standard g3
$1.9360/hr
~$1413.28/month on-demand in canadaeast
The standard g3 is a Memory optimized instance with 8 vCPUs and 112 GiB of memory, starting at $1.936 per hour or $0.358 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
Pricing Options
Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
1 Year
$1.4714/hr
~$1074.09/mo
Save 24%
3 Year
$1.0648/hr
~$777.30/mo
Save 45%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$1.1422/hr
~$833.83/mo
Save 41%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.3578/hr
~$261.17/mo
Save 82%
G-series
Switch between sizes in canadaeast
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| standard g1 | 2 | 26 |
| standard gs1 | 2 | 26 |
| standard g2 | 4 | 52 |
| standard gs2 | 4 | 52 |
| standard gs4 4 | 4 | 209 |
| standard g3 | 8 | 104 |
| standard gs3 | 8 | 104 |
| standard gs4 8 | 8 | 209 |
| standard gs5 8 | 8 | 417 |
| standard g4 | 16 | 209 |
| standard gs4 | 16 | 209 |
| standard gs5 16 | 16 | 417 |
| standard g5 | 32 | 417 |
| standard gs5 | 32 | 417 |
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for standard g3
Processor
Architecturex64
vCPUs8
vCPUs per Core1
ACU180
Memory112 GiB
Memory per vCPU14.00 GiB
Network
Accelerated Networking
RDMA
IPv6
Storage
Temp Storage1023 GB
NVMe Drive
Max Data Disks32
Cached IOPS24,000
Cached Throughput393 MBps
Uncached IOPS20,000
Uncached Throughput500 MBps
Premium Storage
Ultra SSD
Security & Capabilities
GenerationCurrent
Confidential Computing
Trusted Launch
Encryption at Host
Spot/Low Priority
Memory-Preserving Maint.
Capacity Reservation
Burstable
Hyper-V GenerationsV1
Regional Pricing Comparison
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