96 vCPU 768 GB VM price: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
A VM with 96 to 127 vCPU, 768 GB to under 1536 GB costs from $2,506 a month on-demand (AWS r6a.24xlarge in ap-south-1) and from $251 on spot (AWS r6a.24xlarge 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
$2,637/month on-demand
n2d-highmem-96 in asia-south1. Spot from $456.
AWS
$2,506/month on-demand
r6a.24xlarge in ap-south-1. Spot from $251.
Azure
$2,699/month on-demand
E96as v7 in centralindia. Spot from $500.
On-demand, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $3,897GCP n4d-highmem-96 · us-west1 | $3,960AWS r5a.24xlarge · us-west-2 | $4,178Azure E96as v7 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $3,897GCP n4d-highmem-96 · us-central1 | – | $4,178Azure E96as v7 · centralus |
| us-east US East | $3,897GCP n4d-highmem-96 · us-east5 | $3,960AWS r5a.24xlarge · us-east-2 | $4,178Azure E96as v7 · eastus |
| ca Canada | $4,398GCP n2d-highmem-96 · northamerica-northeast2 | $4,346AWS r5a.24xlarge · ca-central-1 | $4,662Azure E96as v7 · canadacentral |
| mx Mexico | – | $4,335AWS r8g.24xlarge · mx-central-1 | $4,599Azure E96as v7 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $6,341GCP n2d-highmem-96 · southamerica-east1 | $6,344AWS r5a.24xlarge · sa-east-1 | $6,709Azure E96as v7 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $5,713GCP n2d-highmem-96 · southamerica-west1 | – | $6,492Azure E96s v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $4,095GCP n4d-highmem-96 · europe-west4 | $4,447AWS r6a.24xlarge · eu-west-1 | $4,662Azure E96as v7 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $4,289GCP n4d-highmem-96 · europe-north1 | $4,391AWS r8g.24xlarge · eu-north-1 | $4,472Azure E96as v7 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $4,601GCP n4d-highmem-96 · europe-west3 | $4,794AWS r6a.24xlarge · eu-central-1 | $5,047Azure E96as v7 · polandcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $4,634GCP n2d-highmem-96 · europe-west8 | $4,618AWS r8g.24xlarge · eu-south-2 | $4,907Azure E96as v7 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $4,287GCP n4d-highmem-96 · me-west1 | $5,082AWS r8g.24xlarge · me-central-1 | $5,152Azure E96as v7 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $4,395GCP n2d-highmem-96 · africa-south1 | $5,505AWS r8g.24xlarge · af-south-1 | $5,587Azure E96as v7 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $2,637GCP n2d-highmem-96 · asia-south1 | $2,506AWS r6a.24xlarge · ap-south-1 | $2,699Azure E96as v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $4,806GCP n4d-highmem-96 · asia-southeast1 | $4,234AWS r8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $4,755Azure E96s v6 · malaysiawest |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $4,625GCP n2d-highmem-96 · asia-east1 | $5,034AWS r7i.24xlarge · ap-east-2 | $5,033Azure E96s v6 · taiwannorth |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $5,121GCP n2d-highmem-96 · asia-northeast1 | $4,766AWS r5a.24xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $5,152Azure E96as v7 · koreacentral |
| au Australia | $4,819GCP n2d-highmem-96 · australia-southeast2 | $4,763AWS r6a.24xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $5,250Azure E96as v7 · australiaeast |
| nz New Zealand | – | $5,196AWS r8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $5,835Azure E96s v6 · newzealandnorth |
Spot, per zone and cloud
| Zone | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west US West | $543GCP c2d-highmem-112 · us-west3 | $460AWS r8g.metal-24xl · us-west-1 | $773Azure E96as v7 · westus2 |
| us-central US Central | $1,019GCP n2-highmem-96 · us-south1 | – | $772Azure E96as v7 · centralus |
| us-east US East | $725GCP m4-megamem-112 · us-east5 | $414AWS r8g.metal-24xl · us-east-2 | $773Azure E96as v7 · eastus2 |
| ca Canada | $456GCP n2-highmem-96 · northamerica-northeast2 | $453AWS r8g.24xlarge · ca-west-1 | $863Azure E96as v7 · canadacentral |
| mx Mexico | – | $434AWS r8g.24xlarge · mx-central-1 | $851Azure E96as v7 · mexicocentral |
| sa-east Brazil | $1,060GCP m1-megamem-96 · southamerica-east1 | $706AWS r5.metal · sa-east-1 | $1,242Azure E96as v7 · brazilsouth |
