16 vCPU 16 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 16 to 31 vCPU, 16 GB to under 32 GB costs from $242 a month on-demand (Google Cloud n2d-highcpu-16 in asia-south1) and from $42.56 on spot (Google Cloud n2-highcpu-16 in northamerica-northeast2).
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 zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $290GCP e2-highcpu-16 · us-west1 | $582AWS c4.4xlarge · us-west-2 |
| us-central US Central | $290GCP e2-highcpu-16 · us-central1 | – |
| us-east US East | $290GCP e2-highcpu-16 · us-east5 | $582AWS c4.4xlarge · us-east-2 |
| ca Canada | $319GCP e2-highcpu-16 · northamerica-northeast2 | $640AWS c4.4xlarge · ca-central-1 |
| mx Mexico | $316GCP e2-highcpu-16 · northamerica-south1 | – |
| sa-east Brazil | $460GCP e2-highcpu-16 · southamerica-east1 | $903AWS c4.4xlarge · sa-east-1 |
| sa-west Chile | $415GCP e2-highcpu-16 · southamerica-west1 | – |
| eu-west Western Europe | $319GCP e2-highcpu-16 · europe-west1 | $662AWS c4.4xlarge · eu-west-1 |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $304GCP e2-highcpu-16 · europe-north2 | – |
| eu-central Central Europe | $351GCP e2-highcpu-16 · europe-central2 | $665AWS c4.4xlarge · eu-central-1 |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $336GCP e2-highcpu-16 · europe-west8 | – |
| me Middle East | $319GCP e2-highcpu-16 · me-west1 | – |
| af South Africa | $319GCP e2-highcpu-16 · africa-south1 | – |
| ap-south India | $242GCP n2d-highcpu-16 · asia-south1 | $585AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-south-1 |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $358GCP e2-highcpu-16 · asia-southeast1 | $675AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-southeast-1 |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $336GCP e2-highcpu-16 · asia-east1 | – |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $372GCP e2-highcpu-16 · asia-northeast3 | $663AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-northeast-2 |
| au Australia | $350GCP e2-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast2 | $762AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-southeast-2 |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $43.90GCP e2-highcpu-16 · us-west4 | $110AWS c4.4xlarge · us-west-1 |
| us-central US Central | $94.06GCP n2-highcpu-16 · us-south1 | – |
| us-east US East | $118GCP n2d-highcpu-16 · us-east5 | $150AWS c4.4xlarge · us-east-2 |
| ca Canada | $42.56GCP n2-highcpu-16 · northamerica-northeast2 | $218AWS c4.4xlarge · ca-central-1 |
| mx Mexico | $115GCP e2-highcpu-16 · northamerica-south1 | – |
| sa-east Brazil | $92.49GCP e2-highcpu-16 · southamerica-east1 | $105AWS c4.4xlarge · sa-east-1 |
| sa-west Chile | $141GCP n2d-highcpu-16 · southamerica-west1 | – |
| eu-west Western Europe | $105GCP n2-highcpu-16 · europe-west1 | $213AWS c4.4xlarge · eu-west-2 |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $82.19GCP e2-highcpu-16 · europe-north2 | – |
| eu-central Central Europe | $69.37GCP e2-highcpu-16 · europe-west10 | $221AWS c4.4xlarge · eu-central-1 |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $48.85GCP n2-highcpu-16 · europe-west8 | – |
| me Middle East | $102GCP n2-highcpu-16 · me-central1 | – |
| af South Africa | $113GCP e2-highcpu-16 · africa-south1 | – |
| ap-south India | $46.50GCP n2-highcpu-16 · asia-south2 | $199AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-south-1 |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $94.21GCP e2-highcpu-16 · asia-southeast2 | $185AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-southeast-1 |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $117GCP e2-highcpu-16 · asia-east2 | – |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $106GCP n2d-highcpu-16 · asia-northeast2 | $153AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-northeast-2 |
| au Australia | $125GCP n2d-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast2 | $242AWS c4.4xlarge · ap-southeast-2 |
The cheapest 16 vCPU 16 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n2d-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $242 in asia-south1
- e2-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 16 GB, Intel or AMD from $290 in us-west1
- n2-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 16 GB, Intel from $420 in us-west1
- c4d-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 30 GB, AMD from $460 in us-west1
AWS
- c4.4xlarge 16 vCPU, 30 GB, Intel from $582 in us-west-2
Other sizes
- 16 vCPU · 32 GB
- 16 vCPU · 64 GB
- 16 vCPU · 128 GB
- 2 vCPU · 2 GB
- 4 vCPU · 4 GB
- 8 vCPU · 8 GB
- 32 vCPU · 32 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 16 vCPU 16 GB VM?
On-demand: Google Cloud n2d-highcpu-16 in asia-south1 (Mumbai, India) at $242 a month. Spot: Google Cloud n2-highcpu-16 in northamerica-northeast2 (Toronto, Canada) at $42.56 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 16 vCPU 16 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $242 and AWS from $582. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Google Cloud in 18 of 18 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 16 vCPU 16 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 82% and AWS 82% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 16 vCPU 16 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 16 to 31 vCPU, 16 GB to under 32 GB: at least 16 vCPU and 16 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.