Standard_D2pls_v5

Standard_D2pls_v5 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (Ampere Altra). In East US it costs $0.068 per hour on demand ($49.64 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0401 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0144 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.0426 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$0.0426$0.0079$0.0251$0.0162$0.0307$0.0199
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.0426–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.0426–––––
East US eastus$0.068$0.0144$0.0401$0.0258$0.0463$0.0298
East US 2 eastus2$0.068$0.0126$0.0401$0.0258$0.0467$0.0296
North Central US northcentralus$0.068$0.0126$0.0401$0.0258$0.0467$0.0296
West US 2 westus2$0.068$0.0126$0.0401$0.0258$0.0457$0.0298
West US 3 westus3$0.068$0.0126$0.0401$0.0258––
North Europe northeurope$0.073$0.0135$0.043$0.0277$0.0521$0.0346
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.073$0.0135$0.043$0.027$0.054$0.0365
Canada Central canadacentral$0.0744$0.0137$0.0439$0.0283$0.0534$0.0327
Central US centralus$0.0768$0.0142$0.0401$0.0258$0.0461$0.0295
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.0776$0.0143$0.0458$0.0295$0.0577$0.0405
West Europe westeurope$0.0776$0.0143$0.0458$0.0295$0.0577$0.0405
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.0784$0.0145$0.0462$0.0298$0.0566$0.0364
UK South uksouth$0.0808$0.0142$0.0477$0.0307$0.0596$0.0406
France Central francecentral$0.081$0.015$0.0478$0.0308$0.0598$0.0412
South Central US southcentralus$0.0816$0.0151$0.0482$0.031$0.0563$0.0384
West Central US westcentralus$0.0816$0.0151$0.0482$0.031$0.0563$0.0384
West US westus$0.0848$0.0157$0.05$0.0322$0.0625$0.0409
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.0854$0.0158––$0.0632$0.0444
Japan East japaneast$0.0856$0.0158$0.0505$0.0325$0.0651$0.0471
East Asia eastasia$0.086$0.0159$0.0507$0.0327$0.0627$0.0412
Australia East australiaeast$0.0888$0.0164$0.0524$0.0338$0.0609$0.0411

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores2
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAmpere Altra
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)4
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Max data disks4
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D2pls_v5
FamilyDplsv5
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdplsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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Standard_D48pls_v54896$1.632
Standard_D64pls_v564128$2.176

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