32 vCPU 32 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud

A VM with 32 to 47 vCPU, 32 GB to under 64 GB costs from $482 a month on-demand (Google Cloud n2d-highcpu-32 in asia-south1) and from $84.03 on spot (Google Cloud n2-highcpu-32 in northamerica-northeast2).

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
$482/month on-demand
n2d-highcpu-32 in asia-south1. Spot from $84.03.
AWS
$1,162/month on-demand
c4.8xlarge in us-west-2. Spot from $175.

On-demand, per zone and cloud

ZoneGoogle CloudAWS
us-west US West$579GCP e2-highcpu-32 · us-west1$1,162AWS c4.8xlarge · us-west-2
us-central US Central$579GCP e2-highcpu-32 · us-central1–
us-east US East$579GCP e2-highcpu-32 · us-east5$1,162AWS c4.8xlarge · us-east-2
ca Canada$637GCP e2-highcpu-32 · northamerica-northeast2$1,278AWS c4.8xlarge · ca-central-1
mx Mexico$631GCP e2-highcpu-32 · northamerica-south1–
sa-east Brazil$919GCP e2-highcpu-32 · southamerica-east1$1,805AWS c4.8xlarge · sa-east-1
sa-west Chile$828GCP e2-highcpu-32 · southamerica-west1–
eu-west Western Europe$637GCP e2-highcpu-32 · europe-west1$1,323AWS c4.8xlarge · eu-west-1
eu-north Northern Europe$608GCP e2-highcpu-32 · europe-north2–
eu-central Central Europe$700GCP e2-highcpu-32 · europe-central2$1,327AWS c4.8xlarge · eu-central-1
eu-south Southern Europe$671GCP e2-highcpu-32 · europe-west8–
me Middle East$637GCP e2-highcpu-32 · me-west1–
af South Africa$637GCP e2-highcpu-32 · africa-south1–
ap-south India$482GCP n2d-highcpu-32 · asia-south1$1,169AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-south-1
ap-southeast Southeast Asia$714GCP e2-highcpu-32 · asia-southeast1$1,350AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-southeast-1
ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan$670GCP e2-highcpu-32 · asia-east1–
ap-northeast Japan, Korea$743GCP e2-highcpu-32 · asia-northeast3$1,326AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-northeast-2
au Australia$698GCP e2-highcpu-32 · australia-southeast2$1,523AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-southeast-2

Spot, per zone and cloud

ZoneGoogle CloudAWS
us-west US West$86.69GCP e2-highcpu-32 · us-west4$368AWS c4.8xlarge · us-west-2
us-central US Central$187GCP n2-highcpu-32 · us-south1–
us-east US East$236GCP n2d-highcpu-32 · us-east5$182AWS c4.8xlarge · us-east-2
ca Canada$84.03GCP n2-highcpu-32 · northamerica-northeast2$401AWS c4.8xlarge · ca-central-1
mx Mexico$228GCP e2-highcpu-32 · northamerica-south1–
sa-east Brazil$183GCP e2-highcpu-32 · southamerica-east1$182AWS c4.8xlarge · sa-east-1
sa-west Chile$281GCP n2d-highcpu-32 · southamerica-west1–
eu-west Western Europe$210GCP n2-highcpu-32 · europe-west1$387AWS c4.8xlarge · eu-west-2
eu-north Northern Europe$163GCP e2-highcpu-32 · europe-north2–
eu-central Central Europe$137GCP e2-highcpu-32 · europe-west10$474AWS c4.8xlarge · eu-central-1
eu-south Southern Europe$96.54GCP n2-highcpu-32 · europe-west8–
me Middle East$202GCP n2-highcpu-32 · me-central1–
af South Africa$226GCP e2-highcpu-32 · africa-south1–
ap-south India$91.79GCP n2-highcpu-32 · asia-south2$298AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-south-1
ap-southeast Southeast Asia$187GCP e2-highcpu-32 · asia-southeast2$448AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-southeast-1
ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan$233GCP e2-highcpu-32 · asia-east2–
ap-northeast Japan, Korea$210GCP n2d-highcpu-32 · asia-northeast2$175AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-northeast-2
au Australia$249GCP n2d-highcpu-32 · australia-southeast2$487AWS c4.8xlarge · ap-southeast-2

The cheapest 32 vCPU 32 GB machine types on each cloud

On-demand, each in its cheapest region.

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Other sizes

Questions

What is the cheapest 32 vCPU 32 GB VM?

On-demand: Google Cloud n2d-highcpu-32 in asia-south1 (Mumbai, India) at $482 a month. Spot: Google Cloud n2-highcpu-32 in northamerica-northeast2 (Toronto, Canada) at $84.03 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 32 vCPU 32 GB?

Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $482 and AWS from $1,162. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Google Cloud in 18 of 18 zones.

How much cheaper is spot for 32 vCPU 32 GB?

The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 83% and AWS 85% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.

Which machine types count as 32 vCPU 32 GB?

Types with dedicated vCPUs and 32 to 47 vCPU, 32 GB to under 64 GB: at least 32 vCPU and 32 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.