4 vCPU 8 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 4 to 7 vCPU, 8 GB to under 16 GB costs from $60.89 a month on-demand (Azure D4pls v6 in centralindia) and from $7.12 on spot (AWS c6g.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
$73.43/month on-demand
c2d-highcpu-4 in asia-south1. Spot from $13.04.
AWS
$63.11/month on-demand
c6g.xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $7.12.
Azure
$60.89/month on-demand
D4pls v6 in centralindia. Spot from $12.33.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $96.54GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · us-west1 | $100AWS c6g.xlarge · us-west-2 | $91.72Azure D4pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $96.54GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · us-central1 | – | $91.72Azure D4pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $96.54GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · us-east4 | $100AWS c6g.xlarge · us-east-2 | $91.72Azure D4pls v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $122GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · northamerica-northeast2 | $110AWS c6g.xlarge · ca-west-1 | $102Azure D4pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $120GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · northamerica-south1 | $105AWS c6g.xlarge · mx-central-1 | $101Azure D4pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $175GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · southamerica-east1 | $155AWS c6g.xlarge · sa-east-1 | $146Azure D4pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $161GCP c4a-highcpu-4 · southamerica-west1 | – | $166Azure D4als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $101GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · europe-west4 | $107AWS c6g.xlarge · eu-west-1 | $103Azure D4pls v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $117GCP n4d-highcpu-4 · europe-north1 | $107AWS c6g.xlarge · eu-north-1 | $97.56Azure D4pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $114GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · europe-west3 | $114AWS c6g.xlarge · eu-central-1 | $109Azure D4pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $128GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · europe-west8 | $107AWS c6g.xlarge · eu-south-2 | $103Azure D4pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $117GCP n4d-highcpu-4 · me-west1 | $113AWS c6g.xlarge · il-central-1 | $112Azure D4pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $122GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · africa-south1 | $134AWS c6g.xlarge · af-south-1 | $126Azure F4s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $73.43GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · asia-south1 | $63.11AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-south-1 | $60.89Azure D4pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $119GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · asia-southeast1 | $98.17AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $107Azure D4pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $128GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · asia-east1 | $113AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-east-2 | $126Azure D4pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $142GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · asia-northeast3 | $113AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $118Azure D4pls v6 · japanwest |
| au Australia | $138GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · australia-southeast1 | $131AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $115Azure D4pls v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $137AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $120Azure D4pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $13.04GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · us-west3 | $37.45AWS c7g.xlarge · us-west-2 | $17.93Azure D4pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $14.39GCP c3-highcpu-4 · us-south1 | – | $17.93Azure D4pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $26.15GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · us-east1 | $22.26AWS c8gb.xlarge · us-east-2 | $17.93Azure D4pls v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $20.89GCP c4-highcpu-4 · northamerica-northeast1 | $28.18AWS c7g.xlarge · ca-west-1 | $19.94Azure D4pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $27.57GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · northamerica-south1 | $18.51AWS c7g.xlarge · mx-central-1 | $19.67Azure D4pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $21.07GCP c3-highcpu-4 · southamerica-east1 | $34.22AWS c8g.xlarge · sa-east-1 | $28.82Azure D4pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $35.23GCP n4-highcpu-4 · southamerica-west1 | – | $32.03Azure D4als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $17.22GCP c4a-highcpu-4 · europe-west4 | $23.56AWS c7i-flex.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $20.21Azure D4pls v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $31.72GCP c4a-highcpu-4 · europe-north1 | $21.35AWS c6gn.xlarge · eu-north-1 | $19.01Azure D4pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $25.64GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · europe-central2 | $25.96AWS c6gd.xlarge · eu-central-2 | $21.17Azure D4pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $24.93GCP n4-highcpu-4 · europe-west8 | $13.66AWS c6gd.xlarge · eu-south-2 | $19.95Azure D4pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $17.48GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · me-central2 | $33.25AWS c6g.xlarge · il-central-1 | $21.95Azure D4pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $31.42GCP n4-highcpu-4 · africa-south1 | $42.66AWS c6g.xlarge · af-south-1 | $25.02Azure F4s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $14.17GCP c3-highcpu-4 · asia-south2 | $7.12AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-south-2 | $12.33Azure D4pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $23.63GCP n1-standard-4 · asia-southeast2 | $12.42AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-3 | $20.76Azure D4pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $16.49GCP n4-highcpu-4 · asia-east2 | $27.92AWS c6gn.xlarge · ap-east-1 | $24.27Azure D4pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $15.25GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · asia-northeast2 | $20.11AWS c8i-flex.xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $22.78Azure D4pls v6 · japanwest |
| au Australia | $13.70GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · australia-southeast1 | $31.55AWS c8g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $16.79Azure D4als v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $40.50AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $23.57Azure D4pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 4 vCPU 8 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- c2d-highcpu-4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $73.43 in asia-south1
- n4d-highcpu-4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $81.08 in asia-south1
- n4a-highcpu-4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, Google Axion from $96.54 in us-west1
- c3d-highcpu-4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $110 in us-west1
- c4a-highcpu-4 4 vCPU, 8 GB, Google Axion from $112 in us-west1
AWS
- c6g.xlarge 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $63.11 in ap-south-1
- c6a.xlarge 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $69.17 in ap-south-1
- c5a.xlarge 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $69.53 in ap-south-1
- c6gd.xlarge 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $72.45 in ap-south-1
- c7g.xlarge 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AWS Graviton from $72.60 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D4pls v6 4 vCPU, 8 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $60.89 in centralindia
- D4pls v5 4 vCPU, 8 GB, Ampere from $63.52 in centralindia
- D4plds v5 4 vCPU, 8 GB, Ampere from $72.86 in centralindia
- D4plds v6 4 vCPU, 8 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $76.51 in centralindia
- D4als v6 4 vCPU, 8 GB, AMD from $77.24 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 4 vCPU · 4 GB
- 4 vCPU · 16 GB
- 4 vCPU · 32 GB
- 1 vCPU · 2 GB
- 2 vCPU · 4 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 4 vCPU 8 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D4pls v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $60.89 a month. Spot: AWS c6g.xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $7.12 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 8 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $73.43, AWS from $63.11 and Azure from $60.89. 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 4 vCPU 8 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 8 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 4 to 7 vCPU, 8 GB to under 16 GB: at least 4 vCPU and 8 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.