Standard_D96ls_v5
Standard_D96ls_v5 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $4.08 per hour on demand ($2,978.40 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.517 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.8613 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $4.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $4.08 | $0.754 | $2.407 | $1.55 | $3.101 | $2.244 |
| East US eastus | $4.08 | $0.8613 | $2.517 | $1.612 | $2.734 | $1.795 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.08 | $1.17 | $2.517 | $1.612 | $2.815 | $1.918 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $4.08 | $0.754 | $2.407 | $1.55 | $3.101 | $2.244 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $4.08 | – | – | – | $4.08 | $4.08 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $4.08 | – | – | – | $4.08 | $4.08 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.08 | $0.754 | $2.517 | $1.612 | $2.734 | $1.795 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.08 | $0.754 | $2.517 | $1.612 | $2.734 | $1.795 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.08 | $0.7564 | $2.517 | $1.612 | $2.815 | $1.918 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $4.234 | $0.7824 | $2.612 | $1.672 | $2.837 | $1.863 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $4.234 | $0.7824 | $2.612 | $1.672 | $2.837 | $1.863 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.368 | $0.8072 | $2.577 | $1.66 | $2.97 | $1.966 |
| North Europe northeurope | $4.378 | $1.008 | $2.583 | $1.663 | $3.108 | $2.058 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $4.464 | $1.61 | $2.754 | $1.763 | $3.169 | $1.964 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $4.464 | $0.8249 | $2.754 | $1.763 | $3.169 | $1.964 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $4.488 | $0.8294 | $2.769 | $1.773 | $3.007 | $1.975 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $4.608 | $0.8516 | $2.843 | $1.82 | $3.272 | $2.166 |
| Central US centralus | $4.61 | $0.851 | $2.407 | $1.55 | $2.729 | $1.793 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $4.622 | $0.8541 | $2.727 | $1.756 | $3.282 | $2.172 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.656 | $0.8604 | $2.747 | $1.769 | $3.539 | $2.561 |
| Italy North italynorth | $4.656 | $0.8632 | $2.747 | $1.769 | $3.306 | $2.188 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $4.656 | $0.8604 | $2.747 | $1.769 | $3.306 | $2.188 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.656 | $0.8604 | $2.747 | $1.769 | $3.306 | $2.188 |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.656 | $0.8604 | $2.747 | $1.769 | $3.306 | $2.188 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $4.692 | $0.8671 | $2.895 | $1.853 | $3.566 | $2.581 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.704 | $0.8721 | $2.902 | $1.858 | $3.34 | $2.211 |
| France Central francecentral | $4.848 | $0.8959 | $2.86 | $1.842 | $3.442 | $2.279 |
| UK South uksouth | $4.848 | $0.8959 | $2.86 | $1.842 | $3.442 | $2.279 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $4.896 | $0.9048 | $3.021 | $1.934 | $3.378 | $2.301 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $4.896 | $0.9048 | $3.021 | $1.934 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $4.896 | $0.9048 | $2.889 | $1.861 | – | – |
| West Central US westcentralus | $4.896 | $0.9048 | $3.021 | $1.934 | $3.378 | $2.301 |
| UK West ukwest | $4.937 | $0.9124 | $2.913 | $1.876 | $3.752 | $2.715 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $5.069 | $0.9368 | $3.127 | $2.002 | $3.599 | $2.382 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $5.069 | $0.9368 | $3.127 | $2.002 | $3.599 | $2.382 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $5.069 | $0.9368 | $2.991 | $1.926 | $3.599 | $2.382 |
| West US westus | $5.088 | $0.9403 | $3.139 | $2.01 | $3.612 | $2.442 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $5.10 | $0.9455 | $3.147 | $2.014 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $5.136 | $0.9491 | $3.169 | $2.029 | $3.903 | $2.825 |
| Japan West japanwest | $5.136 | $0.9491 | $3.169 | $2.029 | $3.647 | $2.414 |
| East Asia eastasia | $5.184 | $0.958 | $3.199 | $2.048 | $3.94 | $2.851 |
| West India westindia | $5.222 | $0.965 | $3.081 | $1.984 | $3.969 | $2.872 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $5.304 | $0.9802 | $3.129 | $2.015 | $4.031 | $2.917 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $5.328 | $0.9846 | $3.287 | $2.105 | $3.623 | $2.504 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $5.328 | $0.5328 | $3.143 | $2.025 | $3.623 | $2.504 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.328 | $0.9846 | $3.287 | $2.105 | $3.623 | $2.504 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $5.472 | $1.011 | $3.228 | $2.079 | $4.159 | $3.01 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $5.678 | $1.049 | $3.35 | $2.158 | $4.315 | $3.123 |
| South India southindia | $5.753 | $1.063 | $3.549 | $2.272 | $4.372 | $3.164 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $5.834 | $1.078 | $3.442 | $2.217 | $4.434 | $3.209 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.834 | $1.081 | $3.442 | $2.217 | $4.434 | $3.209 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $6.009 | $1.111 | $3.545 | $2.283 | $4.266 | $2.824 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $6.053 | $1.119 | $3.571 | $2.30 | $4.60 | $3.329 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $6.212 | $1.148 | $3.665 | $2.361 | $4.224 | $2.92 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $6.288 | $1.162 | $3.88 | $2.484 | $4.465 | $2.955 |
| France South francesouth | $6.302 | $1.165 | $3.718 | $2.395 | $4.79 | $3.466 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $6.589 | $1.218 | $3.888 | $2.504 | $5.008 | $3.624 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $7.114 | $1.315 | $4.197 | $2.703 | $5.264 | $3.557 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $7.585 | $1.402 | $4.475 | $2.882 | $5.765 | $4.172 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $7.585 | $1.402 | $4.475 | $2.882 | $5.765 | $4.172 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $8.174 | $1.511 | $5.044 | $3.229 | $6.212 | $4.496 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.08 | $2.517 | $1.612 |
| Windows | $8.496 | $6.933 | $6.028 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 35 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,600 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96ls_v5 |
| Family | Dlsv5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dlsv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2ls_v5 | 2 | 4 | $0.085 |
| Standard_D4ls_v5 | 4 | 8 | $0.17 |
| Standard_D8ls_v5 | 8 | 16 | $0.34 |
| Standard_D16ls_v5 | 16 | 32 | $0.68 |
| Standard_D32ls_v5 | 32 | 64 | $1.36 |
| Standard_D48ls_v5 | 48 | 96 | $2.04 |
| Standard_D64ls_v5 | 64 | 128 | $2.72 |
| Standard_D96ls_v5 | 96 | 192 | $4.08 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.