Standard_D48pds_v6

Standard_D48pds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100). In East US it costs $2.203 per hour on demand ($1,608.19 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.30 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.9616 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $1.45 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$1.45$0.2946$0.8553$0.5508$0.986$0.6815
East US eastus$2.203$0.9616$1.30$0.8372$1.498$1.035
East US 2 eastus2$2.203$0.4071$1.30$0.8372$1.498$1.035
North Central US northcentralus$2.203$0.4071$1.30$0.8372$1.498$1.035
West US 2 westus2$2.203$0.4071$1.30$0.8372$1.498$1.035
West US 3 westus3$2.203$0.4071$1.30$0.8372$1.498$1.035
Sweden Central swedencentral$2.347$0.4769$1.385$0.8919$1.596$1.103
Mexico Central mexicocentral$2.424$0.448$1.43$0.9211$1.648$1.139
Canada Central canadacentral$2.448$0.4524$1.444$0.9303$1.665$1.151
Canada East canadaeast$2.448$0.4524$1.444$0.9303$1.665$1.151
North Europe northeurope$2.462$0.8075$1.453$0.9357$1.674$1.157
Spain Central spaincentral$2.462$0.455$1.453$0.9357$1.674$1.157
Central US centralus$2.491$0.5306$1.30$0.8372$1.495$1.031
UK South uksouth$2.539$0.5162$1.498$0.9649$1.726$1.193
Italy North italynorth$2.563$0.4736$1.512$0.974$1.743$1.205
France Central francecentral$2.578$0.5001$1.521$0.9795$1.753$1.212
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$2.578$0.4764$1.521$0.9795$1.753$1.212
West US westus$2.578$0.4764$1.521$0.9795$1.753$1.212
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$2.635$0.4869$1.555$1.001$1.792$1.238
Poland Central polandcentral$2.635$0.4869$1.555$1.001$1.792$1.238
West Europe westeurope$2.635$0.5354$1.555$1.001$1.792$1.238
South Central US southcentralus$2.645$0.4888$1.56$1.005$1.799$1.243
West Central US westcentralus$2.645$0.4888$1.56$1.005$1.799$1.243
UK West ukwest$2.669$0.4932$1.575$1.014$1.815$1.254
UAE North uaenorth$2.688$0.4967$1.586$1.021$1.828$1.263
Australia East australiaeast$2.746$0.558$1.62$1.043$1.867$1.291
Southeast Asia southeastasia$2.746$0.5075$1.62$1.043$1.867$1.291
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$2.754$0.5089$1.625$1.046––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$2.77$0.5119$1.634$1.052––
Japan East japaneast$2.832$0.5234$1.671$1.076$1.926$1.331
Japan West japanwest$2.842$0.5252$1.677$1.08$1.933$1.336
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$2.866$0.5296$1.691$1.089$1.949$1.347
Korea Central koreacentral$2.875$0.5313$1.696$1.093$1.955$1.351
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$2.885$0.5331$1.702$1.096$1.962$1.356
East Asia eastasia$3.034$0.5607$1.79$1.153$2.063$1.426
South Africa North southafricanorth$3.091$0.5712$1.824$1.175$2.102$1.453
Norway East norwayeast$3.154$0.5829$1.861$1.198$2.145$1.482
South India southindia$3.327$0.6148$1.963$1.264$2.262$1.564
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$3.437$0.6352$2.028$1.306$2.337$1.615
Brazil South brazilsouth$3.504$0.6475$2.067$1.331$2.383$1.647
Sweden South swedensouth$3.723$0.688$2.197$1.415$2.532$1.75
South Africa West southafricawest$4.01$0.741$2.366$1.524$2.727$1.885
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$4.098$0.7573$2.418$1.557$2.787$1.926
UAE Central uaecentral$4.098$0.7573$2.418$1.557$2.787$1.926

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs48
Physical cores48
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)192
NetworkingValue
Network30 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces8
StorageValue
Storage6 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe2,640 GiB
Max data disks64
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)76,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,544 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D48pds_v6
FamilyDpdsv6
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdpdsv6-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.