Standard_D4pds_v6

Standard_D4pds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100). In East US it costs $0.184 per hour on demand ($134.32 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1083 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0803 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.121 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$0.121$0.0246$0.0712$0.0459$0.0823$0.0569
East US eastus$0.184$0.0803$0.1083$0.0698$0.1251$0.0865
East US 2 eastus2$0.184$0.034$0.1083$0.0698$0.1251$0.0865
North Central US northcentralus$0.184$0.034$0.1083$0.0698$0.1251$0.0865
West US 2 westus2$0.184$0.034$0.1083$0.0698$0.1251$0.0865
West US 3 westus3$0.184$0.034$0.1083$0.0698$0.1251$0.0865
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.196$0.0398$0.1154$0.0743$0.1333$0.0921
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.202$0.0373$0.1192$0.0768$0.1374$0.0949
Canada Central canadacentral$0.204$0.0377$0.1203$0.0775$0.1387$0.0959
Canada East canadaeast$0.204$0.0377$0.1203$0.0775$0.1387$0.0959
North Europe northeurope$0.205$0.0672$0.1211$0.078$0.1394$0.0964
Spain Central spaincentral$0.205$0.0379$0.1211$0.078$0.1394$0.0964
Central US centralus$0.208$0.0443$0.1083$0.0698$0.1248$0.0861
UK South uksouth$0.212$0.0431$0.1249$0.0804$0.1442$0.0996
Italy North italynorth$0.214$0.0395$0.126$0.0812$0.1455$0.1006
France Central francecentral$0.215$0.0417$0.1267$0.0816$0.1462$0.1011
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.215$0.0397$0.1267$0.0816$0.1462$0.1011
West US westus$0.215$0.0397$0.1267$0.0816$0.1462$0.1011
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.22$0.0407$0.1296$0.0834$0.1496$0.1034
Poland Central polandcentral$0.22$0.0407$0.1296$0.0834$0.1496$0.1034
South Central US southcentralus$0.22$0.0407$0.13$0.0838$0.1496$0.1034
West Central US westcentralus$0.22$0.0407$0.13$0.0838$0.1496$0.1034
West Europe westeurope$0.22$0.0447$0.1296$0.0834$0.1496$0.1034
UK West ukwest$0.222$0.041$0.1312$0.0845$0.151$0.1043
UAE North uaenorth$0.224$0.0414$0.1322$0.0851$0.1523$0.1053
Australia East australiaeast$0.229$0.0465$0.135$0.0869$0.1557$0.1076
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.229$0.0423$0.135$0.0869$0.1557$0.1076
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.23$0.0425$0.1354$0.0872––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.231$0.0427$0.1362$0.0877––
Japan East japaneast$0.236$0.0436$0.1393$0.0897$0.1605$0.1109
Japan West japanwest$0.237$0.0438$0.1397$0.09$0.1612$0.1114
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.239$0.0442$0.1409$0.0908$0.1625$0.1123
Korea Central koreacentral$0.24$0.0444$0.1413$0.0911$0.1632$0.1128
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.24$0.0444$0.1418$0.0914$0.1632$0.1128
East Asia eastasia$0.253$0.0468$0.1492$0.0961$0.172$0.1189
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.258$0.0477$0.1519$0.0979$0.1754$0.1213
Norway East norwayeast$0.263$0.0486$0.155$0.0998$0.1788$0.1236
South India southindia$0.277$0.0512$0.1636$0.1054$0.1884$0.1302
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.286$0.0529$0.1689$0.1088$0.1945$0.1344
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.292$0.054$0.1723$0.111$0.1986$0.1372
Sweden South swedensouth$0.31$0.0573$0.1831$0.1179$0.2108$0.1457
South Africa West southafricawest$0.334$0.0617$0.1971$0.127$0.2271$0.157
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.341$0.063$0.2015$0.1298$0.2319$0.1603
UAE Central uaecentral$0.341$0.063$0.2015$0.1298$0.2319$0.1603

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs4
Physical cores4
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)16
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Storage220 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe220 GiB
Max data disks12
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)212 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D4pds_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.