Cheapest cloud VM in us-east (US East)
us-east (US East) covers Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio: 7 regions on Google Cloud, AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-east5 (Columbus, Ohio) at $49.92 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v6 in eastus2 at $10.67. On-demand, Google Cloud is the cheapest for 6 of the 11 sizes below.
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.
On-demand, per size and cloud
| Size | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $25.41GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-east4 | $25.62AWS c6g.medium · us-east-2 | $32.59Azure A1 v2 · eastus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $49.12GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · us-east4 | $50.44AWS c6g.large · us-east-2 | $46.46Azure D2pls v6 · eastus |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $49.92GCP e2-standard-2 · us-east5 | $57.01AWS m6g.large · us-east-2 | $52.45Azure D2ps v6 · eastus |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $96.54GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · us-east4 | $100AWS c6g.xlarge · us-east-2 | $91.72Azure D4pls v6 · eastus |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $98.84GCP e2-standard-4 · us-east5 | $113AWS m6g.xlarge · us-east-2 | $103Azure D4ps v6 · eastus |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $191GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · us-east4 | $199AWS c6g.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $182Azure D8pls v6 · eastus |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $197GCP e2-standard-8 · us-east5 | $226AWS m6g.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $206Azure D8ps v6 · eastus |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $381GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · us-east4 | $398AWS c6g.4xlarge · us-east-2 | $363Azure D16pls v6 · eastus |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $392GCP e2-standard-16 · us-east5 | $450AWS m6g.4xlarge · us-east-2 | $411Azure D16ps v6 · eastus |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $784GCP e2-standard-32 · us-east5 | $900AWS m6g.8xlarge · us-east-2 | $821Azure D32ps v6 · eastus |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $1,800GCP n4a-standard-64 · us-east4 | $1,800AWS m6g.metal · us-east-2 | $1,641Azure D64ps v6 · eastus |
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 | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $7.92GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · us-east5 | $4.08AWS c9g.medium · us-east-2 | $7.35Azure A1 v2 · eastus |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $14.13GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · us-east5 | $9.49AWS c8gn.large · us-east-2 | $9.56Azure D2pls v6 · eastus2 |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $16.43GCP c4a-standard-2 · us-east5 | $13.06AWS m7gd.large · us-east-2 | $10.67Azure D2ps v6 · eastus2 |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $26.15GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · us-east1 | $21.82AWS c8gb.xlarge · us-east-2 | $17.93Azure D4pls v6 · eastus2 |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $23.75GCP c2-standard-4 · us-east5 | $27.52AWS m7g.xlarge · us-east-2 | $20.09Azure D4ps v6 · eastus2 |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $51.31GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · us-east1 | $23.21AWS c6gd.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $34.66Azure D8pls v6 · eastus2 |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $46.49GCP c2-standard-8 · us-east5 | $43.87AWS m8gd.2xlarge · us-east-2 | $39.11Azure D8ps v6 · eastus2 |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $101GCP c4a-highcpu-16 · us-east5 | $76.87AWS c8i-flex.4xlarge · us-east-2 | $68.11Azure D16pls v6 · eastus2 |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $91.99GCP c2-standard-16 · us-east5 | $69.13AWS h1.4xlarge · us-east-2 | $77.02Azure D16ps v6 · eastus2 |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $237GCP c4a-standard-32 · us-east5 | $183AWS m5.8xlarge · us-east-2 | $153Azure D32ps v6 · eastus2 |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $473GCP c4a-standard-64 · us-east5 | $250AWS m7gd.metal · us-east-2 | $304Azure D64ps v6 · eastus2 |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in us-east (US East)
- AWS us-east-1 N. Virginia, US
- Google Cloud us-east4 Ashburn, Virginia
- Azure eastus Virginia, US
- Azure eastus2 Virginia, US
- Google Cloud us-east1 Moncks Corner, South Carolina
- AWS us-east-2 Ohio, US
- Google Cloud us-east5 Columbus, Ohio
Places in us-east
Other zones in North America
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in us-east (US East)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-east5 (Columbus, Ohio) at $49.92 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v6 in eastus2 (Virginia, US) at $10.67 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in us-east (US East)?
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-east (US East)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 67%, AWS 77% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in us-east (US East)?
AWS us-east-1 (N. Virginia, US), Google Cloud us-east4 (Ashburn, Virginia), Azure eastus (Virginia, US), Azure eastus2 (Virginia, US), Google Cloud us-east1 (Moncks Corner, South Carolina), AWS us-east-2 (Ohio, US) and Google Cloud us-east5 (Columbus, Ohio).