Instances Azure VM Standard_B2pls_v2 Standard_B2pls_v2
Standard_B2pls_v2 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (Ampere Altra). In East US it costs $0.0336 per hour on demand ($24.53 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0199 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0302 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.0224 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 $0.0224 $0.0202 $0.0132 $0.0083 $0.0152 $0.0099 Jio India Central jioindiacentral $0.0224 – – – $0.0224 $0.0224 Jio India West jioindiawest $0.0224 – – – $0.0224 $0.0224 West US 3 westus3 $0.03 $0.027 $0.0177 $0.0114 $0.0207 $0.0141 East US eastus $0.0336 $0.0302 $0.0199 $0.0128 $0.0225 $0.0151 East US 2 eastus2 $0.0336 $0.0302 $0.0199 $0.0128 $0.0232 $0.0158 North Central US northcentralus $0.0336 $0.0302 $0.0199 $0.0128 $0.0225 $0.0151 West US 2 westus2 $0.0336 $0.0302 $0.0199 $0.0128 $0.0225 $0.0151 Sweden Central swedencentral $0.0344 $0.031 $0.0203 $0.0127 $0.0261 $0.0182 Canada Central canadacentral $0.0368 $0.0331 $0.0217 $0.014 $0.025 $0.0166 North Europe northeurope $0.0368 $0.0331 $0.0217 $0.014 $0.028 $0.0195 France Central francecentral $0.0376 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0286 $0.0199 UK South uksouth $0.0376 $0.0338 $0.0221 $0.0143 $0.0286 $0.0199 Central US centralus $0.038 $0.0301 $0.0199 $0.0128 $0.0224 $0.015 Germany West Central germanywestcentral $0.0384 $0.0346 $0.0226 $0.0146 $0.0292 $0.0211 West Europe westeurope $0.0384 $0.0346 $0.0226 $0.0146 $0.0292 $0.0211 West US westus $0.04 $0.036 $0.0236 $0.0152 $0.0276 $0.0188 South Central US southcentralus $0.0403 $0.0363 $0.0237 $0.0153 $0.0278 $0.0189 West Central US westcentralus $0.0403 $0.0363 $0.0237 $0.0153 $0.0278 $0.0189 Switzerland North switzerlandnorth $0.0422 $0.038 – – $0.0365 $0.0288 Australia East australiaeast $0.0424 $0.0382 $0.025 $0.0161 $0.031 $0.0216 Southeast Asia southeastasia $0.0424 $0.0382 $0.025 $0.0157 $0.0284 $0.0187 Japan East japaneast $0.0432 $0.0389 $0.0255 $0.0164 $0.0315 $0.022 East Asia eastasia $0.0464 $0.0418 $0.0274 $0.0172 $0.0311 $0.0204
Prices by operating system in East US Operating system On-demand /hr 1-yr reserved /hr 3-yr reserved /hr Linux $0.0336 $0.0199 $0.0128 Windows $0.0428 $0.0291 $0.022
Compute Value vCPUs 2 Physical cores 2 Threads per core 1 Architecture arm64 Processor Ampere Altra
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_B2pls_v2 Family Bplsv2 Category General purpose VM generations V1, V2 Encryption at host Yes
Other Value Series bpsv2-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 .