Standard_D96lds_v6
Standard_D96lds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $5.295 per hour on demand ($3,865.35 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.283 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $1.115 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is India South Central at $5.28 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $5.28 | $0.9757 | $3.274 | $2.059 | $3.538 | $2.323 |
| Central India centralindia | $5.295 | $0.9785 | $3.283 | $2.065 | $3.548 | $2.33 |
| East US eastus | $5.295 | $1.115 | $3.283 | $2.065 | $3.548 | $2.33 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.295 | $0.9785 | $3.283 | $2.065 | $3.548 | $2.33 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $5.295 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $5.295 | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.295 | $0.9785 | $3.283 | $2.065 | $3.548 | $2.33 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.295 | $0.9785 | $3.283 | $2.065 | $3.548 | $2.33 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.295 | $0.9785 | $3.283 | $2.065 | $3.548 | $2.33 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.669 | $1.048 | $3.515 | $2.211 | $3.798 | $2.494 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.681 | $1.05 | $3.522 | $2.216 | $3.806 | $2.50 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.794 | $1.071 | $3.592 | $2.26 | $3.882 | $2.549 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.794 | $1.071 | $3.592 | $2.26 | $3.882 | $2.549 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.825 | $1.077 | $3.612 | $2.272 | $4.66 | $3.204 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.98 | $1.105 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.007 | $2.631 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $5.98 | $1.105 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.007 | $2.631 |
| Central US centralus | $5.984 | $1.106 | $3.283 | $2.065 | $3.525 | $2.316 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.999 | $1.109 | $3.719 | $2.34 | $4.019 | $2.64 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.042 | $1.117 | $3.746 | $2.357 | $4.048 | $2.659 |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.042 | $1.117 | $3.746 | $2.357 | $4.048 | $2.659 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.75 | $2.359 | $4.838 | $3.326 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.089 | $1.125 | $3.775 | $2.375 | $4.871 | $3.349 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.105 | $1.128 | $3.785 | $2.381 | $4.09 | $2.686 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.292 | $1.163 | $3.901 | $2.454 | $4.216 | $2.768 |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.292 | $1.163 | $3.901 | $2.454 | $4.216 | $2.768 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.292 | $1.105 | $3.901 | $2.454 | $4.216 | $2.768 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.354 | $1.174 | $3.94 | $2.478 | $5.083 | $3.495 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.354 | $1.174 | $3.94 | $2.478 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.354 | $1.174 | $3.94 | $2.478 | – | – |
| West Central US westcentralus | $6.354 | $1.174 | $3.94 | $2.478 | $5.083 | $3.495 |
| UK West ukwest | $6.407 | $1.184 | $3.972 | $2.499 | $5.126 | $3.524 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.514 | $1.204 | $4.038 | $2.54 | $5.211 | $3.583 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.578 | $1.216 | $4.078 | $2.565 | $4.407 | $2.894 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.578 | $1.216 | $4.078 | $2.565 | $4.407 | $2.894 |
| West US westus | $6.603 | $1.22 | $4.094 | $2.575 | $4.424 | $2.905 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.618 | $1.223 | $4.103 | $2.581 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.665 | $1.232 | $4.132 | $2.599 | $4.466 | $2.933 |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.665 | $1.232 | $4.132 | $2.599 | $4.466 | $2.933 |
| West India westindia | $6.778 | $1.253 | $4.202 | $2.643 | $5.422 | $3.728 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $6.883 | $1.272 | $4.268 | $2.684 | $5.506 | $3.786 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $6.915 | $1.278 | $4.287 | $2.697 | $4.633 | $3.043 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $6.915 | $0.6915 | $4.287 | $2.697 | $4.633 | $3.043 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.915 | $1.278 | $4.287 | $2.697 | $4.633 | $3.043 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $7.044 | $1.302 | $4.367 | $2.747 | $5.635 | $3.874 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $7.044 | $1.302 | $4.367 | $2.747 | $5.635 | $3.874 |
| East Asia eastasia | $7.282 | $1.346 | $4.515 | $2.84 | $5.826 | $4.005 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $7.369 | $1.362 | $4.569 | $2.874 | $5.895 | $4.053 |
| South India southindia | $7.466 | $1.38 | $4.629 | $2.912 | $5.973 | $4.106 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $7.572 | $1.399 | $4.695 | $2.953 | $6.058 | $4.165 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $7.799 | $1.441 | $4.835 | $3.042 | $5.225 | $3.432 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $7.855 | $1.452 | $4.87 | $3.063 | $6.284 | $4.32 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.16 | $1.508 | $5.059 | $3.182 | $5.467 | $3.59 |
| France South francesouth | $8.179 | $1.512 | $5.071 | $3.19 | $6.543 | $4.498 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $8.552 | $1.58 | $5.302 | $3.335 | $6.842 | $4.704 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $9.232 | $1.706 | $5.724 | $3.601 | $7.386 | $5.078 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $9.843 | $1.819 | $6.103 | $3.839 | $7.874 | $5.414 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $9.843 | $1.819 | $6.103 | $3.839 | $7.874 | $5.414 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $10.609 | $1.96 | $6.577 | $4.138 | $8.487 | $5.835 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $5.295 | $3.283 | $2.065 |
| Windows | $9.711 | $7.699 | $6.481 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 41 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 5,280 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96lds_v6 |
| Family | Dldsv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dldsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Dldsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2lds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.11 |
| Standard_D4lds_v6 | 4 | 8 | $0.221 |
| Standard_D8lds_v6 | 8 | 16 | $0.441 |
| Standard_D16lds_v6 | 16 | 32 | $0.883 |
| Standard_D32lds_v6 | 32 | 64 | $1.765 |
| Standard_D48lds_v6 | 48 | 96 | $2.648 |
| Standard_D64lds_v6 | 64 | 128 | $3.53 |
| Standard_D96lds_v6 | 96 | 192 | $5.295 |
| Standard_D128lds_v6 | 128 | 256 | $7.06 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.