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DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C vs Gcore g1-highfreq-1-2.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore g1-highfreq-1-2. It is also the cheaper plan, at $14/mo versus $17.69/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

Basic Premium Intel 1C · 2 GB · 50 GB

$14/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 50 GB NVME

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Gcore

g1-highfreq-1-2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

$17.69/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 2 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$14/mo

$17.69/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$7

$8.85

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 ded.

Disk

50 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

2 TB/mo

Value score

51/100

13/100

Regions

10

1

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C or Gcore g1-highfreq-1-2?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C at $14/mo (excl. VAT) versus $17.69/mo — a difference of $3.69/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C: $7 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.85 for Gcore g1-highfreq-1-2.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.

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