96 vCPU 384 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 96 to 127 vCPU, 384 GB to under 768 GB costs from $1,620 a month on-demand (Azure D96ps v6 in centralindia) and from $196 on spot (AWS m6a.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
$1,955/month on-demand
n2d-standard-96 in asia-south1. Spot from $338.
AWS
$1,947/month on-demand
m5a.24xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $196.
Azure
$1,620/month on-demand
D96ps v6 in centralindia. Spot from $301.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $2,962GCP n2d-standard-96 · us-west1 | $3,014AWS m5a.24xlarge · us-west-2 | $2,461Azure D96ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $2,962GCP n2d-standard-96 · us-central1 | – | $2,461Azure D96ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $2,962GCP n2d-standard-96 · us-east5 | $2,103AWS hpc6a.48xlarge · us-east-2 | $2,461Azure D96ps v6 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $3,261GCP n2d-standard-96 · northamerica-northeast2 | $3,365AWS m5a.24xlarge · ca-central-1 | $2,734Azure D96ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $4,980GCP c4-highmem-96 · northamerica-south1 | $3,303AWS m8g.metal-24xl · mx-central-1 | $2,707Azure D96ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $4,701GCP n2d-standard-96 · southamerica-east1 | $4,827AWS m6a.24xlarge · sa-east-1 | $3,913Azure D96ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $4,235GCP n2d-standard-96 · southamerica-west1 | – | $4,240Azure D96as v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $3,119GCP n4d-standard-96 · europe-west4 | $3,365AWS m5a.24xlarge · eu-west-1 | $2,748Azure D96ps v6 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $3,261GCP n2d-standard-96 · europe-north1 | $2,259AWS hpc6a.48xlarge · eu-north-1 | $2,622Azure D96ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $3,505GCP n4d-standard-96 · europe-west3 | $3,628AWS m6a.24xlarge · eu-central-1 | $2,937Azure D96ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $3,435GCP n2d-standard-96 · europe-west8 | $3,504AWS m8g.metal-24xl · eu-south-2 | $2,748Azure D96ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $3,258GCP n2d-standard-96 · me-west1 | $3,857AWS m8g.metal-24xl · me-central-1 | $3,001Azure D96ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $3,258GCP n2d-standard-96 · africa-south1 | $4,162AWS m8g.metal-24xl · af-south-1 | $3,450Azure D96ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $1,955GCP n2d-standard-96 · asia-south1 | $1,947AWS m5a.24xlarge · ap-south-1 | $1,620Azure D96ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $3,653GCP n2d-standard-96 · asia-southeast1 | $2,425AWS hpc6a.48xlarge · ap-southeast-1 | $2,879Azure D96ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $3,429GCP n2d-standard-96 · asia-east1 | $3,657AWS m8g.metal-24xl · ap-east-2 | $3,386Azure D96ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $3,799GCP n2d-standard-96 · asia-northeast1 | $3,715AWS m5a.24xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $3,162Azure D96ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $3,572GCP n2d-standard-96 · australia-southeast2 | $2,746AWS hpc6a.48xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $3,064Azure D96ps v6 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $4,637AWS m7i.24xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $3,218Azure D96ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $403GCP c2d-standard-112 · us-west3 | $466AWS m8g.metal-24xl · us-west-1 | $456Azure D96ps v6 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $756GCP n2-standard-96 · us-south1 | – | $456Azure D96ps v6 · northcentralus |
| us-east US East | $875GCP n4d-standard-96 · us-east1 | $315AWS m8g.metal-24xl · us-east-2 | $456Azure D96ps v6 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $338GCP n2-standard-96 · northamerica-northeast2 | $442AWS m5d.24xlarge · ca-west-1 | $506Azure D96ps v6 · canadaeast |
