48 vCPU 96 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 48 to 63 vCPU, 96 GB to under 192 GB costs from $716 a month on-demand (Azure D48pls v6 in centralindia) and from $75.52 on spot (AWS c6g.12xlarge in ap-south-2).
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
$954/month on-demand
n4d-highcpu-48 in asia-south1. Spot from $167.
AWS
$747/month on-demand
c6g.12xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $75.52.
Azure
$716/month on-demand
D48pls v6 in centralindia. Spot from $133.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $1,140GCP n4a-highcpu-48 · us-west1 | $1,192AWS c6g.12xlarge · us-west-2 | $1,087Azure D48pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $1,140GCP n4a-highcpu-48 · us-central1 | – | $1,087Azure D48pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $1,140GCP n4a-highcpu-48 · us-east4 | $1,192AWS c6g.12xlarge · us-east-2 | $1,087Azure D48pls v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $1,463GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · northamerica-northeast2 | $1,304AWS c6g.12xlarge · ca-west-1 | $1,210Azure D48pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $1,449GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · northamerica-south1 | $1,252AWS c6g.12xlarge · mx-central-1 | $1,196Azure D48pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $2,110GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · southamerica-east1 | $1,838AWS c6g.12xlarge · sa-east-1 | $1,729Azure D48pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $1,900GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · southamerica-west1 | – | $1,973Azure D48als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $1,197GCP n4a-highcpu-48 · europe-west4 | $1,279AWS c6g.12xlarge · eu-west-1 | $1,217Azure D48pls v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $1,380GCP n4d-highcpu-48 · europe-north1 | $1,280AWS c6g.12xlarge · eu-north-1 | $1,161Azure D48pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $1,345GCP n4a-highcpu-48 · europe-west3 | $1,361AWS c6g.12xlarge · eu-central-1 | $1,301Azure D48pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $1,558GCP n4-highcpu-48 · europe-west8 | $1,279AWS c6g.12xlarge · eu-south-2 | $1,217Azure D48pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $1,379GCP n4d-highcpu-48 · me-west1 | $1,343AWS c6g.12xlarge · il-central-1 | $1,329Azure D48pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $1,463GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · africa-south1 | $1,599AWS c6g.12xlarge · af-south-1 | $1,491Azure F48s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $954GCP n4d-highcpu-48 · asia-south1 | $747AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-south-1 | $716Azure D48pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $1,406GCP n4a-highcpu-48 · asia-southeast1 | $1,168AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $1,272Azure D48pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $1,539GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · asia-east1 | $1,351AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-east-2 | $1,498Azure D48pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $1,707GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · asia-northeast1 | $1,350AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $1,399Azure D48pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $1,661GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · australia-southeast1 | $1,557AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $1,358Azure D48pls v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $1,635AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $1,424Azure D48pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $167GCP c2d-highcpu-56 · us-west3 | $284AWS c8g.12xlarge · us-west-1 | $202Azure D48pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $310GCP n4-highcpu-48 · us-south1 | – | $202Azure D48pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $300GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · us-east5 | $202AWS c5.12xlarge · us-east-2 | $202Azure D48pls v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $230GCP c4-highcpu-48 · northamerica-northeast1 | $167AWS c6gn.12xlarge · ca-west-1 | $225Azure D48pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $397GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · northamerica-south1 | $160AWS c6gn.12xlarge · mx-central-1 | $222Azure D48pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $314GCP n4-highcpu-48 · southamerica-east1 | $185AWS c6g.12xlarge · sa-east-1 | $321Azure D48pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $396GCP n4-highcpu-48 · southamerica-west1 | – | $366Azure D48als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $187GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · europe-west4 | $181AWS c6gn.12xlarge · eu-west-3 | $227Azure D48pls v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $360GCP c4a-highcpu-48 · europe-north1 | $129AWS c6g.12xlarge · eu-north-1 | $216Azure D48pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $342GCP c2d-highcpu-56 · europe-central2 | $173AWS c6gd.12xlarge · eu-central-2 | $241Azure D48pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $277GCP n4-highcpu-48 · europe-west8 | $129AWS c6g.12xlarge · eu-south-2 | $226Azure D48pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $224GCP c2d-highcpu-56 · me-central2 | $181AWS c6gn.12xlarge · il-central-1 | $247Azure D48pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $356GCP n4-highcpu-48 · africa-south1 | $200AWS c7i-flex.12xlarge · af-south-1 | $278Azure F48s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $216GCP c2d-highcpu-56 · asia-south2 | $75.52AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-south-2 | $133Azure D48pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $269GCP n4-highcpu-48 · asia-southeast3 | $118AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $236Azure D48pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $172GCP n4-highcpu-48 · asia-east2 | $172AWS c7g.12xlarge · ap-east-1 | $278Azure D48pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $197GCP c2d-highcpu-56 · asia-northeast2 | $158AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $260Azure D48pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $186GCP c3d-highcpu-60 · australia-southeast1 | $169AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $179Azure D48als v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $164AWS c6g.12xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $265Azure D48pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 48 vCPU 96 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n4d-highcpu-48 48 vCPU, 96 GB, AMD from $954 in asia-south1
- c2d-highcpu-56 56 vCPU, 112 GB, AMD from $1,012 in asia-south1
- n4a-highcpu-48 48 vCPU, 96 GB, Google Axion from $1,140 in us-west1
- c4a-highcpu-48 48 vCPU, 96 GB, Google Axion from $1,329 in us-west1
- n4-highcpu-48 48 vCPU, 96 GB, Intel from $1,343 in us-west1
AWS
- c6g.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 96 GB, AWS Graviton from $747 in ap-south-1
- c6a.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 96 GB, AMD from $820 in ap-south-1
- c5a.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 96 GB, AMD from $824 in ap-south-1
- c6gd.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 96 GB, AWS Graviton from $859 in ap-south-1
- c7g.12xlarge 48 vCPU, 96 GB, AWS Graviton from $861 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D48pls v6 48 vCPU, 96 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $716 in centralindia
- D48pls v5 48 vCPU, 96 GB, Ampere from $747 in centralindia
- D48plds v5 48 vCPU, 96 GB, Ampere from $860 in centralindia
- D48plds v6 48 vCPU, 96 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $902 in centralindia
- D48als v6 48 vCPU, 96 GB, AMD from $912 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 48 vCPU · 192 GB
- 48 vCPU · 384 GB
- 1 vCPU · 2 GB
- 2 vCPU · 4 GB
- 4 vCPU · 8 GB
- 8 vCPU · 16 GB
- 16 vCPU · 32 GB
- 32 vCPU · 64 GB
- 64 vCPU · 128 GB
- 96 vCPU · 192 GB
- 128 vCPU · 256 GB
- 192 vCPU · 384 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 48 vCPU 96 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D48pls v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $716 a month. Spot: AWS c6g.12xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $75.52 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 48 vCPU 96 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $954, AWS from $747 and Azure from $716. 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 48 vCPU 96 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 82%, AWS 90% and Azure 81% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 48 vCPU 96 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 48 to 63 vCPU, 96 GB to under 192 GB: at least 48 vCPU and 96 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.