8 vCPU 32 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 8 to 15 vCPU, 32 GB to under 64 GB costs from $136 a month on-demand (Azure D8ps v6 in centralindia) and from $15.66 on spot (AWS m6g.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
$164/month on-demand
n2d-standard-8 in asia-south1. Spot from $29.19.
AWS
$149/month on-demand
m6g.2xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $15.66.
Azure
$136/month on-demand
D8ps v6 in centralindia. Spot from $26.28.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $197GCP e2-standard-8 · us-west1 | $226AWS m6g.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $206Azure D8ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $197GCP e2-standard-8 · us-central1 | – | $206Azure D8ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $197GCP e2-standard-8 · us-east5 | $226AWS m6g.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $206Azure D8ps v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $217GCP e2-standard-8 · northamerica-northeast2 | $251AWS m6g.2xlarge · ca-west-1 | $229Azure D8ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $214GCP e2-standard-8 · northamerica-south1 | $237AWS m6g.2xlarge · mx-central-1 | $227Azure D8ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $312GCP e2-standard-8 · southamerica-east1 | $359AWS m6g.2xlarge · sa-east-1 | $328Azure D8ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $281GCP e2-standard-8 · southamerica-west1 | – | $355Azure D8as v5 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $216GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-west1 | $252AWS m6g.2xlarge · eu-west-1 | $230Azure D8ps v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $206GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-north2 | $240AWS m6g.2xlarge · eu-north-1 | $219Azure D8ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $238GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-central2 | $270AWS m6g.2xlarge · eu-central-1 | $246Azure D8ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $228GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-west8 | $252AWS m6g.2xlarge · eu-south-2 | $230Azure D8ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $216GCP e2-standard-8 · me-west1 | $265AWS m6g.2xlarge · il-central-1 | $251Azure D8ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $216GCP e2-standard-8 · africa-south1 | $298AWS m6g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $289Azure D8ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $164GCP n2d-standard-8 · asia-south1 | $149AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-south-1 | $136Azure D8ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $242GCP e2-standard-8 · asia-southeast1 | $239AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $241Azure D8ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $228GCP e2-standard-8 · asia-east1 | $261AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-east-2 | $283Azure D8ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $252GCP e2-standard-8 · asia-northeast3 | $275AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $265Azure D8ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $237GCP e2-standard-8 · australia-southeast2 | $281AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $257Azure D8ps v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $295AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $270Azure D8ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $29.89GCP c2d-standard-8 · us-west3 | $74.75AWS m7g.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $39.11Azure D8ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $32.46GCP c3-standard-8 · us-south1 | – | $39.11Azure D8ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $46.49GCP c2-standard-8 · us-east5 | $43.87AWS m8gd.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $39.11Azure D8ps v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $29.19GCP n2-standard-8 · northamerica-northeast2 | $28.98AWS m6g.2xlarge · ca-west-1 | $43.41Azure D8ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $65.25GCP c3d-standard-8 · northamerica-south1 | $55.95AWS m6gd.2xlarge · mx-central-1 | $43.01Azure D8ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $47.89GCP c3-standard-8 · southamerica-east1 | $46.20AWS m5.2xlarge · sa-east-1 | $62.41Azure D8ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $60.40GCP t2d-standard-8 · southamerica-west1 | – | $66.97Azure D8as v5 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $38.39GCP c4a-standard-8 · europe-west4 | $59.04AWS m8gd.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $42.71Azure D8ps v5 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $55.98GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-north2 | $30.62AWS m5.2xlarge · eu-north-1 | $41.54Azure D8ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $47.49GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-west10 | $61.44AWS m6idn.2xlarge · eu-central-2 | $46.39Azure D8ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $33.47GCP n2-standard-8 · europe-west8 | $28.69AWS m7g.2xlarge · eu-south-2 | $43.56Azure D8ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $35.44GCP c3-standard-8 · me-west1 | $61.72AWS i3.2xlarge · il-central-1 | $47.58Azure D8ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $71.86GCP n4-standard-8 · africa-south1 | $56.09AWS m6g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $54.90Azure D8ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $31.87GCP n2-standard-8 · asia-south2 | $15.66AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-south-2 | $26.28Azure D8ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $54.60GCP n4-standard-8 · asia-southeast3 | $28.99AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-3 | $45.58Azure D8ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $35.81GCP n4-standard-8 · asia-east2 | $31.60AWS m6gd.2xlarge · ap-east-2 | $53.27Azure D8ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $35.09GCP c2d-standard-8 · asia-northeast2 | $43.98AWS m8i.2xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $49.90Azure D8ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $31.25GCP c3d-standard-8 · australia-southeast1 | $48.85AWS m6gd.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $33.58Azure D8as v5 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $92.62AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $51.22Azure D8ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 8 vCPU 32 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n2d-standard-8 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $164 in asia-south1
- t2d-standard-8 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $164 in asia-south1
- c2d-standard-8 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $176 in asia-south1
- n4d-standard-8 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $190 in asia-south1
- e2-standard-8 8 vCPU, 32 GB, Intel or AMD from $197 in us-west1
AWS
- m6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AWS Graviton from $149 in ap-south-1
- m5a.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $163 in ap-south-1
- m6a.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $163 in ap-south-1
- m7g.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AWS Graviton from $171 in ap-south-1
- m6gd.2xlarge 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AWS Graviton from $177 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D8ps v6 8 vCPU, 32 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $136 in centralindia
- D8ps v5 8 vCPU, 32 GB, Ampere from $149 in centralindia
- D8as v5 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $163 in centralindia
- DC8as v5 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $163 in centralindia
- DC8as cc v5 8 vCPU, 32 GB, AMD from $163 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 8 vCPU · 8 GB
- 8 vCPU · 16 GB
- 8 vCPU · 64 GB
- 1 vCPU · 4 GB
- 2 vCPU · 8 GB
- 4 vCPU · 16 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 8 vCPU 32 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D8ps v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $136 a month. Spot: AWS m6g.2xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $15.66 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 32 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $164, AWS from $149 and Azure from $136. 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 8 vCPU 32 GB?
The cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price, anywhere: Google Cloud 82%, AWS 89% and Azure 81% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which machine types count as 8 vCPU 32 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 8 to 15 vCPU, 32 GB to under 64 GB: at least 8 vCPU and 32 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.