Standard_D2lds_v6

Standard_D2lds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.11 per hour on demand ($80.30 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0684 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0232 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.11 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$0.11$0.0203$0.0684$0.043$0.0737$0.0484
East US eastus$0.11$0.0232$0.0684$0.043$0.0737$0.0484
East US 2 eastus2$0.11$0.0203$0.0684$0.043$0.0737$0.0484
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.11$0.0203$0.0682$0.0429$0.0737$0.0484
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.11–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.11–––––
North Central US northcentralus$0.11$0.0203$0.0684$0.043$0.0737$0.0484
West US 2 westus2$0.11$0.0203$0.0684$0.043$0.0737$0.0484
West US 3 westus3$0.11$0.0203$0.0684$0.043$0.0737$0.0484
North Europe northeurope$0.118$0.0218$0.0734$0.0462$0.0791$0.0519
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.118$0.0218$0.0732$0.046$0.0791$0.0519
Canada Central canadacentral$0.121$0.0224$0.0749$0.0471$0.0811$0.0532
Canada East canadaeast$0.121$0.0224$0.0749$0.0471$0.0811$0.0532
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.121$0.0224$0.0752$0.0473$0.0968$0.0666
Central US centralus$0.125$0.0231$0.0684$0.043$0.0736$0.0484
Korea Central koreacentral$0.125$0.0231$0.0773$0.0486$0.0838$0.055
Spain Central spaincentral$0.125$0.0231$0.0773$0.0486$0.0838$0.055
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.125$0.0231$0.0775$0.0487$0.0838$0.055
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.126$0.0233$0.0781$0.0491$0.0844$0.0554
Poland Central polandcentral$0.126$0.0233$0.0781$0.0491$0.1008$0.0693
West Europe westeurope$0.126$0.0233$0.0781$0.0491$0.0844$0.0554
Korea South koreasouth$0.127$0.0235$0.0787$0.0495$0.1016$0.0699
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.127$0.0235$0.0789$0.0496$0.0851$0.0559
France Central francecentral$0.131$0.0242$0.0813$0.0511$0.0878$0.0576
Italy North italynorth$0.131$0.0242$0.0813$0.0511$0.0878$0.0576
UK South uksouth$0.131$0.023$0.0813$0.0511$0.0878$0.0576
South Central US southcentralus$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516$0.1056$0.0726
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516––
West Central US westcentralus$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516$0.1056$0.0726
UK West ukwest$0.133$0.0246$0.0828$0.0521$0.1064$0.0732
UAE North uaenorth$0.136$0.0251$0.0841$0.0529$0.1088$0.0748
Israel Central israelcentral$0.137$0.0253$0.0849$0.0535$0.0918$0.0603
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.137$0.0253$0.0849$0.0535$0.0918$0.0603
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.138$0.0255$0.0855$0.0538––
West US westus$0.138$0.0255$0.0853$0.0537$0.0925$0.0607
Japan East japaneast$0.139$0.0257$0.0861$0.0541$0.0931$0.0612
Japan West japanwest$0.139$0.0257$0.0861$0.0541$0.0931$0.0612
West India westindia$0.141$0.0261$0.0876$0.0551$0.1128$0.0775
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.143$0.0264$0.0889$0.0559$0.1144$0.0787
Australia Central australiacentral$0.144$0.0266$0.0893$0.0562$0.0965$0.0634
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.144$0.0144$0.0893$0.0562$0.0965$0.0634
Australia East australiaeast$0.144$0.0266$0.0893$0.0562$0.0965$0.0634
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.147$0.0272$0.091$0.0572$0.1176$0.0809
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.147$0.0272$0.091$0.0572$0.1176$0.0809
East Asia eastasia$0.152$0.0281$0.0941$0.0592$0.1216$0.0836
Sweden South swedensouth$0.154$0.0285$0.0952$0.0599$0.1232$0.0847
South India southindia$0.156$0.0288$0.0965$0.0607$0.1248$0.0858
Norway East norwayeast$0.158$0.0292$0.0978$0.0615$0.1264$0.0869
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.162$0.0299$0.1007$0.0634$0.1085$0.0713
Germany North germanynorth$0.164$0.0303$0.1015$0.0638$0.1312$0.0902
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.17$0.0314$0.1054$0.0663$0.1139$0.0748
France South francesouth$0.17$0.0314$0.1056$0.0664$0.136$0.0935
UAE Central uaecentral$0.178$0.0329$0.1105$0.0695$0.1424$0.0979
South Africa West southafricawest$0.192$0.0355$0.1193$0.075$0.1536$0.1056
Norway West norwaywest$0.205$0.0379$0.1272$0.08$0.164$0.1128
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.205$0.0379$0.1272$0.08$0.164$0.1128
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.221$0.0408$0.137$0.0862$0.1768$0.1216

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.11$0.0684$0.043
Windows$0.202$0.1604$0.135

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores1
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)4
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB
Max data disks8
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D2lds_v6
FamilyDldsv6
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdldsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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