G family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

G2

The Azure G2 (Standard_G2) is a virtual machine from the G series, with 4 vCPUs, 56 GB of RAM and 768 GB of temporary storage. On-demand pricing starts at $1.1000/hour in East US.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
4
Memory
56 GB
Network
Up to 1–4 Gbps
Storage
768 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

The Azure G2 costs $1.10/hour ($803.00/month) for Linux and $1.22/hour ($890.60/month) for Windows in East US, as of 3 September 2026.

All pricing options

East US · USD · Linux OS · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
Standard Tier — On-Demand
$1.1000$803.00 Baseline
1-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
3-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
Spot Instance
$0.2033$148.39 -82%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i4
Memory i56 GB
Physical processorIntel® Xeon® Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
Within G family
G1
2 vCPU
Gs4-4
4 vCPU
G2
4 vCPU
Gs4-8
8 vCPU
Gs5-8
8 vCPU
G3
8 vCPU
Gs5-16
16 vCPU
G4
16 vCPU
G5
32 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth1–4 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks16
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

Compare with another instance

vs.
SpecG2G1Δ
vCPUs42-50%
Memory56 GB28 GB-50%
Hourly Price$0.0000$0.0000—
Monthly Price$0.00$0.00—
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