48 vCPU 192 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 48 to 63 vCPU, 192 GB to under 384 GB costs from $811 a month on-demand (Azure D48ps v6 in centralindia) and from $89.53 on spot (AWS m6g.12xlarge in ap-south-2).
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
Google Cloud
$978/month on-demand
n2d-standard-48 in asia-south1. Spot from $170.
AWS
$887/month on-demand
m6g.12xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $89.53.
Azure
$811/month on-demand
D48ps v6 in centralindia. Spot from $151.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $1,351GCP n4a-standard-48 · us-west1 | $1,350AWS m6g.12xlarge · us-west-2 | $1,231Azure D48ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $1,350GCP t2a-standard-48 · us-central1 | – | $1,231Azure D48ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $1,351GCP n4a-standard-48 · us-east4 | $1,350AWS m6g.12xlarge · us-east-2 | $1,231Azure D48ps v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $1,631GCP n2d-standard-48 · northamerica-northeast2 | $1,501AWS m6g.12xlarge · ca-west-1 | $1,368Azure D48ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $1,717GCP c4a-standard-48 · northamerica-south1 | $1,417AWS m6g.12xlarge · mx-central-1 | $1,354Azure D48ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $2,351GCP n2d-standard-48 · southamerica-east1 | $2,146AWS m6g.12xlarge · sa-east-1 | $1,957Azure D48ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $2,118GCP n2d-standard-48 · southamerica-west1 | – | $2,121Azure D48as v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $1,418GCP n4a-standard-48 · europe-west4 | $1,508AWS m6g.12xlarge · eu-west-1 | $1,375Azure D48ps v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $1,631GCP n2d-standard-48 · europe-north1 | $1,437AWS m6g.12xlarge · eu-north-1 | $1,312Azure D48ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $1,594GCP n4a-standard-48 · europe-west3 | $1,613AWS m6g.12xlarge · eu-central-1 | $1,469Azure D48ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $1,718GCP n2d-standard-48 · europe-west8 | $1,508AWS m6g.12xlarge · eu-south-2 | $1,375Azure D48ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $1,629GCP n2d-standard-48 · me-west1 | $1,583AWS m6g.12xlarge · il-central-1 | $1,501Azure D48ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $1,630GCP n2d-standard-48 · africa-south1 | $1,781AWS m6g.12xlarge · af-south-1 | $1,726Azure D48ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $978GCP n2d-standard-48 · asia-south1 | $887AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-south-1 | $811Azure D48ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $1,665GCP t2a-standard-48 · asia-southeast1 | $1,430AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $1,440Azure D48ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $1,715GCP n2d-standard-48 · asia-east1 | $1,562AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-east-2 | $1,693Azure D48ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $1,900GCP n2d-standard-48 · asia-northeast1 | $1,648AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $1,582Azure D48ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $1,787GCP n2d-standard-48 · australia-southeast2 | $1,683AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $1,533Azure D48ps v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $1,767AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $1,610Azure D48ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $202GCP c2d-standard-56 · us-west3 | $233AWS m8i-flex.12xlarge · us-west-1 | $229Azure D48ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $367GCP n4-standard-48 · us-south1 | – | $229Azure D48ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $342GCP c2-standard-60 · us-east5 | $248AWS m5.12xlarge · us-east-2 | $229Azure D48ps v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $170GCP n2-standard-48 · northamerica-northeast2 | $177AWS m6gd.12xlarge · ca-west-1 | $254Azure D48ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $470GCP c4a-standard-48 · northamerica-south1 | $167AWS m6gd.12xlarge · mx-central-1 | $251Azure D48ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $372GCP n4-standard-48 · southamerica-east1 | $254AWS m6gd.12xlarge · sa-east-1 | $364Azure D48ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $355GCP t2d-standard-48 · southamerica-west1 | – | $393Azure D48as v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $221GCP c4a-standard-48 · europe-west4 | $166AWS m7g.12xlarge · eu-west-2 | $250Azure D48ps v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $426GCP c4a-standard-48 · europe-north1 | $171AWS m8g.12xlarge · eu-north-1 | $243Azure D48ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $309GCP n2-standard-48 · europe-west10 | $211AWS m6gd.12xlarge · eu-central-2 | $272Azure D48ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $195GCP n2-standard-48 · europe-west8 | $152AWS m6g.12xlarge · eu-south-2 | $255Azure D48ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $260GCP c2-standard-60 · me-west1 | $168AWS m7g.12xlarge · il-central-1 | $279Azure D48ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $422GCP n4-standard-48 · africa-south1 | $225AWS m6g.12xlarge · af-south-1 | $320Azure D48ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $185GCP n2-standard-48 · asia-south2 | $89.53AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-south-2 | $151Azure D48ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $319GCP n4-standard-48 · asia-southeast3 | $153AWS m7g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-5 | $267Azure D48ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $203GCP n4-standard-48 · asia-east2 | $157AWS m6g.12xlarge · ap-east-2 | $314Azure D48ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $238GCP c2d-standard-56 · asia-northeast2 | $187AWS m5a.12xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $293Azure D48ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $226GCP c3d-standard-60 · australia-southeast1 | $180AWS m7g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $191Azure D48as v5 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $211AWS m6gd.12xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $299Azure D48ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 48 vCPU 192 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n2d-standard-48 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $978 in asia-south1
- t2d-standard-48 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $978 in asia-south1
- n4d-standard-48 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $1,130 in asia-south1
- t2d-standard-60 60 vCPU, 240 GB, AMD from $1,222 in asia-south1
- c2d-standard-56 56 vCPU, 224 GB, AMD from $1,226 in asia-south1
AWS
- m6g.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AWS Graviton from $887 in ap-south-1
- m5a.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $974 in ap-south-1
- m6a.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $974 in ap-south-1
- m7g.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AWS Graviton from $1,023 in ap-south-1
- m6gd.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AWS Graviton from $1,059 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D48ps v6 48 vCPU, 192 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $811 in centralindia
- D48ps v5 48 vCPU, 192 GB, Ampere from $888 in centralindia
- D48as v5 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $974 in centralindia
- DC48as v5 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $974 in centralindia
- DC48as cc v5 48 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $974 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 48 vCPU · 96 GB
- 48 vCPU · 384 GB
- 1 vCPU · 4 GB
- 2 vCPU · 8 GB
- 4 vCPU · 16 GB
- 8 vCPU · 32 GB
- 16 vCPU · 64 GB
- 32 vCPU · 128 GB
- 64 vCPU · 256 GB
- 96 vCPU · 384 GB
- 128 vCPU · 512 GB
- 192 vCPU · 768 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 48 vCPU 192 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D48ps v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $811 a month. Spot: AWS m6g.12xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $89.53 a month. With a 10 GB boot disk, dedicated vCPUs, checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC.
Is AWS, Azure or Google Cloud cheapest for 48 vCPU 192 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $978, AWS from $887 and Azure from $811. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Azure in 15 of 19 zones, Google Cloud in 2 of 19 zones and AWS in 2 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 48 vCPU 192 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 83%, AWS 90% and Azure 81% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 48 vCPU 192 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 48 to 63 vCPU, 192 GB to under 384 GB: at least 48 vCPU and 192 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.