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Gcore a1-cpu-8-8 vs Scaleway BASIC2-A6C-12G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway BASIC2-A6C-12G takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore a1-cpu-8-8. It is also the cheaper plan, at $67.12/mo versus $73.77/mo.

Gcore

a1-cpu-8-8 · 8 vCPU · 8 GB

$73.77/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 0 MB

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Scalewaywins 4 rounds

BASIC2-A6C-12G

$67.12/mo

6 vCPU shared · 12 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$73.77/mo

$67.12/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$9.22

$5.59

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

vCPU

8 ded.

6 shared

Disk

0 MB

0 MB

Bandwidth

unmetered

Value score

22/100

36/100

Regions

1

2

Countries served by both · 0

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

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gcore a1-cpu-8-8 or Scaleway BASIC2-A6C-12G?
Scaleway BASIC2-A6C-12G at $67.12/mo (excl. VAT) versus $73.77/mo — a difference of $6.65/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway BASIC2-A6C-12G: $5.59 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.22 for Gcore a1-cpu-8-8.
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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