2 vCPU, 4 GiB instances: AWS vs Azure
62 current instance types have 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory: 35 on AWS EC2 and 27 on Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU, 4 GiB option is Standard_B2pls_v2 on Azure at $0.0336 per hour on demand (East US). AWS's cheapest (t4g.medium) and Azure's (Standard_B2pls_v2) cost the same.
Every 2 vCPU, 4 GiB option, cheapest first
| Cloud | Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | Spot /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Standard_B2pls_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0336 | $0.0199 | $0.0302 |
| AWS | t4g.medium | 2 | 4 | $0.0336 | $0.0211 | $0.0144 |
| Azure | Standard_B2als_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0376 | $0.0221 | $0.0338 |
| AWS | t3a.medium | 2 | 4 | $0.0376 | $0.0236 | $0.0123 |
| Azure | Standard_B2ls_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0416 | $0.0245 | $0.0374 |
| Azure | Standard_B2s | 2 | 4 | $0.0416 | – | – |
| AWS | t3.medium | 2 | 4 | $0.0416 | $0.0261 | $0.0139 |
| AWS | t2.medium | 2 | 4 | $0.0464 | $0.0287 | $0.0119 |
| AWS | t8i.medium | 2 | 4 | $0.0499 | – | $0.0183 |
| Azure | Standard_D2pls_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.062 | $0.0365 | $0.0271 |
| AWS | c6g.large | 2 | 4 | $0.068 | $0.0428 | $0.0264 |
| Azure | Standard_D2pls_v5 | 2 | 4 | $0.068 | $0.0401 | $0.0144 |
| AWS | c7g.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0725 | $0.0478 | $0.0309 |
| AWS | c6a.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0765 | $0.0506 | $0.0288 |
| AWS | c6gd.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0768 | $0.0484 | $0.0243 |
| Azure | Standard_D2plds_v5 | 2 | 4 | $0.0768 | $0.0453 | $0.0162 |
| AWS | c5a.large | 2 | 4 | $0.077 | $0.049 | $0.0271 |
| Azure | Standard_D2plds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.078 | $0.046 | $0.034 |
| AWS | c8g.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0798 | $0.0526 | $0.0261 |
| Azure | Standard_D2als_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.0804 | $0.0475 | $0.017 |
| Azure | Standard_D2als_v7 | 2 | 4 | $0.0804 | $0.0475 | $0.0156 |
| Azure | Standard_F2s_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0846 | – | $0.019 |
| AWS | c7i-flex.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0848 | $0.0561 | $0.0254 |
| AWS | c5.large | 2 | 4 | $0.085 | $0.054 | $0.0269 |
| AWS | c6i.large | 2 | 4 | $0.085 | $0.0562 | $0.0269 |
| Azure | Standard_D2ls_v5 | 2 | 4 | $0.085 | $0.0524 | $0.0179 |
| AWS | c5ad.large | 2 | 4 | $0.086 | $0.054 | $0.031 |
| AWS | c6gn.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0864 | $0.0545 | $0.0299 |
| AWS | c9g.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0869 | – | $0.023 |
| AWS | c8i-flex.large | 2 | 4 | $0.089 | – | $0.026 |
| AWS | c7i.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0893 | $0.059 | $0.0234 |
| Azure | Standard_D2ls_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.0893 | $0.0554 | $0.0188 |
| Azure | Standard_A2_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0903 | – | $0.0181 |
| AWS | c7gd.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0907 | $0.0572 | $0.0322 |
| AWS | c8i.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0937 | – | $0.0321 |
| Azure | Standard_D2alds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.0952 | $0.0562 | $0.0201 |
| Azure | Standard_D2alds_v7 | 2 | 4 | $0.0952 | $0.0562 | $0.0185 |
| AWS | c5d.large | 2 | 4 | $0.096 | $0.06 | $0.0329 |
| Azure | Standard_D2lds_v5 | 2 | 4 | $0.096 | $0.0566 | $0.0206 |
| AWS | c8gd.large | 2 | 4 | $0.098 | – | $0.0366 |
| Azure | Standard_F2 | 2 | 4 | $0.099 | – | $0.023 |
| Azure | Standard_F2s | 2 | 4 | $0.099 | – | $0.023 |
| AWS | c6id.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1008 | $0.0635 | $0.0272 |
| AWS | c7a.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1026 | $0.0679 | $0.029 |
| AWS | c9gd.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1068 | – | $0.025 |
| AWS | c8a.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1078 | – | $0.0335 |
| Azure | Standard_D2lds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.11 | $0.0684 | $0.0232 |
| AWS | c8id.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1109 | – | $0.0288 |
| Azure | Standard_D2nls_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.113 | $0.0667 | $0.0238 |
| AWS | c6in.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1134 | $0.0714 | $0.0295 |
| Azure | Standard_D2ls_v7 | 2 | 4 | $0.117 | – | $0.0216 |
| AWS | c8gb.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1185 | – | $0.0313 |
| AWS | c8gn.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1185 | – | $0.0346 |
| Azure | Standard_F2als_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.121 | $0.075 | $0.0255 |
| Azure | Standard_F2als_v7 | 2 | 4 | $0.121 | $0.075 | $0.0235 |
| AWS | c7gn.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1248 | $0.0786 | $0.0326 |
| AWS | c8ib.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1361 | – | $0.0358 |
| AWS | c8in.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1361 | – | $0.034 |
| Azure | Standard_D2lds_v7 | 2 | 4 | $0.139 | – | $0.0257 |
| Azure | Standard_D2nlds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.14 | $0.0826 | $0.0295 |
| Azure | Standard_F2alds_v7 | 2 | 4 | $0.143 | $0.0887 | $0.0277 |
| AWS | c8ine.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1701 | – | $0.0381 |
Other sizes
On-demand Linux prices in USD per hour, in each cloud's home region: US East (N. Virginia) for AWS, East US for Azure. Previous-generation types are left out.