32 vCPU 256 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 32 to 47 vCPU, 256 GB to under 512 GB costs from $264 a month on-demand (Azure F32ams v6 in newzealandnorth) and from $54.99 on spot (Azure F32ams v6 in newzealandnorth).
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
$880/month on-demand
n2d-highmem-32 in asia-south1. Spot from $153.
AWS
$760/month on-demand
r6g.8xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $76.83.
Azure
$264/month on-demand
F32ams v6 in newzealandnorth. Spot from $54.99.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $1,182GCP n4a-highmem-32 · us-west1 | $1,178AWS r6g.8xlarge · us-west-2 | $1,078Azure E32ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $1,182GCP n4a-highmem-32 · us-central1 | – | $1,078Azure E32ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $1,182GCP n4a-highmem-32 · us-east4 | $1,178AWS r6g.8xlarge · us-east-2 | $1,078Azure E32ps v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $1,467GCP n2d-highmem-32 · northamerica-northeast2 | $1,290AWS r6g.8xlarge · ca-west-1 | $1,197Azure E32ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $1,503GCP c4a-highmem-32 · northamerica-south1 | $1,237AWS r6g.8xlarge · mx-central-1 | $1,185Azure E32ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $2,115GCP n2d-highmem-32 · southamerica-east1 | $1,880AWS r6g.8xlarge · sa-east-1 | $1,715Azure E32ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $1,905GCP n2d-highmem-32 · southamerica-west1 | – | $1,849Azure E32a v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $1,241GCP n4a-highmem-32 · europe-west4 | $1,318AWS r6g.8xlarge · eu-west-1 | $1,204Azure E32ps v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $1,431GCP n4d-highmem-32 · europe-north1 | $1,251AWS r6g.8xlarge · eu-north-1 | $1,148Azure E32ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $1,395GCP n4a-highmem-32 · europe-west3 | $1,421AWS r6g.8xlarge · eu-central-1 | $1,288Azure E32ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $1,545GCP n2d-highmem-32 · europe-west8 | $1,318AWS r6g.8xlarge · eu-south-2 | $1,204Azure E32ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $1,430GCP n4d-highmem-32 · me-west1 | $1,384AWS r6g.8xlarge · il-central-1 | $1,317Azure E32ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $1,466GCP n2d-highmem-32 · africa-south1 | $1,571AWS r6g.8xlarge · af-south-1 | $1,511Azure E32ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $880GCP n2d-highmem-32 · asia-south1 | $760AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-south-1 | $709Azure E32ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $1,458GCP n4a-highmem-32 · asia-southeast1 | $1,208AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $1,261Azure E32ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $1,542GCP n2d-highmem-32 · asia-east1 | $1,279AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-east-2 | $1,438Azure E32a v4 · taiwannorth |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $1,708GCP n2d-highmem-32 · asia-northeast1 | $1,421AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-northeast-3 | $1,387Azure E32ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $1,607GCP n2d-highmem-32 · australia-southeast2 | $1,412AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $1,345Azure E32ps v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $1,482AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $264Azure F32ams v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $156GCP c2d-highmem-32 · us-west3 | $216AWS r8i-flex.8xlarge · us-west-1 | $200Azure E32ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $227GCP c3-highmem-44 · us-south1 | – | $200Azure E32ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $235GCP m4-hypermem-32 · us-east5 | $225AWS r6g.8xlarge · us-east-1 | $200Azure E32ps v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $153GCP n2-highmem-32 · northamerica-northeast2 | $130AWS r6g.8xlarge · ca-west-1 | $222Azure E32ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $411GCP c4a-highmem-32 · northamerica-south1 | $187AWS r8g.8xlarge · mx-central-1 | $220Azure E32ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $325GCP n4-highmem-32 · southamerica-east1 | $189AWS r6g.8xlarge · sa-east-1 | $319Azure E32ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $305GCP m4-hypermem-32 · southamerica-west1 | – | $343Azure E32a v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $194GCP c4a-highmem-32 · europe-west4 | $227AWS r6id.8xlarge · eu-west-2 | $200Azure E32ps v6 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $373GCP c4a-highmem-32 · europe-north1 | $126AWS r6g.8xlarge · eu-north-1 | $213Azure E32ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $270GCP m4-hypermem-32 · europe-central2 | $302AWS r6g.8xlarge · eu-central-2 | $239Azure E32ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $176GCP n2-highmem-32 · europe-west8 | $133AWS r6g.8xlarge · eu-south-2 | $224Azure E32ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $209GCP c2d-highmem-32 · me-central2 | $148AWS r7g.8xlarge · il-central-1 | $245Azure E32ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $369GCP n4-highmem-32 · africa-south1 | $227AWS r6gd.8xlarge · af-south-1 | $281Azure E32ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $167GCP n2-highmem-32 · asia-south2 | $76.83AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-south-2 | $132Azure E32ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $279GCP n4-highmem-32 · asia-southeast3 | $143AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-3 | $234Azure E32ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $178GCP n4-highmem-32 · asia-east2 | $168AWS r7g.8xlarge · ap-east-2 | $275Azure E32ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $184GCP c2d-highmem-32 · asia-northeast2 | $308AWS r6g.8xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $257Azure E32ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $184GCP c2d-highmem-32 · australia-southeast1 | $187AWS r7g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $161Azure E32as v5 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $205AWS r8i.8xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $54.99Azure F32ams v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 32 vCPU 256 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n2d-highmem-32 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $880 in asia-south1
- c2d-highmem-32 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $945 in asia-south1
- n4d-highmem-32 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $990 in asia-south1
- n4a-highmem-32 32 vCPU, 256 GB, Google Axion from $1,182 in us-west1
- c4a-highmem-32 32 vCPU, 256 GB, Google Axion from $1,379 in us-west1
AWS
- r6g.8xlarge 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AWS Graviton from $760 in ap-south-1
- r6a.8xlarge 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $836 in ap-south-1
- r5a.8xlarge 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $836 in ap-south-1
- r6gd.8xlarge 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AWS Graviton from $874 in ap-south-1
- r7g.8xlarge 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AWS Graviton from $878 in ap-south-1
Azure
- F32ams v6 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $264 in newzealandnorth
- E32ps v6 32 vCPU, 256 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $709 in centralindia
- E32as v5 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $836 in centralindia
- EC32as cc v5 32 vCPU, 256 GB, AMD from $836 in centralindia
- E32pds v6 32 vCPU, 256 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $898 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 32 vCPU · 32 GB
- 32 vCPU · 64 GB
- 32 vCPU · 128 GB
- 1 vCPU · 8 GB
- 2 vCPU · 16 GB
- 4 vCPU · 32 GB
- 8 vCPU · 64 GB
- 16 vCPU · 128 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 32 vCPU 256 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure F32ams v6 in newzealandnorth (Auckland, New Zealand) at $264 a month. Spot: Azure F32ams v6 in newzealandnorth (Auckland, New Zealand) at $54.99 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 32 vCPU 256 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $880, AWS from $760 and Azure from $264. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Azure in 16 of 19 zones, AWS in 2 of 19 zones and Google Cloud in 1 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 32 vCPU 256 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 83%, AWS 90% and Azure 79% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 32 vCPU 256 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 32 to 47 vCPU, 256 GB to under 512 GB: at least 32 vCPU and 256 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.