6a.32xlarge · sa-east-1 | $6,029Azure D128als v7 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $6,395GCP c4-highcpu-144 · southamerica-west1 | – | – |
| eu-west Western Europe | $4,696GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-west4 | $3,836AWS c6a.32xlarge · eu-west-1 | $4,187Azure D128als v7 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $4,696GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-north2 | $4,252AWS c6i.32xlarge · eu-north-1 | $4,019Azure D128als v7 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $5,277GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-west3 | $4,080AWS c6a.32xlarge · eu-central-1 | $4,543Azure D128als v7 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $5,188GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-west8 | $4,698AWS c8i.32xlarge · eu-south-2 | $4,412Azure D128als v7 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $4,919GCP c4-highcpu-144 · me-west1 | $4,475AWS c6i.32xlarge · il-central-1 | $4,627Azure D128als v7 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $4,924GCP c4-highcpu-144 · africa-south1 | $5,327AWS c6i.32xlarge · af-south-1 | $5,020Azure D128als v7 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $4,651GCP c4-highcpu-144 · asia-south1 | $2,185AWS c6a.32xlarge · ap-south-1 | $2,431Azure D128als v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $4,695GCP c4-highcpu-144 · asia-southeast3 | $3,893AWS c6i.32xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $4,710Azure D128als v7 · southeastasia |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $5,178GCP c4-highcpu-144 · asia-east1 | $4,542AWS c6a.32xlarge · ap-east-1 | $4,709Azure D128als v7 · taiwannorth |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $5,743GCP c4-highcpu-144 · asia-northeast3 | $4,486AWS c6i.32xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $4,626Azure D128als v7 · koreacentral |
| au Australia | $5,590GCP c4-highcpu-144 · australia-southeast1 | $4,668AWS c6a.32xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $4,711Azure D128als v7 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $6,005AWS c8i.32xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | – |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $1,129GCP c3d-highcpu-180 · us-west1 | $663AWS c6in.32xlarge · us-west-1 | $695Azure D128als v7 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $581GCP c3-highcpu-176 · us-south1 | – | $694Azure D128als v7 · centralus |
| us-east US East | $1,129GCP c3d-highcpu-180 · us-east1 | $519AWS c8id.32xlarge · us-east-2 | $695Azure D128als v7 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $686GCP c4-highcpu-144 · northamerica-northeast1 | $435AWS c6i.metal · ca-west-1 | $775Azure D128als v7 · canadacentral |
| mx Mexico | $1,188GCP c3d-highcpu-180 · northamerica-south1 | $495AWS c6id.metal · mx-central-1 | $765Azure D128als v7 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $863GCP c3-highcpu-176 · southamerica-east1 | $552AWS c6a.32xlarge · sa-east-1 | $1,116Azure D128als v7 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $2,112GCP c4-highcpu-144 · southamerica-west1 | – | – |
| eu-west Western Europe | $843GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-west9 | $473AWS c6i.metal · eu-west-3 | $775Azure D128als v7 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $1,368GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-north1 | $426AWS c6i.32xlarge · eu-north-1 | $744Azure D128als v7 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $1,300GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-central2 | $666AWS c6in.32xlarge · eu-central-2 | $840Azure D128als v7 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $1,505GCP c4-highcpu-144 · europe-west8 | $473AWS c6i.32xlarge · eu-south-1 | $816Azure D128als v7 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $813GCP c4-highcpu-144 · me-west1 | $448AWS c6i.32xlarge · il-central-1 | $856Azure D128als v7 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $1,577GCP c4-highcpu-144 · africa-south1 | $534AWS c6i.32xlarge · af-south-1 | $929Azure D128als v7 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $572GCP c3-highcpu-176 · asia-south2 | $219AWS c6a.32xlarge · ap-south-2 | $450Azure D128als v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $1,126GCP c4-highcpu-144 · asia-southeast2 | $390AWS c6i.32xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $871Azure D128als v7 · southeastasia |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $912GCP c3-highcpu-176 · asia-east2 | $468AWS c6a.32xlarge · ap-east-1 | $942Azure D128als v7 · taiwannorth |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $2,108GCP c3-highcpu-176 · asia-northeast3 | $449AWS c6i.metal · ap-northeast-2 | $856Azure D128als v7 · koreacentral |
| au Australia | $555GCP c3d-highcpu-180 · australia-southeast1 | $932AWS c8i.32xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $547Azure D128ls v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $601AWS c8i.32xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | – |
The cheapest 128 vCPU 256 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- c4-highcpu-144 144 vCPU, 288 GB, Intel from $4,472 in us-west1
- c3d-highcpu-180 180 vCPU, 354 GB, AMD from $4,909 in us-west1
- c3-highcpu-176 176 vCPU, 352 GB, Intel from $5,465 in us-west1
AWS
- c6a.32xlarge 128 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $2,185 in ap-south-1
- c6i.32xlarge 128 vCPU, 256 GB, Intel from $3,893 in ap-southeast-7
- c6i.metal 128 vCPU, 256 GB, Intel from $3,893 in ap-southeast-7
- c8i.32xlarge 128 vCPU, 256 GB, Intel from $4,292 in ap-southeast-5
- c6id.metal 128 vCPU, 256 GB, Intel from $4,671 in ap-southeast-7
Azure
- D128als v7 128 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $2,431 in centralindia
- D160als v7 160 vCPU, 320 GB, AMD from $3,038 in centralindia
- D160alds v7 160 vCPU, 320 GB, AMD from $3,599 in centralindia
- D128ls v6 128 vCPU, 256 GB, Intel from $4,172 in westus2
- D128lds v6 128 vCPU, 256 GB, Intel from $5,141 in indiasouthcentral
Other sizes
- 128 vCPU · 512 GB
- 128 vCPU · 1024 GB
- 1 vCPU · 2 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
- 192 vCPU · 384 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 128 vCPU 256 GB VM?
On-demand: AWS c6a.32xlarge in ap-south-1 (Mumbai, India) at $2,185 a month. Spot: AWS c6a.32xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $219 a month. With a 10 GB boot disk, dedicated vCPUs, checked 25 October 2026, 14:05 UTC.
Is AWS, Azure or Google Cloud cheapest for 128 vCPU 256 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $4,472, AWS from $2,185 and Azure from $2,431. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on AWS in 13 of 19 zones, Azure in 4 of 19 zones and Google Cloud in 2 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 128 vCPU 256 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 88%, AWS 90% and Azure 81% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 128 vCPU 256 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 128 to 191 vCPU, 256 GB to under 512 GB: at least 128 vCPU and 256 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.