16 vCPU 32 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 16 to 31 vCPU, 32 GB to under 64 GB costs from $239 a month on-demand (Azure D16pls v6 in centralindia) and from $25.80 on spot (AWS c6g.4xlarge in ap-south-2).
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 08:30 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
Google Cloud
$290/month on-demand
c2d-highcpu-16 in asia-south1. Spot from $48.57.
AWS
$250/month on-demand
c6g.4xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $25.80.
Azure
$239/month on-demand
D16pls v6 in centralindia. Spot from $45.30.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $381GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · us-west1 | $398AWS c6g.4xlarge · us-west-2 | $363Azure D16pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $381GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · us-central1 | – | $363Azure D16pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $381GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · us-east4 | $398AWS c6g.4xlarge · us-east-2 | $363Azure D16pls v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $483GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · northamerica-northeast2 | $435AWS c6g.4xlarge · ca-west-1 | $404Azure D16pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $478GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · northamerica-south1 | $418AWS c6g.4xlarge · mx-central-1 | $400Azure D16pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $697GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · southamerica-east1 | $614AWS c6g.4xlarge · sa-east-1 | $578Azure D16pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $635GCP c4a-highcpu-16 · southamerica-west1 | – | $659Azure D16als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $400GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · europe-west4 | $427AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-west-1 | $406Azure D16pls v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $461GCP n4d-highcpu-16 · europe-north1 | $427AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-north-1 | $388Azure D16pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $450GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · europe-west3 | $454AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-central-1 | $435Azure D16pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $509GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · europe-west8 | $427AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-south-2 | $406Azure D16pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $461GCP n4d-highcpu-16 · me-west1 | $448AWS c6g.4xlarge · il-central-1 | $444Azure D16pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $483GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · africa-south1 | $534AWS c6g.4xlarge · af-south-1 | $498Azure F16s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $290GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · asia-south1 | $250AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-south-1 | $239Azure D16pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $470GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · asia-southeast1 | $390AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $425Azure D16pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $508GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · asia-east1 | $451AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-east-2 | $500Azure D16pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $563GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · asia-northeast3 | $451AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $467Azure D16pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $549GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast1 | $520AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $454Azure D16pls v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $546AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $476Azure D16pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $48.57GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · us-west3 | $151AWS c6gd.4xlarge · us-west-2 | $68.11Azure D16pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $73.73GCP c3-highcpu-22 · us-south1 | – | $68.11Azure D16pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $101GCP c4a-highcpu-16 · us-east5 | $74.38AWS c8i-flex.4xlarge · us-east-2 | $68.11Azure D16pls v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $77.87GCP c4-highcpu-16 · northamerica-northeast1 | $63.66AWS c6gn.4xlarge · ca-west-1 | $75.79Azure D16pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $107GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · northamerica-south1 | $49.02AWS c7g.4xlarge · mx-central-1 | $74.98Azure D16pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $106GCP n4-highcpu-16 · southamerica-east1 | $65.91AWS c6g.4xlarge · sa-east-1 | $109Azure D16pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $134GCP n4-highcpu-16 · southamerica-west1 | – | $123Azure D16als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $63.56GCP c4a-highcpu-16 · europe-west4 | $59.77AWS c7i-flex.4xlarge · eu-west-2 | $76.63Azure D16pls v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $121GCP c4a-highcpu-16 · europe-north1 | $55.15AWS c6gn.4xlarge · eu-north-1 | $72.70Azure D16pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $98.64GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · europe-central2 | $83.05AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-central-2 | $81.33Azure D16pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $93.76GCP n4-highcpu-16 · europe-west8 | $49.64AWS c7g.4xlarge · eu-south-2 | $76.07Azure D16pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $65.14GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · me-central2 | $120AWS c6id.4xlarge · il-central-1 | $83.19Azure D16pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $120GCP n4-highcpu-16 · africa-south1 | $107AWS c6g.4xlarge · af-south-1 | $94.05Azure F16s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $62.52GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · asia-south2 | $25.80AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-south-2 | $45.30Azure D16pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $90.62GCP n1-standard-16 · asia-southeast2 | $46.73AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-3 | $79.44Azure D16pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $58.82GCP n4-highcpu-16 · asia-east2 | $58.17AWS c6gn.4xlarge · ap-east-2 | $93.34Azure D16pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $57.11GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · asia-northeast2 | $58.19AWS c6gd.4xlarge · ap-northeast-3 | $87.27Azure D16pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $50.76GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast1 | $88.71AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $60.88Azure D16als v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $76.05AWS c8i.4xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $89.40Azure D16pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 16 vCPU 32 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- c2d-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $290 in asia-south1
- n4d-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $319 in asia-south1
- n4a-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 32 GB, Google Axion from $381 in us-west1
- c3d-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $439 in us-west1
- c4a-highcpu-16 16 vCPU, 32 GB, Google Axion from $444 in us-west1
AWS
- c6g.4xlarge 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AWS Graviton from $250 in ap-south-1
- c6a.4xlarge 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $274 in ap-south-1
- c5a.4xlarge 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $275 in ap-south-1
- c6gd.4xlarge 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AWS Graviton from $287 in ap-south-1
- c7g.4xlarge 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AWS Graviton from $288 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D16pls v6 16 vCPU, 32 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $239 in centralindia
- D16pls v5 16 vCPU, 32 GB, Ampere from $250 in centralindia
- D16plds v5 16 vCPU, 32 GB, Ampere from $287 in centralindia
- D16plds v6 16 vCPU, 32 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $301 in centralindia
- D16als v6 16 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $305 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 16 vCPU · 16 GB
- 16 vCPU · 64 GB
- 16 vCPU · 128 GB
- 1 vCPU · 2 GB
- 2 vCPU · 4 GB
- 4 vCPU · 8 GB
- 8 vCPU · 16 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 16 vCPU 32 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D16pls v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $239 a month. Spot: AWS c6g.4xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $25.80 a month. With a 10 GB boot disk, dedicated vCPUs, checked 25 October 2026, 08:30 UTC.
Is AWS, Azure or Google Cloud cheapest for 16 vCPU 32 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $290, AWS from $250 and Azure from $239. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Azure in 13 of 19 zones, Google Cloud in 3 of 19 zones and AWS in 3 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 16 vCPU 32 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 83%, AWS 90% and Azure 81% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 16 vCPU 32 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 16 to 31 vCPU, 32 GB to under 64 GB: at least 16 vCPU and 32 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.