2 vCPU 4 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 2 to 3 vCPU, 4 GB to under 8 GB costs from $31.10 a month on-demand (Azure D2pls v6 in centralindia) and from $4.34 on spot (AWS c6g.large in ap-south-2).
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 13:53 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
Google Cloud
$37.32/month on-demand
c2d-highcpu-2 in asia-south1. Spot from $7.12.
AWS
$32.01/month on-demand
c6g.large in ap-south-1. Spot from $4.34.
Azure
$31.10/month on-demand
D2pls v6 in centralindia. Spot from $6.82.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $49.12GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · us-west1 | $50.44AWS c6g.large · us-west-2 | $46.46Azure D2pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $49.12GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · us-central1 | – | $46.46Azure D2pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $49.12GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · us-east4 | $50.44AWS c6g.large · us-east-2 | $46.46Azure D2pls v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $61.35GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · northamerica-northeast2 | $55.19AWS c6g.large · ca-west-1 | $51.69Azure D2pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $62.13GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · northamerica-south1 | $52.96AWS c6g.large · mx-central-1 | $51.11Azure D2pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $88.39GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · southamerica-east1 | $78.02AWS c6g.large · sa-east-1 | $74.22Azure D2pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $81.50GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · southamerica-west1 | – | $84.17Azure D2als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $51.56GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · europe-west4 | $54.17AWS c6g.large · eu-west-1 | $51.86Azure D2pls v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $59.33GCP n4d-highcpu-2 · europe-north1 | $54.13AWS c6g.large · eu-north-1 | $49.53Azure D2pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $57.95GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · europe-west3 | $57.60AWS c6g.large · eu-central-1 | $55.37Azure D2pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $64.64GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · europe-west8 | $54.17AWS c6g.large · eu-south-2 | $51.86Azure D2pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $59.28GCP n4d-highcpu-2 · me-west1 | $56.97AWS c6g.large · il-central-1 | $56.77Azure D2pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $61.35GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · africa-south1 | $67.62AWS c6g.large · af-south-1 | $64.07Azure F2s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $37.32GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · asia-south1 | $32.01AWS c6g.large · ap-south-1 | $31.10Azure D2pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $60.45GCP n4-highcpu-2 · asia-southeast3 | $49.48AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-7 | $54.13Azure D2pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $64.36GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · asia-east1 | $57.07AWS c6g.large · ap-east-2 | $63.54Azure D2pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $71.57GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · asia-northeast3 | $57.12AWS c6g.large · ap-northeast-2 | $59.45Azure D2pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $71.25GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · australia-southeast1 | $65.78AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-4 | $58.13Azure D2pls v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $69.04AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-6 | $60.99Azure D2pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $7.12GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · us-west3 | $15.33AWS c9g.large · us-west-2 | $9.56Azure D2pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $14.85GCP n4-highcpu-2 · us-south1 | – | $9.56Azure D2pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $14.13GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · us-east5 | $9.49AWS c8gn.large · us-east-2 | $9.56Azure D2pls v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $11.40GCP c4-highcpu-2 · northamerica-northeast1 | $15.55AWS c6g.large · ca-west-1 | $10.63Azure D2pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $18.30GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · northamerica-south1 | $12.30AWS c6g.large · mx-central-1 | $10.52Azure D2pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $15.68GCP n4-highcpu-2 · southamerica-east1 | $17.95AWS c7i-flex.large · sa-east-1 | $15.54Azure D2pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $18.82GCP n4-highcpu-2 · southamerica-west1 | – | $16.92Azure D2als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $9.42GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · europe-west1 | $19.62AWS c7g.large · eu-west-2 | $10.74Azure D2pls v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $16.81GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · europe-north1 | $9.30AWS c6gn.large · eu-north-1 | $10.13Azure D2pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $13.47GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · europe-central2 | $15.23AWS c6gd.large · eu-central-2 | $11.21Azure D2pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $13.45GCP n4-highcpu-2 · europe-west8 | $9.93AWS c6g.large · eu-south-2 | $10.56Azure D2pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $9.54GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · me-central2 | $16.46AWS c7g.large · il-central-1 | $11.67Azure D2pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $16.66GCP n4-highcpu-2 · africa-south1 | $18.71AWS c7g.large · af-south-1 | $13.49Azure D2pls v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $8.87GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · asia-south2 | $4.34AWS c6g.large · ap-south-2 | $6.82Azure D2pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $12.47GCP n1-standard-2 · asia-southeast2 | $6.65AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-3 | $10.98Azure D2pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $9.28GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · asia-east2 | $15.83AWS c7g.large · ap-east-2 | $12.72Azure D2pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $8.28GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · asia-northeast2 | $8.21AWS c5.large · ap-northeast-2 | $11.97Azure D2pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $8.35GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · australia-southeast1 | $18.04AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-4 | $9.41Azure D2als v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $24.15AWS c6gn.large · ap-southeast-6 | $12.67Azure D2pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 2 vCPU 4 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- c2d-highcpu-2 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AMD from $37.32 in asia-south1
- n4d-highcpu-2 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AMD from $41.42 in asia-south1
- n4a-highcpu-2 2 vCPU, 4 GB, Google Axion from $49.12 in us-west1
- c4a-highcpu-2 2 vCPU, 4 GB, Google Axion from $57.00 in us-west1
- n4-highcpu-2 2 vCPU, 4 GB, Intel from $57.57 in us-west1
AWS
- c6g.large 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AWS Graviton from $32.01 in ap-south-1
- c6a.large 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AMD from $35.04 in ap-south-1
- c5a.large 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AMD from $35.22 in ap-south-1
- c6gd.large 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AWS Graviton from $36.68 in ap-south-1
- c7g.large 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AWS Graviton from $36.75 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D2pls v6 2 vCPU, 4 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $31.10 in centralindia
- D2pls v5 2 vCPU, 4 GB, Ampere from $32.42 in centralindia
- D2plds v5 2 vCPU, 4 GB, Ampere from $37.09 in centralindia
- D2plds v6 2 vCPU, 4 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $38.84 in centralindia
- D2als v6 2 vCPU, 4 GB, AMD from $39.28 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 2 vCPU · 2 GB
- 2 vCPU · 8 GB
- 2 vCPU · 16 GB
- 1 vCPU · 2 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 2 vCPU 4 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D2pls v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $31.10 a month. Spot: AWS c6g.large in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $4.34 a month. With a 10 GB boot disk, dedicated vCPUs, checked 25 October 2026, 13:53 UTC.
Is AWS, Azure or Google Cloud cheapest for 2 vCPU 4 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $37.32, AWS from $32.01 and Azure from $31.10. 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 2 vCPU 4 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 81%, AWS 86% and Azure 78% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 2 vCPU 4 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 2 to 3 vCPU, 4 GB to under 8 GB: at least 2 vCPU and 4 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.