| mx Mexico | $1,623GCP c4-highmem-96 · northamerica-south1 | $437AWS m6id.24xlarge · mx-central-1 | $501Azure D96ps v6 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $990GCP c2d-standard-112 · southamerica-east1 | $503AWS m8g.metal-24xl · sa-east-1 | $725Azure D96ps v6 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $1,139GCP n2d-standard-96 · southamerica-west1 | – | $785Azure D96as v4 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $573GCP c2d-standard-112 · europe-west1 | $436AWS m8g.metal-24xl · eu-west-2 | $526Azure D96ps v6 · uksouth |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $986GCP n1-highmem-96 · europe-north1 | $335AWS m8g.metal-24xl · eu-north-1 | $486Azure D96ps v6 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $616GCP n2-standard-96 · europe-west10 | $444AWS m5.metal · eu-central-2 | $544Azure D96ps v6 · germanywestcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $389GCP n2-standard-96 · europe-west8 | $351AWS m8g.metal-24xl · eu-south-2 | $509Azure D96ps v6 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $540GCP c2d-standard-112 · me-central2 | $395AWS m5.metal · il-central-1 | $556Azure D96ps v6 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $1,064GCP n2-standard-96 · africa-south1 | $417AWS m8g.metal-24xl · af-south-1 | $639Azure D96ps v6 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $369GCP n2-standard-96 · asia-south2 | $196AWS m6a.24xlarge · ap-south-2 | $301Azure D96ps v6 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $669GCP n1-highmem-96 · asia-southeast2 | $335AWS m8g.metal-24xl · ap-southeast-7 | $533Azure D96ps v6 · indonesiacentral |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $556GCP c2d-standard-112 · asia-east2 | $366AWS m8g.metal-24xl · ap-east-2 | $627Azure D96ps v6 · eastasia |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $474GCP c2d-standard-112 · asia-northeast2 | $388AWS m8g.metal-24xl · ap-northeast-2 | $585Azure D96ps v6 · japaneast |
| au Australia | $476GCP c2d-standard-112 · australia-southeast1 | $394AWS m8g.metal-24xl · ap-southeast-4 | $380Azure D96as v5 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $488AWS m8i.24xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $596Azure D96ps v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 96 vCPU 384 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n2d-standard-96 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $1,955 in asia-south1
- n4d-standard-96 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $2,259 in asia-south1
- c2d-standard-112 112 vCPU, 448 GB, AMD from $2,451 in asia-south1
- n2-standard-96 96 vCPU, 384 GB, Intel from $3,404 in us-west1
- n1-highmem-96 96 vCPU, 624 GB, Intel from $4,146 in us-west1
AWS
- m5a.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $1,947 in ap-south-1
- m6a.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $1,947 in ap-south-1
- hpc6a.48xlarge 96 vCPU, 384 GB, x86 from $2,103 in us-east-2
- m8g.metal-24xl 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AWS Graviton from $2,249 in ap-south-1
- m8g.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AWS Graviton from $2,249 in ap-south-1
Azure
- D96ps v6 96 vCPU, 384 GB, Microsoft Cobalt from $1,620 in centralindia
- D96as v5 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $1,947 in centralindia
- DC96as v5 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $1,947 in centralindia
- DC96as cc v5 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $1,947 in centralindia
- D96as v6 96 vCPU, 384 GB, AMD from $2,055 in centralindia
Other sizes
- 96 vCPU · 192 GB
- 96 vCPU · 768 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
- 48 vCPU · 192 GB
- 64 vCPU · 256 GB
- 128 vCPU · 512 GB
- 192 vCPU · 768 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 96 vCPU 384 GB VM?
On-demand: Azure D96ps v6 in centralindia (Pune, India) at $1,620 a month. Spot: AWS m6a.24xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $196 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 384 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $1,955, AWS from $1,947 and Azure from $1,620. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Azure in 13 of 19 zones, AWS in 4 of 19 zones and Google Cloud in 2 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 96 vCPU 384 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 384 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 96 to 127 vCPU, 384 GB to under 768 GB: at least 96 vCPU and 384 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.