| sa-west Chile | $941GCP m4-megamem-112 · southamerica-west1 | – | $1,201Azure E96s v6 · chilecentral |
| eu-west Western Europe | $579GCP c4a-highmem-96-metal · europe-west4 | $486AWS r8g.24xlarge · eu-west-2 | $862Azure E96as v7 · northeurope |
| eu-north Northern Europe | $1,776GCP n4d-highmem-96 · europe-north1 | $440AWS r8g.metal-24xl · eu-north-1 | $827Azure E96as v7 · swedencentral |
| eu-central Central Europe | $830GCP n2-highmem-96 · europe-west10 | $583AWS r8g.metal-24xl · eu-central-1 | $934Azure E96as v7 · polandcentral |
| eu-south Southern Europe | $524GCP n2-highmem-96 · europe-west8 | $463AWS r8g.24xlarge · eu-south-2 | $908Azure E96as v7 · spaincentral |
| me Middle East | $726GCP c2d-highmem-112 · me-central2 | $573AWS r8i.24xlarge · il-central-1 | $953Azure E96as v7 · uaenorth |
| af South Africa | $1,436GCP n2-highmem-96 · africa-south1 | $551AWS r8g.metal-24xl · af-south-1 | $1,034Azure E96as v7 · southafricanorth |
| ap-south India | $498GCP n2-highmem-96 · asia-south2 | $251AWS r6a.24xlarge · ap-south-2 | $500Azure E96as v7 · centralindia |
| ap-southeast Southeast Asia | $900GCP m1-megamem-96 · asia-southeast2 | $424AWS r8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-7 | $880Azure E96s v6 · malaysiawest |
| ap-east Hong Kong, Taiwan | $750GCP c2d-highmem-112 · asia-east2 | $548AWS r8g.metal-24xl · ap-east-1 | $1,007Azure E96s v6 · taiwannorth |
| ap-northeast Japan, Korea | $639GCP c2d-highmem-112 · asia-northeast2 | $492AWS r5a.24xlarge · ap-northeast-2 | $953Azure E96as v7 · koreacentral |
| au Australia | $641GCP c2d-highmem-112 · australia-southeast1 | $496AWS r8g.metal-24xl · ap-southeast-4 | $558Azure E96s v6 · australiacentral2 |
| nz New Zealand | – | $520AWS r8g.24xlarge · ap-southeast-6 | $1,080Azure E96s v6 · newzealandnorth |
The cheapest 96 vCPU 768 GB machine types on each cloud
On-demand, each in its cheapest region.
Google Cloud
- n2d-highmem-96 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $2,637 in asia-south1
- n4d-highmem-96 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $2,965 in asia-south1
- c2d-highmem-112 112 vCPU, 896 GB, AMD from $3,306 in asia-south1
- c4a-highmem-96-metal 96 vCPU, 768 GB, Google Axion from $4,132 in us-central1
- n2-highmem-96 96 vCPU, 768 GB, Intel from $4,592 in us-west1
AWS
- r6a.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $2,506 in ap-south-1
- r5a.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $2,506 in ap-south-1
- r8g.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AWS Graviton from $2,895 in ap-south-1
- r8g.metal-24xl 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AWS Graviton from $2,895 in ap-south-1
- r5ad.24xlarge 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $2,911 in ap-south-1
Azure
- E96as v7 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $2,699 in centralindia
- E96ads v7 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $3,288 in centralindia
- E96s v6 96 vCPU, 768 GB, Intel from $4,637 in westus2
- HB176-96rs v4 96 vCPU, 768 GB, AMD from $5,257 in eastus
- E96ds v6 96 vCPU, 768 GB, Intel from $5,731 in westus2
Other sizes
- 96 vCPU · 192 GB
- 96 vCPU · 384 GB
- 1 vCPU · 8 GB
- 2 vCPU · 16 GB
- 4 vCPU · 32 GB
- 8 vCPU · 64 GB
- 16 vCPU · 128 GB
- 32 vCPU · 256 GB
- 48 vCPU · 384 GB
- 64 vCPU · 512 GB
- 128 vCPU · 1024 GB
- 192 vCPU · 1536 GB
Questions
What is the cheapest 96 vCPU 768 GB VM?
On-demand: AWS r6a.24xlarge in ap-south-1 (Mumbai, India) at $2,506 a month. Spot: AWS r6a.24xlarge in ap-south-2 (Hyderabad, India) at $251 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 96 vCPU 768 GB?
Anywhere, on-demand: Google Cloud from $2,637, AWS from $2,506 and Azure from $2,699. Zone by zone, the cheapest on-demand offer is on Google Cloud in 11 of 19 zones and AWS in 8 of 19 zones.
How much cheaper is spot for 96 vCPU 768 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 768 GB?
Types with dedicated vCPUs and 96 to 127 vCPU, 768 GB to under 1536 GB: at least 96 vCPU and 768 GB, below the next size up, so a slightly bigger type still counts. GPU types are left out.