Standard_B4als_v2

Standard_B4als_v2 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)). In East US it costs $0.133 per hour on demand ($97.09 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0785 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1197 per hour. It is sold in 60 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.0872 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central India centralindia$0.0872$0.0785$0.0514$0.0322$0.0593$0.0384
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.0872–––$0.0872$0.0872
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.0872–––$0.0872$0.0872
East US eastus$0.133$0.1197$0.0785$0.0506$0.0891$0.0599
East US 2 eastus2$0.133$0.1197$0.0785$0.0506$0.0891$0.0599
North Central US northcentralus$0.133$0.1197$0.0785$0.0506$0.0891$0.0599
West US 2 westus2$0.133$0.1197$0.0785$0.0506$0.0891$0.0599
West US 3 westus3$0.133$0.1197$0.0785$0.0506$0.0918$0.0625
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.138$0.1242$0.0813$0.0524$0.1049$0.0759
North Europe northeurope$0.145$0.1305$0.0853$0.0549$0.1102$0.0769
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.147$0.043$0.0864$0.0557$0.1273$0.1005
Canada Central canadacentral$0.148$0.1332$0.0873$0.0563$0.0992$0.0666
Canada East canadaeast$0.148$0.1332$0.0873$0.0563$0.0992$0.0666
Central US centralus$0.151$0.1197$0.0785$0.0506$0.0891$0.0598
France Central francecentral$0.151$0.1359$0.0888$0.0572$0.1148$0.08
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.151$0.1147$0.0894$0.0575$0.1012$0.068
Malaysia West malaysiawest$0.151$0.1147$0.0894$0.0575$0.1012$0.068
UK South uksouth$0.151$0.1359$0.0888$0.0572$0.1148$0.08
Israel Central israelcentral$0.152$0.1368$0.0897$0.0578$0.1155$0.0806
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.152$0.1368$0.0897$0.0578$0.1155$0.0806
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.153$0.1377$0.0903$0.0581$0.1163$0.0842
Italy North italynorth$0.153$0.1377$0.0901$0.058$0.1163$0.0811
Korea South koreasouth$0.153$0.1377$0.0904$0.0582$0.1163$0.0842
Poland Central polandcentral$0.153$0.1377$0.0903$0.0581$0.1163$0.0811
West Europe westeurope$0.153$0.1377$0.0903$0.0581$0.1163$0.0842
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.156$0.0343$0.0921$0.0594$0.1061$0.0686
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.156$0.1404$0.0918$0.0591––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.156$0.1404$0.0918$0.0591––
West US westus$0.158$0.1422$0.0933$0.06$0.109$0.0743
South Central US southcentralus$0.16$0.144$0.0943$0.0607$0.1104$0.0752
UAE North uaenorth$0.16$0.144$0.0943$0.0608$0.1216$0.088
West Central US westcentralus$0.16$0.144$0.0943$0.0607$0.1104$0.0752
UK West ukwest$0.161$0.1449$0.0951$0.0613$0.1224$0.0886
Korea Central koreacentral$0.166$0.1494$0.0928$0.063$0.1079$0.0764
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.167$0.1503$0.0986$0.0619$0.1136$0.0735
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.167$0.1503$0.0983$0.0633––
Australia Central australiacentral$0.168$0.1512$0.0993$0.064$0.1226$0.0857
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.168$0.1512$0.0993$0.064$0.1226$0.0857
Australia East australiaeast$0.168$0.1512$0.0993$0.064$0.1226$0.0857
Norway East norwayeast$0.168$0.1512$0.0993$0.064$0.1277$0.0924
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.168$0.1512$0.0993$0.064$0.1277$0.0924
West India westindia$0.171$0.1539$0.1006$0.0648$0.13$0.0941
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.173$0.1557$0.1022$0.0658$0.1315$0.0952
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.173$0.1557$0.1021$0.0657$0.1315$0.0952
Spain Central spaincentral$0.173$0.1557$0.1022$0.0658$0.1498$0.1182
Japan East japaneast$0.174$0.1566$0.1024$0.066$0.127$0.0905
Japan West japanwest$0.174$0.1566$0.1024$0.066$0.1322$0.0957
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.177$0.1593$0.1042$0.0672$0.1292$0.0903
Sweden South swedensouth$0.179$0.1611$0.1056$0.068$0.136$0.0985
East Asia eastasia$0.186$0.1674$0.1098$0.0708$0.1414$0.1023
South India southindia$0.188$0.1692$0.1108$0.0714$0.1429$0.1034
France South francesouth$0.196$0.1764$0.1155$0.0744$0.149$0.1078
Germany North germanynorth$0.199$0.1791$0.1174$0.0756$0.1512$0.1095
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.203$0.0447$0.1199$0.0772$0.138$0.0893
UAE Central uaecentral$0.208$0.1872$0.1226$0.079$0.1581$0.1144
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.214$0.1926$0.1158$0.0814$0.1327$0.0963
Norway West norwaywest$0.219$0.1971$0.1291$0.0832$0.1664$0.1205
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.219$0.1971$0.1291$0.0832$0.1664$0.1205
South Africa West southafricawest$0.225$0.2025$0.1326$0.0855$0.171$0.1238
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.279$0.2511$0.1644$0.1059$0.212$0.1535

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.133$0.0785$0.0506
Windows$0.152$0.0975$0.0696

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs4
Physical cores2
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)8
NetworkingValue
Network6.25 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces3
StorageValue
Max data disks8
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)145 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_B4als_v2
FamilyBalsv2
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesbasv2-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
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Standard_B16als_v21632$0.533
Standard_B32als_v23264$1.065

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.