Standard_A8
Standard_A8 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 56 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.975 per hour on demand ($711.75 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.8775 per hour. It is sold in 14 regions; the cheapest is Brazil Southeast at $0.163 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.163 | $0.1467 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.875 | $0.7875 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.875 | $0.7875 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.875 | $0.7875 |
| East US eastus | $0.975 | $0.8775 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.975 | $0.8775 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.975 | $0.8775 |
| West US westus | $0.975 | $0.8775 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.121 | $1.009 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.208 | $1.087 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.287 | $1.158 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.423 | $1.281 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.638 | $1.474 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $1.755 | $1.579 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.975 | – | – |
| Windows | $1.466 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 56 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 382 GiB temp SSD |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_A8 |
| Family | A |
| Category | High performance compute |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | av1-series |
| Specs source | Microsoft docs |
Compare Standard_A8
Other generations
Other A sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic_A0 | 1 | 0.75 | $0.018 |
| Standard_A0 | 1 | 0.75 | $0.02 |
| Basic_A1 | 1 | 1.75 | $0.023 |
| Standard_A1 | 1 | 1.75 | $0.06 |
| Basic_A2 | 2 | 3.5 | $0.079 |
| Standard_A2 | 2 | 3.5 | $0.12 |
| Standard_A5 | 2 | 14 | $0.25 |
| Basic_A3 | 4 | 7 | $0.176 |
| Standard_A3 | 4 | 7 | $0.24 |
| Standard_A6 | 4 | 28 | $0.5 |
| Basic_A4 | 8 | 14 | $0.352 |
| Standard_A4 | 8 | 14 | $0.48 |
| Standard_A7 | 8 | 56 | $1.00 |
| Standard_A8 | 8 | 56 | $0.975 |
| Standard_A10 | 8 | 56 | $0.78 |
| Standard_A9 | 16 | 112 | $1.95 |
| Standard_A11 | 16 | 112 | $1.56 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.