Cheapest cloud VM in us-west (US West)
us-west (US West) covers California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Arizona: 9 regions on Google Cloud, AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-west1 (The Dalles, Oregon) at $49.92 a month; on spot, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-west4 at $8.35. 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-west1 | $25.62AWS c6g.medium · us-west-2 | $27.48Azure A1 v2 · westus2 |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $49.12GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · us-west1 | $50.44AWS c6g.large · us-west-2 | $46.46Azure D2pls v6 · westus2 |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $49.92GCP e2-standard-2 · us-west1 | $57.01AWS m6g.large · us-west-2 | $52.45Azure D2ps v6 · westus2 |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $96.54GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · us-west1 | $100AWS c6g.xlarge · us-west-2 | $91.72Azure D4pls v6 · westus2 |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $98.84GCP e2-standard-4 · us-west1 | $113AWS m6g.xlarge · us-west-2 | $103Azure D4ps v6 · westus2 |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $191GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · us-west1 | $199AWS c6g.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $182Azure D8pls v6 · westus2 |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $197GCP e2-standard-8 · us-west1 | $226AWS m6g.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $206Azure D8ps v6 · westus2 |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $381GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · us-west1 | $398AWS c6g.4xlarge · us-west-2 | $363Azure D16pls v6 · westus2 |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $392GCP e2-standard-16 · us-west1 | $450AWS m6g.4xlarge · us-west-2 | $411Azure D16ps v6 · westus2 |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $784GCP e2-standard-32 · us-west1 | $900AWS m6g.8xlarge · us-west-2 | $821Azure D32ps v6 · westus2 |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $1,800GCP n4a-standard-64 · us-west1 | $1,800AWS m6g.metal · us-west-2 | $1,641Azure D64ps v6 · westus2 |
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 | $11.13GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · us-west1 | $5.84AWS c9g.medium · us-west-2 | $6.06Azure A1 v2 · westus2 |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $7.12GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · us-west3 | $15.33AWS c9g.large · us-west-2 | $9.56Azure D2pls v6 · westus2 |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $8.35GCP e2-standard-2 · us-west4 | $14.89AWS m8g.large · us-west-2 | $10.67Azure D2ps v6 · westus2 |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $13.04GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · us-west3 | $37.30AWS c8gd.xlarge · us-west-2 | $17.93Azure D4pls v6 · westus2 |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $15.54GCP c2d-standard-4 · us-west3 | $36.22AWS m7gd.xlarge · us-west-1 | $20.09Azure D4ps v6 · westus2 |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $24.89GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · us-west3 | $36.42AWS c6gd.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $34.66Azure D8pls v6 · westus2 |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $29.89GCP c2d-standard-8 · us-west3 | $74.75AWS m7g.2xlarge · us-west-2 | $39.11Azure D8ps v6 · westus2 |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $48.57GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · us-west3 | $150AWS c6gd.4xlarge · us-west-2 | $68.11Azure D16pls v6 · westus2 |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $58.57GCP c2d-standard-16 · us-west3 | $99.29AWS m5.4xlarge · us-west-1 | $77.02Azure D16ps v6 · westus2 |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $116GCP c2d-standard-32 · us-west3 | $252AWS i3.8xlarge · us-west-1 | $153Azure D32ps v6 · westus2 |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $535GCP c4d-highmem-64 · us-west4 | $292AWS m6g.metal · us-west-1 | $304Azure D64ps v6 · westus2 |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in us-west (US West)
- AWS us-west-1 N. California, US
- Google Cloud us-west2 Los Angeles, California
- Azure westus California, US
- AWS us-west-2 Oregon, US
- Google Cloud us-west1 The Dalles, Oregon
- Azure westus2 Washington, US
- Google Cloud us-west4 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Google Cloud us-west3 Salt Lake City, Utah
- Azure westus3 Phoenix, Arizona
Places in us-west
Other zones in North America
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in us-west (US West)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-west1 (The Dalles, Oregon) at $49.92 a month; spot, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in us-west4 (Las Vegas, Nevada) at $8.35 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in us-west (US West)?
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-west (US West)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 83%, AWS 74% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in us-west (US West)?
AWS us-west-1 (N. California, US), Google Cloud us-west2 (Los Angeles, California), Azure westus (California, US), AWS us-west-2 (Oregon, US), Google Cloud us-west1 (The Dalles, Oregon), Azure westus2 (Washington, US), Google Cloud us-west4 (Las Vegas, Nevada), Google Cloud us-west3 (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Azure westus3 (Phoenix, Arizona).