Standard_G3

Standard_G3 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 112 GiB memory. In Australia East it costs $2.552 per hour on demand ($1,862.96 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.4719 per hour. It is sold in 13 regions; the cheapest is UK South at $1.757 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
UK South uksouth$1.757$0.3247$1.335$0.9664
Canada Central canadacentral$1.936$0.5336$1.471$1.065
Canada East canadaeast$1.936$0.3578$1.471$1.065
West US 2 westus2$1.961$0.3624$1.353$0.9217
East US 2 eastus2$2.20$0.7559$1.518$1.034
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$2.20$0.4066––
Japan East japaneast$2.302$0.4254$1.75$1.266
West US westus$2.44$0.4509$1.684$1.147
Australia East australiaeast$2.552$0.4719$1.94$1.404
Southeast Asia southeastasia$2.64$0.4879$2.006$1.452
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$2.75$0.5082––
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$2.75$0.5082––
West Europe westeurope$2.80$0.5174$2.128$1.54
Reserved and Savings PlansSpot prices by regionWindows prices by region

Prices by operating system in Australia East

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$2.552––
Windows$2.83––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Physical cores8
Threads per core1
Architecturex86_64
ACU (compute units)180
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)112
NetworkingValue
Accelerated networkingNo
Max network interfaces4
StorageValue
Temp disk1,536 GiB
Max data disks32
Premium SSDNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)20,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)500 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_G3
FamilyG
VM generationsV1
Encryption at hostNo
Retirement date2028-11-15
OtherValue
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

Other G sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
Standard_G1228$0.638
Standard_G2456$1.276
Standard_G38112$2.552
Standard_G416224$5.104
Standard_G532448$10.208

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.