DCasv6vsDCasv7

Size for size, DCasv6 is on average 20% cheaper than DCasv7 on demand in East US, across 8 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDCasv6DCasv7
Sizes here810
From$0.0999/hr$0.125/hr
vCPUs2 to 962 to 160
Memory8 to 384 GiB—
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purpose—

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for Linux. Pick a size to compare the two types.

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where DCasv6 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 8 of 8 shared sizes
20% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 8 of 8 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where DCasv7 leads
Sizes10 sizes here vs 8
2 more
Largest size160 vCPUs vs 96
Bigger

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