Standard_D8pls_v6

Standard_D8pls_v6 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100). In East US it costs $0.248 per hour on demand ($181.04 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1463 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1083 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.163 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$0.163$0.0331$0.0962$0.062$0.1108$0.0766
East US eastus$0.248$0.1083$0.1463$0.0943$0.1686$0.1166
East US 2 eastus2$0.248$0.0458$0.1463$0.0943$0.1686$0.1166
North Central US northcentralus$0.248$0.0458$0.1463$0.0943$0.1686$0.1166
West US 2 westus2$0.248$0.0458$0.1463$0.0943$0.1686$0.1166
West US 3 westus3$0.248$0.0458$0.1463$0.0943$0.1686$0.1166
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.265$0.0538$0.1563$0.1006$0.1802$0.1246
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.273$0.0505$0.161$0.1037$0.1856$0.1283
Canada Central canadacentral$0.276$0.051$0.1628$0.1049$0.1877$0.1297
Canada East canadaeast$0.276$0.051$0.1628$0.1049$0.1877$0.1297
North Europe northeurope$0.278$0.0912$0.1638$0.1055$0.189$0.1307
Spain Central spaincentral$0.278$0.0514$0.1638$0.1055$0.189$0.1307
Central US centralus$0.281$0.0599$0.1463$0.0943$0.1686$0.1163
UK South uksouth$0.286$0.0581$0.1689$0.1088$0.1945$0.1344
Italy North italynorth$0.289$0.0534$0.1704$0.1097$0.1965$0.1358
France Central francecentral$0.29$0.0563$0.1713$0.1104$0.1972$0.1363
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.29$0.0536$0.1712$0.1103$0.1972$0.1363
West US westus$0.29$0.0536$0.1713$0.1104$0.1972$0.1363
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.297$0.0549$0.1751$0.1128$0.202$0.1396
Poland Central polandcentral$0.297$0.0549$0.1751$0.1128$0.202$0.1396
West Europe westeurope$0.297$0.0604$0.1751$0.1128$0.202$0.1396
South Central US southcentralus$0.298$0.0551$0.1756$0.1131$0.2026$0.1401
West Central US westcentralus$0.298$0.0551$0.1756$0.1131$0.2026$0.1401
UK West ukwest$0.301$0.0556$0.1775$0.1143$0.2047$0.1415
UAE North uaenorth$0.303$0.056$0.1789$0.1152$0.206$0.1424
Australia East australiaeast$0.31$0.063$0.1826$0.1177$0.2108$0.1457
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.31$0.0573$0.1826$0.1177$0.2108$0.1457
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.31$0.0573$0.1829$0.1178––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.312$0.0577$0.1841$0.1186––
Japan East japaneast$0.319$0.059$0.1884$0.1213$0.2169$0.1499
Japan West japanwest$0.32$0.0591$0.1888$0.1216$0.2176$0.1504
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.323$0.0597$0.1906$0.1228$0.2196$0.1518
Korea Central koreacentral$0.324$0.0599$0.1912$0.1231$0.2203$0.1523
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.325$0.0601$0.1917$0.1234$0.221$0.1528
East Asia eastasia$0.342$0.0632$0.2016$0.1298$0.2326$0.1607
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.348$0.0643$0.2054$0.1322$0.2366$0.1636
Norway East norwayeast$0.355$0.0656$0.2096$0.135$0.2414$0.1669
South India southindia$0.374$0.0691$0.2209$0.1423$0.2543$0.1758
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.387$0.0715$0.2284$0.1471$0.2632$0.1819
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.394$0.0728$0.2326$0.1499$0.2679$0.1852
Sweden South swedensouth$0.419$0.0774$0.2473$0.1592$0.2849$0.1969
South Africa West southafricawest$0.451$0.0833$0.2663$0.1715$0.3067$0.212
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.461$0.0852$0.2721$0.1753$0.3135$0.2167
UAE Central uaecentral$0.461$0.0852$0.2721$0.1753$0.3135$0.2167

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Physical cores8
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)16
NetworkingValue
Network15 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces4
StorageValue
Max data disks24
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)424 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D8pls_v6
FamilyDplsv6
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdplsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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Standard_D48pls_v64896$1.488
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Standard_D96pls_v696192$2.976

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