Standard_D2nls_v6

Standard_D2nls_v6 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.113 per hour on demand ($82.49 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0667 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0238 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.113 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$0.113$0.0209$0.0669$0.0385$0.0825$0.0463
Central US centralus$0.113$0.0209$0.0667$0.0358$0.0764$0.0429
East US eastus$0.113$0.0238$0.0667$0.0358$0.0764$0.0429
East US 2 eastus2$0.113$0.0209$0.0667$0.0358$0.0764$0.0429
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.113–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.113–––––
North Central US northcentralus$0.113$0.0209$0.0669$0.0363$0.0768$0.0429
West US 2 westus2$0.113$0.0209$0.0669$0.0363$0.0768$0.0429
West US 3 westus3$0.113$0.0209$0.0669$0.0363$0.0768$0.0429
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.122$0.0225$0.0719$0.0438$0.0903$0.0525
Canada Central canadacentral$0.124$0.0229$0.0731$0.0384$0.0893$0.0471
Canada East canadaeast$0.124$0.0229$0.0731$0.0384$0.0893$0.0471
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.125$0.0231$0.0736$0.0436$0.0963$0.0525
Korea Central koreacentral$0.128$0.0237$0.0756$0.0474$0.0934$0.0563
Spain Central spaincentral$0.128$0.0237$0.0756$0.0461$0.0947$0.055
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.129$0.0238$0.0761$0.0478$0.0955$0.0581
Poland Central polandcentral$0.129$0.0238$0.0761$0.0478$0.0955$0.0671
Korea South koreasouth$0.13$0.024$0.0769$0.0482$0.0949$0.0572
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.13$0.024$0.0768$0.0443$0.0936$0.0533
France Central francecentral$0.134$0.0248$0.0793$0.0484$0.0992$0.059
UK South uksouth$0.134$0.0235$0.079$0.0489$0.0989$0.0579
Israel Central israelcentral$0.135$0.0249$0.0793$0.0484$0.0999$0.0581
Italy North italynorth$0.135$0.0249$0.0799$0.0487$0.0999$0.0581
South Central US southcentralus$0.136$0.0251$0.08$0.043$0.092$0.0516
West Central US westcentralus$0.136$0.0251$0.08$0.043$0.092$0.0516
UK West ukwest$0.137$0.0253$0.0809$0.0494$0.1014$0.0589
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.137$0.0253$0.0803$0.041––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.137$0.0253$0.0803$0.041––
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.141$0.0261$0.0816$0.0506$0.1043$0.062
North Europe northeurope$0.142$0.0262$0.0838$0.0511$0.1051$0.0611
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.142$0.0262$0.0839$0.0527$0.1051$0.0738
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.142$0.0262$0.0833$0.0425––
West Europe westeurope$0.142$0.0262$0.0838$0.0511$0.1051$0.0611
West US westus$0.142$0.0262$0.0833$0.0495$0.1044$0.0595
Japan East japaneast$0.143$0.0264$0.0842$0.0543$0.1101$0.0672
Japan West japanwest$0.143$0.0264$0.0842$0.0528$0.1101$0.0701
West India westindia$0.145$0.0268$0.0856$0.0494$0.1059$0.0595
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.147$0.0272$0.087$0.0501$0.1$0.0588
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.147$0.0272$0.087$0.0545$0.1073$0.0647
Australia Central australiacentral$0.148$0.0274$0.0873$0.0503$0.1006$0.0592
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.148$0.0148$0.0873$0.0503$0.1006$0.0592
Australia East australiaeast$0.148$0.0274$0.0873$0.0503$0.1006$0.0592
East Asia eastasia$0.15$0.0277$0.0884$0.051$0.1085$0.061
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.152$0.0281$0.09$0.0549$0.1125$0.0654
Sweden South swedensouth$0.158$0.0292$0.0934$0.057$0.1169$0.0679
South India southindia$0.16$0.0296$0.0943$0.0544$0.1168$0.0656
Norway East norwayeast$0.162$0.0299$0.0957$0.06$0.1199$0.0842
UAE North uaenorth$0.162$0.0299$0.0957$0.0584$0.1199$0.0697
Germany North germanynorth$0.168$0.031$0.0991$0.0604$0.1243$0.0722
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.174$0.0322$0.1029$0.061$0.134$0.0731
France South francesouth$0.175$0.0323$0.1031$0.0629$0.1295$0.077
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.185$0.0342$0.1091$0.0685$0.1369$0.0962
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.192$0.0355$0.1131$0.0709$0.1402$0.0845
South Africa West southafricawest$0.198$0.0366$0.1169$0.0713$0.1465$0.0851
Norway West norwaywest$0.211$0.039$0.1244$0.078$0.1561$0.1097
UAE Central uaecentral$0.211$0.039$0.1244$0.0759$0.1561$0.0907
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.227$0.042$0.1337$0.0793$0.1748$0.0953

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.113$0.0667$0.0358
Windows$0.205$0.1587$0.1278

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores1
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)4
NetworkingValue
Network25 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces4
StorageValue
Max data disks8
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D2nls_v6
FamilyDnlsv6
CategoryMemory optimized
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdnlsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

Other Dnlsv6 sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
Standard_D2nls_v624$0.113
Standard_D4nls_v648$0.227
Standard_D8nls_v6816$0.454
Standard_D16nls_v61632$0.907
Standard_D32nls_v63264$1.814
Standard_D48nls_v64896$2.722
Standard_D64nls_v664128$3.629
Standard_D96nls_v696192$5.443
Standard_D128nls_v6128256$7.258

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