Standard_B1ms
Standard_B1ms is an Azure VM size with 1 vCPU, 2 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell)). In East US it costs $0.0207 per hour on demand ($15.11 per month) for Linux. It is sold in 58 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $0.0207 | $0.0139 | $0.0093 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.0207 | $0.0139 | $0.0093 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.0207 | $0.0143 | $0.0097 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.0208 | $0.0144 | $0.0098 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.0208 | $0.014 | $0.0094 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.0216 | $0.0164 | $0.0119 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.0224 | $0.0151 | $0.0099 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.0224 | $0.0224 | $0.0224 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.0224 | $0.0224 | $0.0224 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.0227 | $0.0173 | $0.0125 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.0229 | $0.0154 | $0.0103 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.0229 | $0.0174 | $0.0126 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.023 | $0.0155 | $0.0104 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.0232 | $0.0157 | $0.0105 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.0235 | $0.0179 | $0.0129 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.0236 | $0.0179 | $0.0125 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.0236 | $0.0179 | $0.0125 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.0238 | $0.0161 | $0.0105 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.0238 | $0.0161 | $0.0105 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.024 | $0.0163 | $0.011 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.024 | $0.0197 | $0.0139 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.0244 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.0244 | – | – |
| West US westus | $0.0248 | $0.0171 | $0.0117 |
| Central US centralus | $0.025 | $0.0173 | $0.0118 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.025 | $0.0173 | $0.0118 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.025 | $0.019 | $0.0138 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.025 | $0.0173 | $0.0118 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.0251 | $0.0191 | $0.0138 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.026 | $0.0169 | $0.0119 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.026 | $0.0198 | $0.0143 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.026 | – | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.0264 | $0.0192 | $0.0133 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.0264 | $0.0192 | $0.0133 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.0264 | $0.0192 | $0.0133 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.0264 | $0.0201 | $0.0145 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.0264 | $0.0201 | $0.0145 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.0264 | $0.0178 | $0.0117 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.0264 | $0.0201 | $0.0145 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.0271 | $0.0206 | $0.0149 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.0272 | $0.02 | $0.014 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.0277 | $0.0202 | $0.014 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.0281 | $0.0214 | $0.0155 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.0292 | $0.0197 | $0.0129 |
| South India southindia | $0.0294 | $0.0223 | $0.0162 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.03 | $0.0228 | $0.0165 |
| West India westindia | $0.03 | $0.0228 | $0.0165 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.0312 | $0.0237 | $0.0172 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.0312 | $0.0237 | $0.0172 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.0336 | $0.0207 | $0.0152 |
| France South francesouth | $0.0338 | $0.0257 | $0.0186 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.0339 | $0.0257 | $0.0186 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.0343 | $0.0261 | $0.0189 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.0343 | $0.0261 | $0.0189 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.0437 | $0.0332 | $0.024 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0207 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.0246 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | No |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 4 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 4 GiB |
| Max data disks | 2 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 640 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 23 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_B1ms |
| Family | Bms |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-15 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | bv1-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Bms sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_B1ms | 1 | 2 | $0.0207 |
| Standard_B2ms | 2 | 8 | $0.0832 |
| Standard_B4ms | 4 | 16 | $0.166 |
| Standard_B8ms | 8 | 32 | $0.333 |
| Standard_B12ms | 12 | 48 | $0.499 |
| Standard_B16ms | 16 | 64 | $0.666 |
| Standard_B20ms | 20 | 80 | $0.832 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.