Standard_D96nls_v6
Standard_D96nls_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $5.443 per hour on demand ($3,973.39 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.20 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.148 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $5.443 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 | $5.443 | $1.006 | $3.212 | $1.851 | $3.973 | $2.232 |
| Central US centralus | $5.443 | $1.005 | $3.20 | $1.72 | $3.681 | $2.066 |
| East US eastus | $5.443 | $1.148 | $3.20 | $1.72 | $3.681 | $2.066 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.443 | $1.006 | $3.20 | $1.72 | $3.681 | $2.066 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $5.443 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $5.443 | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.443 | $1.006 | $3.212 | $1.742 | $3.701 | $2.068 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.443 | $1.006 | $3.212 | $1.742 | $3.701 | $2.068 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.443 | $1.006 | $3.212 | $1.742 | $3.701 | $2.068 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.846 | $1.08 | $3.449 | $2.105 | $4.326 | $2.514 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.947 | $1.099 | $3.509 | $1.844 | $4.282 | $2.26 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.947 | $1.099 | $3.509 | $1.844 | $4.282 | $2.26 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.988 | $1.107 | $3.533 | $2.096 | $4.611 | $2.515 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.144 | $1.135 | $3.625 | $2.212 | $4.547 | $2.642 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $6.149 | $1.136 | $3.628 | $2.275 | $4.489 | $2.706 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.199 | $1.146 | $3.658 | $2.294 | $4.587 | $2.79 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.199 | $1.146 | $3.658 | $2.294 | $4.587 | $3.224 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.25 | $1.155 | $3.687 | $2.125 | $4.50 | $2.563 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.26 | $1.157 | $3.693 | $2.316 | $4.57 | $2.754 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.451 | $1.192 | $3.806 | $2.322 | $4.774 | $2.838 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.451 | $1.133 | $3.793 | $2.348 | $4.761 | $2.789 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.456 | $1.193 | $3.809 | $2.324 | $4.777 | $2.776 |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.502 | $1.202 | $3.836 | $2.341 | $4.811 | $2.796 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.532 | $1.207 | $3.84 | $2.064 | $4.417 | $2.479 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $6.532 | $1.207 | $3.84 | $2.064 | $4.417 | $2.479 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.552 | $1.211 | $3.852 | $1.967 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.552 | $1.211 | $3.852 | $1.967 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $6.586 | $1.217 | $3.886 | $2.371 | $4.874 | $2.832 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.754 | $1.248 | $3.917 | $2.431 | $4.998 | $2.972 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.804 | $1.257 | $4.00 | $2.042 | – | – |
| West US westus | $6.804 | $1.257 | $4.002 | $2.377 | $5.001 | $2.851 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.819 | $1.26 | $4.023 | $2.455 | $5.046 | $2.932 |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.819 | $1.26 | $4.023 | $2.455 | $5.046 | $2.932 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.83 | $1.262 | $4.03 | $2.527 | $5.054 | $3.552 |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.85 | $1.266 | $4.041 | $2.534 | $5.274 | $3.357 |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.854 | $1.267 | $4.044 | $2.605 | $5.278 | $3.221 |
| West India westindia | $6.967 | $1.288 | $4.111 | $2.369 | $5.086 | $2.857 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.076 | $1.308 | $4.175 | $2.406 | $4.812 | $2.83 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $7.076 | $1.308 | $4.175 | $2.618 | $5.165 | $3.113 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.106 | $1.313 | $4.193 | $2.416 | $4.832 | $2.842 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.106 | $0.7106 | $4.193 | $2.416 | $4.832 | $2.842 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.106 | $1.313 | $4.193 | $2.416 | $4.832 | $2.842 |
| East Asia eastasia | $7.207 | $1.332 | $4.239 | $2.445 | $5.213 | $2.93 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $7.318 | $1.352 | $4.318 | $2.635 | $5.415 | $3.147 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $7.60 | $1.405 | $4.484 | $2.736 | $5.624 | $3.268 |
| South India southindia | $7.675 | $1.418 | $4.528 | $2.61 | $5.603 | $3.147 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $7.784 | $1.438 | $4.593 | $2.88 | $5.76 | $4.048 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $7.784 | $1.438 | $4.593 | $2.802 | $5.76 | $3.347 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $8.059 | $1.489 | $4.755 | $2.901 | $5.964 | $3.465 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.366 | $1.546 | $4.936 | $2.928 | $6.442 | $3.514 |
| France South francesouth | $8.387 | $1.55 | $4.948 | $3.019 | $6.206 | $3.69 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $8.88 | $1.641 | $5.239 | $3.285 | $6.571 | $4.618 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $9.199 | $1.70 | $5.427 | $3.404 | $6.715 | $4.048 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $9.514 | $1.758 | $5.613 | $3.425 | $7.04 | $4.091 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $10.119 | $1.87 | $5.97 | $3.643 | $7.488 | $4.351 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $10.124 | $1.871 | $5.973 | $3.746 | $7.492 | $5.264 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $10.876 | $2.01 | $6.417 | $3.807 | $8.374 | $4.568 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $5.443 | $3.20 | $1.72 |
| Windows | $9.859 | $7.616 | $6.136 |
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 | 150 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96nls_v6 |
| Family | Dnlsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dnlsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Dnlsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2nls_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.113 |
| Standard_D4nls_v6 | 4 | 8 | $0.227 |
| Standard_D8nls_v6 | 8 | 16 | $0.454 |
| Standard_D16nls_v6 | 16 | 32 | $0.907 |
| Standard_D32nls_v6 | 32 | 64 | $1.814 |
| Standard_D48nls_v6 | 48 | 96 | $2.722 |
| Standard_D64nls_v6 | 64 | 128 | $3.629 |
| Standard_D96nls_v6 | 96 | 192 | $5.443 |
| Standard_D128nls_v6 | 128 | 256 | $7.258 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.