4 vCPU 16 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 4 to 7 vCPU, 16 GB to under 32 GB costs from $68.77 a month on-demand (Azure D4ps v6 in centralindia) and from $8.29 on spot (AWS m6g.xlarge 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
$82.62/month on-demand
n2d-standard-4 in asia-south1. Spot from $15.15.
AWS
$74.79/month on-demand
m6g.xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $8.29.
Azure
$68.77/month on-demand
D4ps v6 in centralindia. Spot from $13.79.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $98.84GCP e2-standard-4 · us-west1 | $113AWS m6g.xlarge · us-west-2 | $103Azure D4ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $98.84GCP e2-standard-4 · us-central1 | – | $103Azure D4ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $98.84GCP e2-standard-4 · us-east5 | $113AWS m6g.xlarge · us-east-2 | $103Azure D4ps v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $109GCP e2-standard-4 · northamerica-northeast2 | $126AWS m6g.xlarge · ca-west-1 | $115Azure D4ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $108GCP e2-standard-4 · northamerica-south1 | $119AWS m6g.xlarge · mx-central-1 | $114Azure D4ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $157GCP e2-standard-4 · southamerica-east1 | $180AWS m6g.xlarge · sa-east-1 | $165Azure D4ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $141GCP e2-standard-4 · southamerica-west1 | – | $178Azure D4as v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $109GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-west1 | $126AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-west-1 | $116Azure D4ps v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $104GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-north2 | $121AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-north-1 | $111Azure D4ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $120GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-central2 | $135AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-central-1 | $124Azure D4ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $115GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-west8 | $126AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-south-2 | $116Azure D4ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $109GCP e2-standard-4 · me-west1 | $133AWS m6g.xlarge · il-central-1 | $126Azure D4ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $109GCP e2-standard-4 · africa-south1 | $149AWS m6g.xlarge · af-south-1 | $146Azure D4ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $82.62GCP n2d-standard-4 · asia-south1 | $74.79AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-south-1 | $68.77Azure D4ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $122GCP e2-standard-4 · asia-southeast1 | $120AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $121Azure D4ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $114GCP e2-standard-4 · asia-east1 | $131AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-east-2 | $142Azure D4ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $127GCP e2-standard-4 · asia-northeast3 | $138AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $133Azure D4ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $119GCP e2-standard-4 · australia-southeast2 | $141AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $129Azure D4ps v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $148AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $136Azure D4ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $15.54GCP c2d-standard-4 · us-west3 | $33.74AWS m7gd.xlarge · us-west-1 | $20.09Azure D4ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $16.83GCP c3-standard-4 · us-south1 | – | $20.09Azure D4ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $23.75GCP c2-standard-4 · us-east5 | $27.23AWS m7g.xlarge · us-east-2 | $20.09Azure D4ps v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $15.15GCP n2-standard-4 · northamerica-northeast2 | $20.22AWS m6id.xlarge · ca-west-1 | $22.37Azure D4ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $33.17GCP c3d-standard-4 · northamerica-south1 | $32.67AWS m7g.xlarge · mx-central-1 | $22.10Azure D4ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $24.70GCP c3-standard-4 · southamerica-east1 | $23.86AWS m5.xlarge · sa-east-1 | $32.32Azure D4ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $30.92GCP t2d-standard-4 · southamerica-west1 | – | $34.33Azure D4as v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $20.08GCP c4a-standard-4 · europe-west4 | $23.48AWS m8gd.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $22.07Azure D4ps v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $28.49GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-north2 | $17.55AWS m5.xlarge · eu-north-1 | $21.44Azure D4ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $24.51GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-west10 | $41.22AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-central-2 | $23.86Azure D4ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $17.31GCP n2-standard-4 · europe-west8 | $15.92AWS m7g.xlarge · eu-south-2 | $22.38Azure D4ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $18.27GCP c3-standard-4 · me-west1 | $31.21AWS m7g.xlarge · il-central-1 | $24.51Azure D4ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $36.88GCP n4-standard-4 · africa-south1 | $38.57AWS m5.xlarge · af-south-1 | $28.33Azure D4ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $16.54GCP n2-standard-4 · asia-south2 | $8.29AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-south-2 | $13.79Azure D4ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $28.19GCP n4-standard-4 · asia-southeast3 | $14.98AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-3 | $23.32Azure D4ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $19.09GCP n4-standard-4 · asia-east2 | $21.89AWS m6gd.xlarge · ap-east-2 | $27.24Azure D4ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $18.20GCP c2d-standard-4 · asia-northeast2 | $20.18AWS m5.xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $25.48Azure D4ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $16.30GCP c3d-standard-4 · australia-southeast1 | $32.50AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $17.81Azure D4as v5 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $43.86AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $26.54Azure D4ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 4 vCPU 16 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n2d-standard-4 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $82.62 in asia-south1
- t2d-standard-4 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $82.62 in asia-south1
- c2d-standard-4 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $88.69 in asia-south1
- n4d-standard-4 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $95.80 in asia-south1
- e2-standard-4 4 vCPU, 16 GB, Intel or AMD from $98.84 in us-west1
AWS
- m6g.xlarge 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AWS Graviton from $74.79 in ap-south-1
- m5a.xlarge 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $81.94 in ap-south-1
- m6a.xlarge 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $82.02 in ap-south-1
- m7g.xlarge 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AWS Graviton from $86.03 in ap-south-1
- m6gd.xlarge 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AWS Graviton from $89.10 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D4ps v6 4 vCPU, 16 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $68.77 in centralindia
- D4ps v5 4 vCPU, 16 GB, Ampere from $75.05 in centralindia
- D4as v5 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $82.35 in centralindia
- DC4as v5 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $82.35 in centralindia
- D4as v6 4 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $86.73 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 4 vCPU · 4 GB
- 4 vCPU · 8 GB
- 4 vCPU · 32 GB
- 1 vCPU · 4 GB
- 2 vCPU · 8 GB
- 8 vCPU · 32 GB
- 16 vCPU · 64 GB
- 32 vCPU · 128 GB
- 48 vCPU · 192 GB
- 64 vCPU · 256 GB
- 96 vCPU · 384 GB
- 128 vCPU · 512 GB
- 192 vCPU · 768 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 4 vCPU 16 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D4ps v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $68.77 a month. Spot: AWS m6g.xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $8.29 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 4 vCPU 16 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $82.62, AWS from $74.79 and Azure from $68.77. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Google Cloud in 16 of 19 zones, Azure in 2 of 19 zones and AWS in 1 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 4 vCPU 16 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 82%, AWS 89% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 4 vCPU 16 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 4 to 7 vCPU, 16 GB to under 32 GB: at least 4 vCPU and 16 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.