Instances Azure VM Standard_B2als_v2 Standard_B2als_v2
Standard_B2als_v2 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)). In East US it costs $0.0376 per hour on demand ($27.45 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0221 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0338 per hour. It is sold in 60 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.0246 per hour.
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
Region On-demand Spot 1-yr reserved 3-yr reserved 1-yr savings plan 3-yr savings plan Central India centralindia $0.0246 $0.0221 $0.0145 $0.0091 $0.0167 $0.0108 Jio India Central jioindiacentral $0.0246 – – – $0.0246 $0.0246 Jio India West jioindiawest $0.0246 – – – $0.0246 $0.0246 East US eastus $0.0376 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0252 $0.0169 East US 2 eastus2 $0.0376 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0252 $0.0169 North Central US northcentralus $0.0376 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0252 $0.0169 West US 2 westus2 $0.0376 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0252 $0.0169 West US 3 westus3 $0.0376 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0259 $0.0177 Sweden Central swedencentral $0.0389 $0.035 $0.0229 $0.0148 $0.0296 $0.0214 North Europe northeurope $0.0408 $0.0367 $0.0241 $0.0155 $0.031 $0.0216 Mexico Central mexicocentral $0.0414 $0.0121 $0.0244 $0.0157 $0.0359 $0.0283 Canada Central canadacentral $0.0418 $0.0376 $0.0247 $0.0159 $0.028 $0.0188 Canada East canadaeast $0.0418 $0.0376 $0.0247 $0.0159 $0.028 $0.0188 Central US centralus $0.0425 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0251 $0.0168 France Central francecentral $0.0425 $0.0383 $0.0251 $0.0161 $0.0323 $0.0225 UK South uksouth $0.0425 $0.0383 $0.0251 $0.0161 $0.0323 $0.0225 Indonesia Central indonesiacentral $0.0428 $0.0325 $0.0252 $0.0162 $0.0287 $0.0193 Malaysia West malaysiawest $0.0428 $0.0325 $0.0252 $0.0162 $0.0287 $0.0193 Israel Central israelcentral $0.0429 $0.0386 $0.0253 $0.0163 $0.0326 $0.0227 Qatar Central qatarcentral $0.0429 $0.0386 $0.0253 $0.0163 $0.0326 $0.0227 Italy North italynorth $0.0431 $0.0388 $0.0255 $0.0164 $0.0328 $0.0228 Germany West Central germanywestcentral $0.0432 $0.0389 $0.0255 $0.0164 $0.0328 $0.0238 Korea South koreasouth $0.0432 $0.0389 $0.0255 $0.0164 $0.0328 $0.0238 Poland Central polandcentral $0.0432 $0.0389 $0.0255 $0.0164 $0.0328 $0.0229 West Europe westeurope $0.0432 $0.0389 $0.0255 $0.0164 $0.0328 $0.0238 US Gov Arizona usgovarizona $0.0439 $0.0395 $0.0259 $0.0167 – – US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia $0.0439 $0.0395 $0.0259 $0.0167 – – Taiwan North taiwannorth $0.0441 $0.0097 $0.026 $0.0167 $0.03 $0.0194 West US westus $0.0446 $0.0401 $0.0264 $0.0169 $0.0308 $0.021 South Central US southcentralus $0.0451 $0.0406 $0.0266 $0.0172 $0.0311 $0.0212 UAE North uaenorth $0.0451 $0.0406 $0.0266 $0.0172 $0.0343 $0.0248 West Central US westcentralus $0.0451 $0.0406 $0.0266 $0.0172 $0.0311 $0.0212 UK West ukwest $0.0455 $0.041 $0.0268 $0.0173 $0.0346 $0.025 Korea Central koreacentral $0.0468 $0.0421 $0.0263 $0.0178 $0.0304 $0.0215 US Gov Texas usgovtexas $0.047 $0.0423 $0.0277 $0.0178 – – Southeast Asia southeastasia $0.0472 $0.0425 $0.0279 $0.0175 $0.0321 $0.0208 Australia Central australiacentral $0.0475 $0.0428 $0.028 $0.018 $0.0347 $0.0242 Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 $0.0475 $0.0428 $0.028 $0.018 $0.0347 $0.0242 Australia East australiaeast $0.0475 $0.0428 $0.028 $0.018 $0.0347 $0.0242 Norway East norwayeast $0.0475 $0.0428 $0.0281 $0.0181 $0.0361 $0.0261 Switzerland North switzerlandnorth $0.0475 $0.0428 $0.0281 $0.0181 $0.0361 $0.0261 West India westindia $0.0481 $0.0433 $0.0284 $0.0183 $0.0366 $0.0265 South Africa North southafricanorth $0.0488 $0.0439 $0.0288 $0.0186 $0.0371 $0.0268 Australia Southeast australiasoutheast $0.0489 $0.044 $0.0289 $0.0186 $0.0372 $0.0269 Spain Central spaincentral $0.0489 $0.044 $0.0289 $0.0186 $0.0424 $0.0334 Japan East japaneast $0.049 $0.0441 $0.0289 $0.0186 $0.0358 $0.0255 Japan West japanwest $0.049 $0.0441 $0.0289 $0.0186 $0.0372 $0.027 New Zealand North newzealandnorth $0.0499 $0.0449 $0.0295 $0.0189 $0.0364 $0.0254 Sweden South swedensouth $0.0505 $0.0455 $0.0298 $0.0192 $0.0384 $0.0278 East Asia eastasia $0.0526 $0.0473 $0.0311 $0.02 $0.04 $0.0289 South India southindia $0.053 $0.0477 $0.0313 $0.0201 $0.0403 $0.0292 France South francesouth $0.0553 $0.0498 $0.0326 $0.021 $0.042 $0.0304 Germany North germanynorth $0.0562 $0.0506 $0.0331 $0.0213 $0.0427 $0.0309 Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest $0.0573 $0.0126 $0.0338 $0.0218 $0.039 $0.0252 UAE Central uaecentral $0.0587 $0.0528 $0.0346 $0.0223 $0.0446 $0.0323 Brazil South brazilsouth $0.0605 $0.0545 $0.0326 $0.023 $0.0375 $0.0272 Norway West norwaywest $0.0618 $0.0556 $0.0364 $0.0235 $0.047 $0.034 Switzerland West switzerlandwest $0.0618 $0.0556 $0.0364 $0.0235 $0.047 $0.034 South Africa West southafricawest $0.0635 $0.0572 $0.0374 $0.0241 $0.0483 $0.0349 Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast $0.0787 $0.0708 $0.0463 $0.0299 $0.0598 $0.0433
Prices by operating system in East US Operating system On-demand /hr 1-yr reserved /hr 3-yr reserved /hr Linux $0.0376 $0.0221 $0.0143 Windows $0.0468 $0.0313 $0.0235
Compute Value vCPUs 2 Physical cores 1 Threads per core 2 Architecture x86_64 Processor AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
Networking Value Network 6.25 Gbps Accelerated networking Yes Max network interfaces 2
Storage Value Max data disks 4 Premium SSD Yes Max disk IOPS (uncached) 3,750 Max disk throughput (uncached) 85 MB/s Ephemeral OS disk No
Instance details Value Instance type Standard_B2als_v2 Family Balsv2 Category General purpose VM generations V1, V2 Encryption at host Yes
Other Value Series basv2-series Specs source Azure Resource SKUs API
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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes .