Instances Azure VM Standard_D16pls_v6 Standard_D16pls_v6
Standard_D16pls_v6 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100). In East US it costs $0.496 per hour on demand ($362.08 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.2927 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2165 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.326 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 $0.326 $0.0662 $0.1926 $0.124 $0.2217 $0.1532 East US eastus $0.496 $0.2165 $0.2927 $0.1885 $0.3373 $0.2331 East US 2 eastus2 $0.496 $0.0917 $0.2927 $0.1885 $0.3373 $0.2331 North Central US northcentralus $0.496 $0.0917 $0.2927 $0.1885 $0.3373 $0.2331 West US 2 westus2 $0.496 $0.0917 $0.2927 $0.1885 $0.3373 $0.2331 West US 3 westus3 $0.496 $0.0917 $0.2927 $0.1885 $0.3373 $0.2331 Sweden Central swedencentral $0.53 $0.1077 $0.3124 $0.2013 $0.3604 $0.2491 Mexico Central mexicocentral $0.546 $0.1009 $0.3219 $0.2073 $0.3713 $0.2566 Canada Central canadacentral $0.552 $0.102 $0.3257 $0.2097 $0.3754 $0.2594 Canada East canadaeast $0.552 $0.102 $0.3257 $0.2097 $0.3754 $0.2594 North Europe northeurope $0.555 $0.182 $0.3275 $0.211 $0.3774 $0.2609 Spain Central spaincentral $0.555 $0.1026 $0.3275 $0.211 $0.3774 $0.2609 Central US centralus $0.562 $0.1197 $0.2927 $0.1885 $0.3372 $0.2327 UK South uksouth $0.573 $0.1165 $0.3379 $0.2177 $0.3896 $0.2693 Italy North italynorth $0.578 $0.1068 $0.3408 $0.2195 $0.393 $0.2717 Indonesia Central indonesiacentral $0.58 $0.1072 $0.3424 $0.2205 $0.3944 $0.2726 France Central francecentral $0.581 $0.1127 $0.3427 $0.2207 $0.3951 $0.2731 West US westus $0.581 $0.1074 $0.3427 $0.2207 $0.3951 $0.2731 Germany West Central germanywestcentral $0.594 $0.1098 $0.3502 $0.2256 $0.4039 $0.2792 Poland Central polandcentral $0.594 $0.1098 $0.3502 $0.2256 $0.4039 $0.2792 West Europe westeurope $0.594 $0.1207 $0.3502 $0.2256 $0.4039 $0.2792 South Central US southcentralus $0.595 $0.11 $0.3511 $0.2262 $0.4046 $0.2797 West Central US westcentralus $0.595 $0.11 $0.3511 $0.2262 $0.4046 $0.2797 UK West ukwest $0.602 $0.1113 $0.3549 $0.2286 $0.4094 $0.2829 UAE North uaenorth $0.606 $0.112 $0.3578 $0.2304 $0.4121 $0.2848 Australia East australiaeast $0.619 $0.1258 $0.3653 $0.2353 $0.4209 $0.2909 Southeast Asia southeastasia $0.619 $0.1144 $0.3653 $0.2353 $0.4209 $0.2909 US Gov Arizona usgovarizona $0.62 $0.1146 $0.3658 $0.2356 – – US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia $0.624 $0.1153 $0.3682 $0.2371 – – Japan East japaneast $0.638 $0.1179 $0.3767 $0.2426 $0.4338 $0.2999 Japan West japanwest $0.64 $0.1183 $0.3776 $0.2432 $0.4352 $0.3008 Australia Southeast australiasoutheast $0.646 $0.1194 $0.3814 $0.2456 $0.4393 $0.3036 Korea Central koreacentral $0.648 $0.1198 $0.3823 $0.2462 $0.4406 $0.3046 New Zealand North newzealandnorth $0.65 $0.1201 $0.3832 $0.2468 $0.442 $0.3055 East Asia eastasia $0.683 $0.1262 $0.4031 $0.2596 $0.4644 $0.321 South Africa North southafricanorth $0.696 $0.1286 $0.4106 $0.2645 $0.4733 $0.3271 Norway East norwayeast $0.71 $0.1312 $0.4192 $0.2699 $0.4828 $0.3337 South India southindia $0.749 $0.1384 $0.4419 $0.2846 $0.5093 $0.352 Switzerland North switzerlandnorth $0.774 $0.143 $0.4568 $0.2943 $0.5263 $0.3638 Brazil South brazilsouth $0.789 $0.1458 $0.4654 $0.2997 $0.5365 $0.3708 Sweden South swedensouth $0.838 $0.1549 $0.4945 $0.3185 $0.5698 $0.3939 South Africa West southafricawest $0.903 $0.1669 $0.5326 $0.343 $0.614 $0.4244 Switzerland West switzerlandwest $0.923 $0.1706 $0.5443 $0.3506 $0.6276 $0.4338 UAE Central uaecentral $0.923 $0.1706 $0.5443 $0.3506 $0.6276 $0.4338
Compute Value vCPUs 16 Physical cores 16 Threads per core 1 Architecture arm64 Processor Azure Cobalt 100
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 32
Networking Value Network 15 Gbps Accelerated networking Yes Max network interfaces 8
Storage Value Max data disks 48 Premium SSD Yes Max disk IOPS (uncached) 25,600 Max disk throughput (uncached) 848 MB/s Ephemeral OS disk No
Instance details Value Instance type Standard_D16pls_v6 Family Dplsv6 Category General purpose VM generations V2 Encryption at host Yes
Other Value Series dplsv6-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 .