32 vCPU, 256 GiB instances: AWS vs Azure
93 current instance types have 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory: 41 on AWS EC2 and 52 on Azure. The cheapest 32 vCPU, 256 GiB option is Standard_E32ps_v6 on Azure at $1.475 per hour on demand (East US). The cheapest on AWS is r6g.8xlarge at $1.613, so Azure is 9% cheaper at this size.
Every 32 vCPU, 256 GiB option, cheapest first
| Cloud | Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | Spot /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Standard_E32ps_v6 | 32 | 256 | $1.475 | $0.8703 | $0.6863 |
| AWS | r6g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.613 | $1.016 | $0.3503 |
| AWS | r7g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.714 | $1.133 | $0.5194 |
| AWS | r5a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.808 | $1.139 | $0.5214 |
| Azure | Standard_E32as_v5 | 32 | 256 | $1.808 | $1.067 | $0.3808 |
| AWS | r6a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.814 | $1.20 | $0.3899 |
| AWS | r6gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.843 | $1.161 | $0.5705 |
| Azure | Standard_E32pds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $1.872 | $1.105 | $0.871 |
| AWS | r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.885 | $1.247 | $0.4016 |
| Azure | Standard_E32as_v6 | 32 | 256 | $1.907 | $1.125 | $0.4022 |
| Azure | Standard_E32as_v7 | 32 | 256 | $1.907 | $1.125 | $0.3558 |
| AWS | r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.27 | $0.421 |
| AWS | r6i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.334 | $1.556 |
| Azure | Standard_E32_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | – | $0.403 |
| Azure | Standard_E32_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.185 | $0.4244 |
| Azure | Standard_E32_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.244 | $0.4246 |
| Azure | Standard_E32a_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.185 | $0.4244 |
| Azure | Standard_E32as_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.185 | $0.4244 |
| Azure | Standard_E32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | – | $0.403 |
| Azure | Standard_E32s_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.185 | $0.4244 |
| Azure | Standard_E32s_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $1.189 | $0.4246 |
| AWS | r9g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.055 | – | $0.7304 |
| AWS | r5ad.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.096 | $1.32 | $0.5534 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ads_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.096 | $1.237 | $0.4414 |
| Azure | Standard_EC32as_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.098 | $1.678 | $0.4427 |
| AWS | r8i-flex.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.111 | – | $0.7816 |
| AWS | r7i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.117 | $1.40 | $0.5218 |
| Azure | Standard_E32s_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.117 | $1.312 | $0.4391 |
| AWS | r7gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.177 | $1.368 | $1.852 |
| AWS | r8i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.223 | – | $0.6354 |
| AWS | r5d.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.304 | $1.452 | $0.5346 |
| Azure | Standard_E32d_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.304 | $1.355 | $0.4843 |
| Azure | Standard_E32d_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.304 | $1.359 | $0.4873 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ds_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.304 | $1.355 | $0.4843 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ds_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.304 | $1.359 | $0.4873 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ads_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.323 | $1.371 | $0.4899 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ads_v7 | 32 | 256 | $2.323 | $1.371 | $0.4335 |
| Azure | Standard_EC32es_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.328 | $1.863 | $0.4302 |
| AWS | r8gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.351 | – | $1.667 |
| AWS | r5b.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.384 | $1.502 | $0.8005 |
| AWS | r5n.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.384 | $1.502 | $0.6119 |
| Azure | Standard_E32bs_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.384 | $1.407 | $0.5021 |
| AWS | r6id.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.419 | $1.52 | $0.8942 |
| AWS | r7a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.434 | $1.61 | $0.5711 |
| AWS | gr6.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.446 | $1.593 | $1.069 |
| AWS | i4g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.471 | $1.604 | $0.9114 |
| Azure | Standard_L32as_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.496 | $1.597 | $0.5331 |
| Azure | Standard_L32s_v2 | 32 | 256 | $2.496 | – | $0.5778 |
| Azure | Standard_EC32ads_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.556 | $2.044 | $0.5393 |
| AWS | r8a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.556 | – | $0.6218 |
| AWS | r9gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.563 | – | $0.6854 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.616 | $1.622 | $0.5462 |
| AWS | r8id.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.661 | – | $0.7813 |
| AWS | r5dn.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.672 | $1.683 | $0.7899 |
| Azure | Standard_E32bds_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.672 | $1.577 | $0.5731 |
| AWS | i8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.746 | – | $0.9805 |
| AWS | i4i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.746 | $1.782 | $0.823 |
| Azure | Standard_L32as_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.752 | $1.679 | $0.5768 |
| Azure | Standard_E32s_v7 | 32 | 256 | $2.779 | – | $0.5238 |
| Azure | Standard_L32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.784 | $1.782 | $0.61 |
| Azure | Standard_L32s_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.784 | $1.698 | $0.5844 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ns_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.789 | $1.64 | $0.5784 |
| AWS | r6in.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.789 | $1.757 | $0.69 |
| Azure | Standard_E32bs_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.79 | $1.646 | $0.5187 |
| Azure | Standard_M32bs_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.79 | $1.645 | $0.5156 |
| Azure | Standard_F32ams_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.864 | $1.776 | $0.6037 |
| Azure | Standard_F32ams_v7 | 32 | 256 | $2.864 | $1.776 | $0.5556 |
| Azure | Standard_M32ls | 32 | 256 | $2.873 | $1.652 | $0.5309 |
| Azure | Standard_EC32eds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.878 | $2.302 | $0.5319 |
| AWS | r8gb.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.915 | – | $0.6495 |
| AWS | r8gn.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.915 | – | $0.8439 |
| Azure | Standard_M32bds_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.93 | $1.728 | $0.7231 |
| AWS | r7iz.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.976 | $1.875 | $1.05 |
| Azure | Standard_L32s | 32 | 256 | $2.992 | – | $0.5532 |
| AWS | i7i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.02 | – | $0.9907 |
| Azure | Standard_D64-32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.072 | – | $0.6141 |
| Azure | Standard_DC32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.072 | – | $0.6768 |
| Azure | Standard_E32bds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $3.126 | $1.845 | $0.5808 |
| Azure | Standard_E32nds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $3.126 | $1.838 | $0.6527 |
| AWS | r6idn.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.126 | $1.97 | $0.8698 |
| Azure | Standard_L32as_v5 | 32 | 256 | $3.256 | $1.986 | $0.6512 |
| Azure | Standard_E32ds_v7 | 32 | 256 | $3.326 | – | $0.627 |
| AWS | r8ib.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.347 | – | $1.056 |
| AWS | r8in.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.347 | – | $1.502 |
| Azure | Standard_F32amds_v7 | 32 | 256 | $3.489 | $2.163 | $0.6769 |
| Azure | Standard_DC32ds_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.616 | – | $0.7966 |
| Azure | Standard_L32aos_v4 | 32 | 256 | $3.616 | $2.314 | $0.7583 |
| AWS | r8idb.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.752 | – | $1.715 |
| AWS | r8idn.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.752 | – | $1.803 |
| AWS | d3.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.995 | $2.517 | $1.152 |
| AWS | g6e.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $4.529 | $2.853 | $1.627 |
| Azure | Standard_L32aos_v5 | 32 | 256 | $4.877 | $2.877 | $0.9754 |
| AWS | g7e.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $5.268 | – | $2.375 |
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.