96 vCPU 192 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 96 to 127 vCPU, 192 GB to under 384 GB costs from $1,431 a month on-demand (Azure D96pls v6 in centralindia) and from $165 on spot (AWS c6a.24xlarge 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
$1,905/month on-demand
n4d-highcpu-96 in asia-south1. Spot from $333.
AWS
$1,639/month on-demand
c6a.24xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $165.
Azure
$1,431/month on-demand
D96pls v6 in centralindia. Spot from $265.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $2,506GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · us-west1 | $2,681AWS c6a.24xlarge · us-west-2 | $2,174Azure D96pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $2,506GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · us-central1 | – | $2,174Azure D96pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $2,506GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · us-east5 | $2,681AWS c6a.24xlarge · us-east-2 | $2,174Azure D96pls v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $3,283GCP c4-highcpu-96 · northamerica-northeast2 | $2,934AWS c6a.24xlarge · ca-central-1 | $2,419Azure D96pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $3,250GCP c4-highcpu-96 · northamerica-south1 | $3,128AWS c6i.24xlarge · mx-central-1 | $2,391Azure D96pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $4,735GCP c4-highcpu-96 · southamerica-east1 | $4,133AWS c6a.24xlarge · sa-east-1 | $3,457Azure D96pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $4,264GCP c4-highcpu-96 · southamerica-west1 | – | $3,946Azure D96als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $2,632GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · europe-west4 | $2,877AWS c6a.24xlarge · eu-west-1 | $2,433Azure D96pls v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $2,758GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · europe-north1 | $2,874AWS c5a.24xlarge · eu-north-1 | $2,321Azure D96pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $2,957GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · europe-west3 | $3,049AWS c5a.24xlarge · eu-central-1 | $2,601Azure D96pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $3,459GCP c4-highcpu-96 · europe-west8 | $2,988AWS c8g.24xlarge · eu-south-2 | $2,433Azure D96pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $2,756GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · me-west1 | $3,139AWS c8g.24xlarge · il-central-1 | $2,657Azure D96pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $3,283GCP c4-highcpu-96 · africa-south1 | $3,610AWS c5a.24xlarge · af-south-1 | $3,050Azure D96pls v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $1,905GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · asia-south1 | $1,639AWS c6a.24xlarge · ap-south-1 | $1,431Azure D96pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $3,091GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · asia-southeast1 | $2,730AWS c8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $2,543Azure D96pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $3,453GCP c4-highcpu-96 · asia-east1 | $3,156AWS c8g.24xlarge · ap-east-2 | $2,993Azure D96pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $3,829GCP c4-highcpu-96 · asia-northeast3 | $3,014AWS c5a.24xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $2,797Azure D96pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $3,727GCP c4-highcpu-96 · australia-southeast1 | $3,501AWS c6a.24xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $2,714Azure D96pls v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $3,820AWS c8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $2,847Azure D96pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $333GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · us-west3 | $418AWS c5.metal · us-west-1 | $403Azure D96pls v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $939GCP c4-highcpu-96 · us-south1 | – | $403Azure D96pls v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $739GCP n4d-highcpu-96 · us-east1 | $423AWS c8gn.24xlarge · us-east-2 | $403Azure D96pls v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $458GCP c4-highcpu-96 · northamerica-northeast1 | $306AWS c8g.metal-24xl · ca-west-1 | $448Azure D96pls v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $1,060GCP c4-highcpu-96 · northamerica-south1 | $372AWS c6id.24xlarge · mx-central-1 | $443Azure D96pls v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $818GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · southamerica-east1 | $415AWS c6a.24xlarge · sa-east-1 | $641Azure D96pls v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $1,409GCP c4-highcpu-96 · southamerica-west1 | – | $731Azure D96als v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $473GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · europe-west1 | $335AWS c8g.metal-24xl · eu-west-3 | $465Azure D96pls v6 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $792GCP n1-standard-96 · europe-north1 | $299AWS c8g.metal-24xl · eu-north-1 | $430Azure D96pls v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $683GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · europe-central2 | $394AWS c7i.metal-24xl · eu-central-2 | $482Azure D96pls v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $755GCP c4-highcpu-96 · europe-west12 | $300AWS c8g.metal-24xl · eu-south-2 | $451Azure D96pls v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $446GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · me-central2 | $337AWS c6i.24xlarge · il-central-1 | $492Azure D96pls v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $1,052GCP c4-highcpu-96 · africa-south1 | $375AWS c8g.24xlarge · af-south-1 | $565Azure D96pls v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $430GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · asia-south2 | $165AWS c6a.24xlarge · ap-south-2 | $265Azure D96pls v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $537GCP n1-standard-96 · asia-southeast2 | $274AWS c8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-5 | $471Azure D96pls v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $459GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · asia-east2 | $352AWS c8g.metal-24xl · ap-east-1 | $554Azure D96pls v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $392GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · asia-northeast2 | $315AWS c8g.metal-24xl · ap-northeast-2 | $518Azure D96pls v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $393GCP c2d-highcpu-112 · australia-southeast1 | $365AWS c8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $355Azure D96als v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $383AWS c8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $528Azure D96pls v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 96 vCPU 192 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n4d-highcpu-96 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $1,905 in asia-south1
- c2d-highcpu-112 112 vCPU, 224 GB, AMD from $2,024 in asia-south1
- c4-highcpu-96 96 vCPU, 192 GB, Intel from $2,982 in us-west1
- c4d-standard-96 96 vCPU, 372 GB, AMD from $3,243 in us-west1
- n1-standard-96 96 vCPU, 360 GB, Intel from $3,330 in us-west1
AWS
- c6a.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $1,639 in ap-south-1
- c5a.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $1,648 in ap-south-1
- c8g.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AWS Graviton from $1,892 in ap-south-1
- c8g.metal-24xl 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AWS Graviton from $1,892 in ap-south-1
- c8gd.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AWS Graviton from $2,180 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D96pls v6 96 vCPU, 192 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $1,431 in centralindia
- D96plds v6 96 vCPU, 192 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $1,802 in centralindia
- D96als v6 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $1,823 in centralindia
- D96als v7 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $1,823 in centralindia
- D96alds v6 96 vCPU, 192 GB, AMD from $2,160 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 96 vCPU · 384 GB
- 96 vCPU · 768 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
- 48 vCPU · 96 GB
- 64 vCPU · 128 GB
- 128 vCPU · 256 GB
- 192 vCPU · 384 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 96 vCPU 192 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D96pls v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $1,431 a month. Spot: AWS c6a.24xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $165 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 96 vCPU 192 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $1,905, AWS from $1,639 and Azure from $1,431. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Azure in 19 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 96 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 96 vCPU 192 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 96 to 127 vCPU, 192 GB to under 384 GB: at least 96 vCPU and 192 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.