Standard_A2m_v2
Standard_A2m_v2 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M 2.1 GHz (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 2.3 GHz (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 2.4 GHz (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.119 per hour on demand ($86.87 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0238 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is West US 2 at $0.099 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.099 | $0.0183 | $0.0669 | $0.0446 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.099 | $0.0183 | $0.0669 | $0.0446 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.11 | $0.0203 | $0.0759 | $0.0517 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0829 | $0.0606 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.113 | $0.0209 | – | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0859 | $0.0622 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.116 | $0.0214 | $0.0784 | $0.0523 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.116 | $0.0214 | $0.0784 | $0.0523 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.119 | $0.0341 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| Central US centralus | $0.119 | $0.02 | $0.0804 | $0.0536 |
| East US eastus | $0.119 | $0.0238 | $0.0805 | $0.0536 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.119 | $0.041 | $0.0805 | $0.0536 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0809 | $0.0547 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0805 | $0.0536 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0821 | $0.0559 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.119 | $0.0221 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| West US westus | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0821 | $0.0559 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.0899 | $0.0593 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.124 | $0.0218 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.13 | $0.024 | $0.0944 | $0.0625 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.13 | – | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.13 | – | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| South India southindia | $0.13 | $0.024 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| West India westindia | $0.13 | $0.024 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.131 | $0.0242 | $0.0886 | $0.059 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.132 | $0.0244 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.132 | $0.0244 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.132 | $0.0244 | – | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.133 | $0.0246 | $0.1011 | $0.0732 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.133 | $0.0246 | $0.1011 | $0.0732 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.0954 | $0.0658 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.138 | $0.0138 | $0.0954 | $0.0658 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.0954 | $0.0658 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.147 | $0.0272 | $0.1117 | $0.0809 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.147 | $0.0272 | $0.1117 | $0.0809 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.147 | $0.0272 | $0.1117 | $0.0809 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.149 | $0.0275 | $0.1132 | $0.082 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.149 | $0.0275 | $0.1132 | $0.082 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.162 | $0.0299 | $0.112 | $0.0772 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.162 | $0.0299 | $0.1231 | $0.0891 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.162 | $0.0299 | $0.1231 | $0.0891 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.166 | $0.0308 | $0.1262 | $0.0913 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.168 | $0.031 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| France South francesouth | $0.179 | $0.0331 | $0.136 | $0.0985 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.27 | $0.0499 | $0.2052 | $0.1485 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.119 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.18 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M 2.1 GHz (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 2.3 GHz (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 2.4 GHz (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 100 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 0.5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | No |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 20 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 20 GiB |
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 48 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_A2m_v2 |
| Family | Amv2 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1 |
| Encryption at host | No |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-15 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | av2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Amv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_A2m_v2 | 2 | 16 | $0.119 |
| Standard_A4m_v2 | 4 | 32 | $0.237 |
| Standard_A8m_v2 | 8 | 64 | $0.475 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.