Standard_G4

Standard_G4 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 224 GiB memory. In Australia East it costs $5.104 per hour on demand ($3,725.92 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.9437 per hour. It is sold in 13 regions; the cheapest is UK South at $3.514 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$3.514$0.6494$2.671$1.933
Canada Central canadacentral$3.872$1.067$2.943$2.13
Canada East canadaeast$3.872$0.7155$2.943$2.13
West US 2 westus2$3.922$0.7248$2.706$1.843
East US 2 eastus2$4.40$1.512$3.036$2.068
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$4.40$0.8131––
Japan East japaneast$4.602$0.8505$3.498$2.531
West US westus$4.88$0.9018$3.367$2.294
Australia East australiaeast$5.104$0.9437$3.879$2.807
Southeast Asia southeastasia$5.28$0.9757$4.013$2.904
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$5.50$1.016––
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$5.50$1.016––
West Europe westeurope$5.60$1.035$4.256$3.08
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$5.104––
Windows$5.661––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs16
Physical cores16
Threads per core1
Architecturex86_64
ACU (compute units)180
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)224
NetworkingValue
Accelerated networkingNo
Max network interfaces8
StorageValue
Temp disk3,072 GiB
Max data disks64
Premium SSDNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)40,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,000 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_G4
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.