If you run OVH Public Cloud instances in the Generation-3 ranges - B3 (general purpose), C3 (compute optimised), or R3 (memory optimised) - your October invoice may look confusing. The hourly price of the instance itself did not change. But two things that used to be bundled into that price, the local disk and the public IPv4 address, are now billed as separate lines.[1]

The result, for an identical configuration, is a real price increase of 1.4% to 21.9%, depending on the size - and the smallest instances feel it the most.[1] This page walks through how the new pricing works, how to compute what an instance actually costs per month in 2026, and what you can do to claw part of it back.

Every figure below is read from OVH’s own official pricing article and pricing page on the day this was written; there are no invented numbers here.

What changed on October 1, 2026

OVH’s Public Cloud instances have historically been “all-inclusive”: the monthly price included the vCPU/RAM, a local NVMe disk, and a public IPv4 address. From October 1, 2026, that changes for Generation-3 instances. The hourly instance price is unchanged - it is identical before and after the switch for all ranges - but local storage and the public IPv4 address become two separate billing lines.[1][2]

The three-line model, per OVH:[1]

Component Rate (as of Oct 1, 2026)
B3 / C3 / R3 instance (compute, vCPU + RAM) Unchanged
Local Low Latency storage €0.0001458 ex. VAT per GB/hour → ~€0.11/GB/month, ~€109/TB/month
Public IPv4 address €0.0027 ex. VAT per hour → ~€1.97/month
Block Storage (HA), Object Storage, File Storage Unchanged

Two important exceptions keep this from being a blanket surcharge:

  • Local storage remains included on all previous ranges - B2, C2, R2 and earlier.[1] If you’re on older generation instances, the disk part of the change does not touch you.
  • The change is tied to Gen 3. If you have a mix of B3 and B2 instances, only the Gen-3 ones pick up the new storage line.

Why this weighs most on small instances

The arithmetic is the crux of the whole change. The IPv4 address costs a fixed ~€1.97/month regardless of size, and local storage caps at 400 GB on the largest models. So the added cost in euros is roughly the same across the family, but as a percentage it collapses as the instance gets more expensive - and swells on the cheapest boxes.[1]

Local disk sizes are still fixed by model today:[1]

  • B3: b3-8 → 50 GB · b3-16 → 100 GB · b3-32 → 200 GB · b3-64 and up → 400 GB
  • C3: c3-4 → 50 GB · c3-8 → 100 GB · c3-16 → 200 GB · c3-32 and up → 400 GB
  • R3: r3-16 → 50 GB · r3-32 → 100 GB · r3-64 → 200 GB · r3-128 and up → 400 GB

The official before/after numbers (excl. VAT, on 730 hours/month, no commitment):[1]

Instance Local disk Today Oct 1, 2026 Change
b3-8 50 GB €37 €45 +19.5%
b3-16 100 GB €75 €87 +16.9%
b3-32 200 GB €149 €173 +15.6%
b3-64 400 GB €299 €343 +14.9%
b3-128 400 GB €598 €642 +7.5%
c3-4 50 GB €33 €41 +21.9%
c3-8 100 GB €67 €79 +18.9%
c3-16 200 GB €133 €156 +17.5%
c3-32 400 GB €266 €311 +16.7%
r3-16 50 GB €48 €56 +15.1%
r3-32 100 GB €97 €109 +13.1%
r3-64 200 GB €193 €217 +12.0%
r3-128 400 GB €387 €431 +11.5%

The cheapest instance c3-4 takes the biggest hit at +21.9%; the very largest models barely move - +1.4% on r3-1024, +1.5% on b3-640.[1] If you run a farm of small front-end boxes, this is a real cost, not a rounding error.

How to compute the real monthly price in 2026

The headline on the pricing page is now only part of the story. To forecast what an instance actually costs, add three lines together: compute + local disk + IPv4 (if it has one).

Take a B3-16 as an example:[1]

  • Compute (unchanged): ~€75/month
  • Local disk 100 GB × €0.11 = **€11/month**
  • One public IPv4 = ~€1.97/month

Real total ≈ €88/month - not €75. OVH’s own “as of October 1st” figure for b3-16 is €87, which confirms the arithmetic.[1] The difference between the marketing price and the bill is the entire point of this article.

When IPv4 is paid, and when it’s included

Right now the pricing page still lists an IPv4 as included by default on instances, except Local Zone instances where any additional IP is billed.[3] That “included” address is the one now charged as its own ~€1.97/month line - it was always part of the package, it’s just itemized now.[1] The billing point to understand is:

  • Every public IPv4 attached to an instance is now a paid line (~€1.97/month), on Gen-3 and per the pricing page generally.
  • If an address is not needed, you can release it - OVH bills the public IPv4 per second, on all Public Cloud VM ranges and on the Gateway, including when the address is not attached to any instance.[2] An idle/unused address still costs you.

