Cheapest cloud VM in us-central (US Central)
us-central (US Central) covers Iowa, Illinois, Texas, Wyoming: 6 regions on Google Cloud and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-central1 (Council Bluffs, Iowa) at $49.92 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v6 in northcentralus at $10.67. On-demand, Google Cloud is the cheapest for 6 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 14:25 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
On-demand, per size and cloud
| Size | Google Cloud | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $25.41GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-central1 | $30.40Azure A1 v2 · westcentralus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $49.12GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · us-central1 | $46.46Azure D2pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $49.92GCP e2-standard-2 · us-central1 | $52.45Azure D2ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $96.54GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · us-central1 | $91.72Azure D4pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $98.84GCP e2-standard-4 · us-central1 | $103Azure D4ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $191GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · us-central1 | $182Azure D8pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $197GCP e2-standard-8 · us-central1 | $206Azure D8ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $381GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · us-central1 | $363Azure D16pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $392GCP e2-standard-16 · us-central1 | $411Azure D16ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $784GCP e2-standard-32 · us-central1 | $821Azure D32ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $1,800GCP n4a-standard-64 · us-central1 | $1,641Azure D64ps v6 · northcentralus |
Spot, per size and cloud
Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time, and their prices change more often.
| Size | Google Cloud | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $10.68GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-central1 | $6.39Azure A1 v2 · centralus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $14.85GCP n4-highcpu-2 · us-south1 | $9.56Azure D2pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $16.92GCP n2-standard-2 · us-south1 | $10.67Azure D2ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $14.39GCP c3-highcpu-4 · us-south1 | $17.93Azure D4pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $16.83GCP c3-standard-4 · us-south1 | $20.09Azure D4ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $27.57GCP c3-highcpu-8 · us-south1 | $34.66Azure D8pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $32.46GCP c3-standard-8 · us-south1 | $39.11Azure D8ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $73.73GCP c3-highcpu-22 · us-south1 | $68.11Azure D16pls v6 · northcentralus |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $87.15GCP c3-standard-22 · us-south1 | $77.02Azure D16ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $173GCP c3-standard-44 · us-south1 | $153Azure D32ps v6 · northcentralus |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $345GCP c3-standard-88 · us-south1 | $304Azure D64ps v6 · northcentralus |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in us-central (US Central)
- Google Cloud us-central1 Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Azure centralus Iowa, US
- Azure northcentralus Illinois, US
- Google Cloud us-south1 Dallas, Texas
- Azure southcentralus Texas, US
- Azure westcentralus Wyoming, US
Places in us-central
Other zones in North America
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in us-central (US Central)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-central1 (Council Bluffs, Iowa) at $49.92 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v6 in northcentralus (Illinois, US) at $10.67 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 14:25 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in us-central (US Central)?
On-demand, Google Cloud for 6 of 11 sizes and Azure for 5 of 11 sizes (the cheapest machine type with dedicated vCPUs of each size, from 1 vCPU · 2 GB to 64 vCPU · 256 GB).
How much does spot save in us-central (US Central)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 66% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in us-central (US Central)?
Google Cloud us-central1 (Council Bluffs, Iowa), Azure centralus (Iowa, US), Azure northcentralus (Illinois, US), Google Cloud us-south1 (Dallas, Texas), Azure southcentralus (Texas, US) and Azure westcentralus (Wyoming, US).