Instances Azure VM Standard_B2ls_v2 Standard_B2ls_v2
Standard_B2ls_v2 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.0416 per hour on demand ($30.37 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0245 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0374 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions.
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 East US eastus $0.0416 $0.0374 $0.0245 $0.0158 $0.0279 $0.0187 East US 2 eastus2 $0.0416 $0.0374 $0.0245 $0.0158 $0.0279 $0.0187 North Central US northcentralus $0.0416 $0.0374 $0.0245 $0.0158 $0.0279 $0.0187 West US 2 westus2 $0.0416 $0.0374 $0.0245 $0.0158 $0.0279 $0.0187 West US 3 westus3 $0.0416 $0.0374 $0.0245 $0.0158 $0.0287 $0.0196 Sweden Central swedencentral $0.0432 $0.0389 $0.0255 $0.0164 $0.0328 $0.0229 Central India centralindia $0.0448 $0.0403 $0.0265 $0.0166 $0.0305 $0.0197 Jio India Central jioindiacentral $0.0448 – – – $0.0448 $0.0448 Jio India West jioindiawest $0.0448 – – – $0.0448 $0.0448 North Europe northeurope $0.0456 $0.041 $0.0269 $0.0173 $0.0347 $0.0242 Spain Central spaincentral $0.0456 $0.041 $0.0269 $0.0173 $0.0347 $0.0242 Canada Central canadacentral $0.0464 $0.0418 $0.0274 $0.0176 $0.0311 $0.0209 Canada East canadaeast $0.0464 $0.0418 $0.0274 $0.0176 $0.0311 $0.0209 Central US centralus $0.047 $0.0372 $0.0245 $0.0158 $0.0277 $0.0186 France Central francecentral $0.0472 $0.0425 $0.0279 $0.0179 $0.0359 $0.025 UK South uksouth $0.0472 $0.0425 $0.0279 $0.0179 $0.0359 $0.025 Indonesia Central indonesiacentral $0.0475 $0.0428 $0.0281 $0.0176 $0.0318 $0.0209 Korea South koreasouth $0.0478 $0.043 $0.0282 $0.0182 $0.0363 $0.0263 Israel Central israelcentral $0.0479 $0.0431 $0.0283 $0.0182 $0.0364 $0.0254 Italy North italynorth $0.0479 $0.0431 $0.0283 $0.0182 $0.0364 $0.0254 Qatar Central qatarcentral $0.0479 $0.0431 $0.0283 $0.0182 $0.0364 $0.0254 Germany West Central germanywestcentral $0.048 $0.0432 $0.0283 $0.0182 $0.0365 $0.0264 Poland Central polandcentral $0.048 $0.0432 $0.0283 $0.0182 $0.0365 $0.0254 West Europe westeurope $0.048 $0.0432 $0.0283 $0.0182 $0.0365 $0.0264 US Gov Arizona usgovarizona $0.0488 $0.0439 $0.0288 $0.0185 – – US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia $0.0488 $0.0439 $0.0288 $0.0185 – – Taiwan North taiwannorth $0.049 $0.0108 $0.0289 $0.0186 $0.0328 $0.0216 West US westus $0.0496 $0.0446 $0.0292 $0.0188 $0.0342 $0.0233 South Central US southcentralus $0.0499 $0.0449 $0.0295 $0.019 $0.0344 $0.0235 West Central US westcentralus $0.0499 $0.0449 $0.0295 $0.019 $0.0344 $0.0235 UAE North uaenorth $0.0502 $0.0452 $0.0296 $0.0191 $0.0382 $0.0266 UK West ukwest $0.0503 $0.0453 $0.0297 $0.0191 $0.0382 $0.0277 Korea Central koreacentral $0.052 $0.0468 $0.0291 $0.0197 $0.0338 $0.0239 US Gov Texas usgovtexas $0.052 $0.0468 $0.0307 $0.0197 – – Australia Central australiacentral $0.0528 $0.0475 $0.0312 $0.0201 $0.0385 $0.0269 Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 $0.0528 $0.0475 $0.0312 $0.0201 $0.0385 $0.0269 Australia East australiaeast $0.0528 $0.0475 $0.0312 $0.0201 $0.0385 $0.0269 Norway East norwayeast $0.0528 $0.0475 $0.0312 $0.0201 $0.0401 $0.029 Southeast Asia southeastasia $0.0528 $0.0475 $0.0312 $0.0195 $0.0354 $0.0232 Switzerland North switzerlandnorth $0.0528 $0.0475 $0.0312 $0.0201 $0.0401 $0.029 West India westindia $0.0532 $0.0479 $0.0314 $0.0202 $0.0404 $0.0293 Australia Southeast australiasoutheast $0.0541 $0.0487 $0.032 $0.0205 $0.0411 $0.0298 South Africa North southafricanorth $0.0543 $0.0489 $0.032 $0.0206 $0.0413 $0.0282 Japan East japaneast $0.0544 $0.049 $0.0321 $0.0207 $0.0397 $0.0277 Japan West japanwest $0.0544 $0.049 $0.0321 $0.0207 $0.0397 $0.0277 New Zealand North newzealandnorth $0.0554 $0.0499 $0.0328 $0.0211 $0.0404 $0.0283 Sweden South swedensouth $0.0562 $0.0506 $0.0331 $0.0213 $0.0427 $0.0309 East Asia eastasia $0.0584 $0.0526 $0.0345 $0.0216 $0.0391 $0.0257 South India southindia $0.0587 $0.0528 $0.0346 $0.0223 $0.0446 $0.0323 France South francesouth $0.0614 $0.0553 $0.0362 $0.0233 $0.0467 $0.0338 Germany North germanynorth $0.0624 $0.0562 $0.0369 $0.0237 $0.0474 $0.0343 Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest $0.0637 $0.014 $0.0376 $0.0242 $0.0427 $0.028 UAE Central uaecentral $0.0652 $0.0587 $0.0385 $0.0248 $0.0496 $0.0359 Brazil South brazilsouth $0.0672 $0.0605 $0.0363 $0.0255 $0.0417 $0.0302 Norway West norwaywest $0.0686 $0.0617 $0.0405 $0.0261 $0.0521 $0.0377 Switzerland West switzerlandwest $0.0686 $0.0617 $0.0405 $0.0261 $0.0521 $0.0377 South Africa West southafricawest $0.0705 $0.0635 $0.0417 $0.0268 $0.0536 $0.0388 Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast $0.0874 $0.0787 $0.0516 $0.0332 $0.0664 $0.0481
Prices by operating system in East US Operating system On-demand /hr 1-yr reserved /hr 3-yr reserved /hr Linux $0.0416 $0.0245 $0.0158 Windows $0.0508 $0.0337 $0.025
Compute Value vCPUs 2 Physical cores 1 Threads per core 2 Architecture x86_64 Processor Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
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_B2ls_v2 Family Blsv2 Category General purpose VM generations V1, V2 Encryption at host Yes
Other Value Series bsv2-series Specs source Azure Resource SKUs API
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes .