standard gs5 8
$7.8200/hr
~$5708.60/month on-demand in westus2
The standard gs5 8 is a Memory optimized instance with 8 vCPUs and 417 GiB of memory, starting at $7.820 per hour or $1.445 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
Pricing Options
Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
1 Year
$5.3958/hr
~$3938.93/mo
Save 31%
3 Year
$3.6754/hr
~$2683.04/mo
Save 53%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$4.6138/hr
~$3368.08/mo
Save 41%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$1.4451/hr
~$1054.95/mo
Save 82%
GS-series
Switch between sizes in westus2
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| standard gs1 | 2 | 26 |
| standard gs2 | 4 | 52 |
| standard gs4 4 | 4 | 209 |
| standard gs3 | 8 | 104 |
| standard gs4 8 | 8 | 209 |
| standard gs5 8 | 8 | 417 |
| standard gs4 | 16 | 209 |
| standard gs5 16 | 16 | 417 |
| standard gs5 | 32 | 417 |
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