8 vCPU 16 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 8 to 15 vCPU, 16 GB to under 32 GB costs from $120 a month on-demand (Azure D8pls v6 in centralindia) and from $15.22 on spot (AWS c7g.2xlarge 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
$146/month on-demand
c2d-highcpu-8 in asia-south1. Spot from $24.89.
AWS
$125/month on-demand
c6g.2xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $15.22.
Azure
$120/month on-demand
D8pls v6 in centralindia. Spot from $23.31.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $191GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · us-west1 | $199AWS c6g.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $182Azure D8pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $191GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · us-central1 | – | $182Azure D8pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $191GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · us-east4 | $199AWS c6g.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $182Azure D8pls v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $242GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · northamerica-northeast2 | $218AWS c6g.2xlarge · ca-west-1 | $203Azure D8pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $240GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · northamerica-south1 | $209AWS c6g.2xlarge · mx-central-1 | $201Azure D8pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $349GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · southamerica-east1 | $308AWS c6g.2xlarge · sa-east-1 | $290Azure D8pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $319GCP c4a-highcpu-8 · southamerica-west1 | – | $330Azure D8als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $201GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · europe-west4 | $214AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-west-1 | $204Azure D8pls v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $232GCP n4d-highcpu-8 · europe-north1 | $214AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-north-1 | $195Azure D8pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $226GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · europe-west3 | $228AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-central-1 | $218Azure D8pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $255GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · europe-west8 | $214AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-south-2 | $204Azure D8pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $231GCP n4d-highcpu-8 · me-west1 | $225AWS c6g.2xlarge · il-central-1 | $223Azure D8pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $242GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · africa-south1 | $267AWS c6g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $250Azure F8s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $146GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · asia-south1 | $125AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-south-1 | $120Azure D8pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $236GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · asia-southeast1 | $195AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $213Azure D8pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $254GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · asia-east1 | $226AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-east-2 | $251Azure D8pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $282GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · asia-northeast3 | $226AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $234Azure D8pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $275GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · australia-southeast1 | $260AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $228Azure D8pls v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $273AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $239Azure D8pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $24.89GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · us-west3 | $36.42AWS c6gd.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $34.66Azure D8pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $27.57GCP c3-highcpu-8 · us-south1 | – | $34.66Azure D8pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $51.31GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · us-east1 | $23.21AWS c6gd.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $34.66Azure D8pls v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $39.88GCP c4-highcpu-8 · northamerica-northeast1 | $22.63AWS c6g.2xlarge · ca-west-1 | $38.55Azure D8pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $54.05GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · northamerica-south1 | $29.31AWS c6gn.2xlarge · mx-central-1 | $38.15Azure D8pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $40.64GCP c3-highcpu-8 · southamerica-east1 | $42.62AWS c7gd.2xlarge · sa-east-1 | $55.39Azure D8pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $68.04GCP n4-highcpu-8 · southamerica-west1 | – | $62.39Azure D8als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $32.66GCP c4a-highcpu-8 · europe-west4 | $32.76AWS c6gd.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $38.98Azure D8pls v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $61.54GCP c4a-highcpu-8 · europe-north1 | $29.52AWS c7gd.2xlarge · eu-north-1 | $36.95Azure D8pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $49.97GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · europe-central2 | $45.38AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-central-2 | $41.27Azure D8pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $47.87GCP n4-highcpu-8 · europe-west8 | $23.51AWS c7g.2xlarge · eu-south-2 | $38.70Azure D8pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $33.37GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · me-central2 | $71.87AWS c7g.2xlarge · il-central-1 | $42.32Azure D8pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $60.94GCP n4-highcpu-8 · africa-south1 | $70.83AWS c7g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $48.03Azure F8s v2 · southafricawest |
| ap-south India | $27.14GCP c3-highcpu-8 · asia-south2 | $15.22AWS c7g.2xlarge · ap-south-2 | $23.31Azure D8pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $45.96GCP n1-standard-8 · asia-southeast2 | $23.88AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-3 | $40.32Azure D8pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $30.60GCP n4-highcpu-8 · asia-east2 | $40.26AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-east-1 | $47.34Azure D8pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $29.20GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · asia-northeast2 | $26.61AWS c6gd.2xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $44.23Azure D8pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $26.05GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · australia-southeast1 | $43.59AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $31.46Azure D8als v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $40.65AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $45.56Azure D8pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 8 vCPU 16 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- c2d-highcpu-8 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $146 in asia-south1
- n4d-highcpu-8 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $160 in asia-south1
- n4a-highcpu-8 8 vCPU, 16 GB, Google Axion from $191 in us-west1
- c3d-highcpu-8 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $220 in us-west1
- c4a-highcpu-8 8 vCPU, 16 GB, Google Axion from $223 in us-west1
AWS
- c6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AWS Graviton from $125 in ap-south-1
- c6a.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $137 in ap-south-1
- c5a.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $138 in ap-south-1
- c6gd.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AWS Graviton from $144 in ap-south-1
- c7g.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AWS Graviton from $144 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D8pls v6 8 vCPU, 16 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $120 in centralindia
- D8pls v5 8 vCPU, 16 GB, Ampere from $125 in centralindia
- D8plds v5 8 vCPU, 16 GB, Ampere from $144 in centralindia
- D8plds v6 8 vCPU, 16 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $152 in centralindia
- D8als v6 8 vCPU, 16 GB, AMD from $153 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 8 vCPU · 8 GB
- 8 vCPU · 32 GB
- 8 vCPU · 64 GB
- 1 vCPU · 2 GB
- 2 vCPU · 4 GB
- 4 vCPU · 8 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 8 vCPU 16 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D8pls v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $120 a month. Spot: AWS c7g.2xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $15.22 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 8 vCPU 16 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $146, AWS from $125 and Azure from $120. 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 8 vCPU 16 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 83%, AWS 88% and Azure 81% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 8 vCPU 16 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 8 to 15 vCPU, 16 GB to under 32 GB: at least 8 vCPU and 16 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.