So the practical question for each box is: does this instance need its own public IPv4, or can it live on the private network? For every instance that can do without one, you save ~€2/month and reduce public exposure at the same time.[1]

Flex instances: the cheaper escape hatch

If the fixed disk size feels wasteful, flex (flexible) instances are the lever OVH points to. Whatever the size, a flex instance ships with a fixed 50 GB local disk - so the storage line you pick up on October 1 stays the same in euros across the whole family - about €7/month for the 50 GB disk plus one IPv4 - instead of climbing to 100/200/400 GB with the model.[1]

In direct comparison, a b3-64 flex rises only +2.3% (€299 → €306) versus +14.9% (€299 → €343) for the standard b3-64 with its 400 GB disk.[1] The price you pay for the low bill is a small 50 GB local disk on a big instance - acceptable if your data lives on remote Block Storage anyway. Add remote Block Storage when 50 GB is tight; that product is unchanged by this pricing move.[1]

Savings Plans changed too

The pricing overhaul also simplified Savings Plans. Effective September 1, 2026, the multiple commitment terms are gone; only two remain:[1][2]

Duration Discount
12 months 15% off
36 months 30% off

The 1-, 6-, and 24-month terms are no longer offered as subscriptions.[1] Two things to note here:

  • The discount applies to compute only. Local storage and the IPv4 address are billed at their actual cost, outside the discount, for the whole commitment.[1][2] A flex instance under a plan still pays full price for its disk and IP.
  • Existing Savings Plans are grandfathered. If you already hold a plan, your price and rate stay guaranteed until your commitment ends; but from October 1 the storage + IPv4 lines still get billed at full rate even while your compute discount is locked.[1] At renewal you switch to the new grid.

What to check in the Manager today

Because IPv4 is billed even when idle, the cheapest free money in this change is the audit. In the Public Cloud Manager:[1][2]

  1. List every public IPv4 you own. Any that isn’t attached to something (or is attached but the service is down) is costing you ~€1.97/month for nothing - release it.
  2. Check each instance’s disk sizing. If you provisioned at 400 GB “because the size came with it” but only use 100 GB, a flex variant is the cheaper path once remote storage covers your persistence needs.
  3. Move back-ends onto the private network. A database reached only through the private network does not need a public IPv4 of its own. OVH’s own example: a gateway + 10 private instances (€860.70) is cheaper and more secure than giving those ten boxes public IPs (€869.70), saving about €2/instance/month.[1] Setting this up via Gateway is documented officially.[4]

There’s a small coupling to flag: the Gateway itself requires a public IPv4,[3] so the “one IP for many instances” pattern still pays for that single address - you’re consolidating, not eliminating.

The bigger picture: OVH repriced elsewhere too

This Public Cloud change sits alongside a broader OVH repricing. On October 1, 2026, OVH also applied revised prices to already-running dedicated servers in the Advance (Gen 2024/2026), Game (Gen 2026), Scale, and High Grade (Gen 2024/2026) ranges, taking effect at each subscription’s renewal date - driven by the same DDR5/NVMe cost pressure from the AI buildout.[5] Kimsufi, So You Start, Rise, and pre-2024 generations are not affected. If you’re on both Public Cloud and dedicated servers, both your invoices may move this quarter.[5]

The practical takeaway

The change isn’t hidden - but it is easy to miss if you only look at the hourly price. In short:

  • Compute price is unchanged. Don’t expect your vCPU/RAM line to move.
  • Local disk and public IPv4 are now separate paid lines on Gen-3 instances (~€0.11/GB/month and ~€1.97/month respectively).[1]
  • Small instances hurt most (up to +21.9%); big ones barely register (down to +1.4%).[1]
  • Gen-2 and older keep included local storage - only B3/C3/R3 repriced.[1]
  • Claw back ~€2/instance/month by releasing idle IPv4s, and consider flex disks and/or a private-network gateway to shrink the disk and IP lines.[1][4]

Before you commit to new OVH capacity, our VPS deployment guide covers right-sizing, and the hosting reviews round up the alternatives if you want to compare against providers that don’t itemize these two lines. And if you’re weighing OVH’s model against a plain VPS, our VPS vs shared hosting comparison is a good place to start.

Prices move and differ by datacenter and currency - the figures above are the official October 2026 rates and should be re-checked on OVH’s own pricing page before you budget.

Sources

  1. OVHcloud Blog - “Public Cloud, our prices are changing on 1 October 2026” (three-line model, component rates, instance-by-instance table, flex examples, gateway example). https://blog.ovhcloud.com/en/posts/public-cloud-pricing-update-october-2026/ - checked 2026-10-03
  2. OVHcloud Blog - “Public Cloud, the end of all-inclusive” (per-second IPv4 billing incl. unattached; Savings Plans now 12/36 months; discount on compute only). https://blog.ovhcloud.com/en/posts/public-cloud-pricing-model-update-2026/ - checked 2026-10-03
  3. OVHcloud - Public Cloud price list (instance hourly/monthly prices, Local Storage NVMe per-GB rates, Public IP IPv4 /32, Gateway requires a public IPv4; “instances include an IPv4 by default, except Local Zone”). https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/prices/ - checked 2026-10-03
  4. OVHcloud Documentation - “Creating a private network with Gateway” (official gateway setup guide). https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/public-cloud/network-services/create-private-network-gateway - checked 2026-10-03
  5. OVHcloud Blog - “Dedicated servers: new pricing in second half 2026” (Oct 1 renewal repricing for Advance/Game/Scale/High Grade Gen 2024/2026; Kimsufi/SYS/Rise excluded). https://blog.ovhcloud.com/en/posts/dedicated-servers-pricing-update-h2-2026/ - checked 2026-10-03