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Gcore g1-standard-1-2 vs HOSTKEY vm.v3-pico.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

HOSTKEY vm.v3-pico takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore g1-standard-1-2. It is also the cheaper plan, at $9.32/mo versus $9.88/mo.

Gcore

g1-standard-1-2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

$9.88/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 2 GB · 0 MB

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HOSTKEYwins 4 rounds

vm.v3-pico · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

$9.32/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 40 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$9.88/mo

$9.32/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$4.94

$4.66

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 ded.

1 shared

Disk

0 MB

40 GB NVME

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

Value score

48/100

72/100

Regions

1

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, Gcore g1-standard-1-2 or HOSTKEY vm.v3-pico?
HOSTKEY vm.v3-pico at $9.32/mo (excl. VAT) versus $9.88/mo — a difference of $0.56/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
HOSTKEY vm.v3-pico: $4.66 per GB of RAM per month versus $4.94 for Gcore g1-standard-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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