Standard_D96pds_v6
Standard_D96pds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100). In East US it costs $4.406 per hour on demand ($3,216.38 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.60 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.923 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $2.899 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 | $2.899 | $0.5891 | $1.71 | $1.102 | $1.971 | $1.363 |
| East US eastus | $4.406 | $1.923 | $2.60 | $1.674 | $2.996 | $2.071 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.406 | $0.8142 | $2.60 | $1.674 | $2.996 | $2.071 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.406 | $0.8142 | $2.60 | $1.674 | $2.996 | $2.071 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.406 | $0.8142 | $2.60 | $1.674 | $2.996 | $2.071 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.406 | $0.8142 | $2.60 | $1.674 | $2.996 | $2.071 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.694 | $0.9538 | $2.77 | $1.784 | $3.192 | $2.206 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $4.848 | $0.8959 | $2.86 | $1.842 | $3.297 | $2.279 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $4.896 | $0.9048 | $2.889 | $1.861 | $3.329 | $2.301 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $4.896 | $0.9048 | $2.889 | $1.861 | $3.329 | $2.301 |
| North Europe northeurope | $4.925 | $1.615 | $2.906 | $1.871 | $3.349 | $2.315 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.925 | $0.9101 | $2.906 | $1.871 | $3.349 | $2.315 |
| Central US centralus | $4.982 | $1.061 | $2.60 | $1.674 | $2.989 | $2.063 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.078 | $1.032 | $2.996 | $1.93 | $3.453 | $2.387 |
| Italy North italynorth | $5.126 | $0.9473 | $3.025 | $1.948 | $3.486 | $2.409 |
| France Central francecentral | $5.155 | $1.00 | $3.042 | $1.959 | $3.505 | $2.423 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $5.155 | $0.9526 | $3.042 | $1.959 | $3.505 | $2.423 |
| West US westus | $5.155 | $0.9526 | $3.042 | $1.959 | $3.505 | $2.423 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $5.27 | $0.9739 | $3.11 | $2.003 | $3.584 | $2.477 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $5.27 | $0.9739 | $3.11 | $2.003 | $3.584 | $2.477 |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.27 | $1.071 | $3.11 | $2.003 | $3.584 | $2.477 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.29 | $0.9776 | $3.121 | $2.01 | $3.597 | $2.486 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.29 | $0.9776 | $3.121 | $2.01 | $3.597 | $2.486 |
| UK West ukwest | $5.338 | $0.9865 | $3.149 | $2.028 | $3.63 | $2.509 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $5.376 | $0.9935 | $3.172 | $2.043 | $3.656 | $2.527 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.491 | $1.116 | $3.24 | $2.087 | $3.734 | $2.581 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.491 | $1.015 | $3.24 | $2.087 | $3.734 | $2.581 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $5.508 | $1.018 | $3.25 | $2.093 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $5.539 | $1.024 | $3.268 | $2.105 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $5.664 | $1.047 | $3.342 | $2.152 | $3.852 | $2.662 |
| Japan West japanwest | $5.683 | $1.05 | $3.353 | $2.16 | $3.864 | $2.671 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $5.731 | $1.059 | $3.381 | $2.178 | $3.897 | $2.694 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.75 | $1.063 | $3.393 | $2.185 | $3.91 | $2.703 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $5.77 | $1.066 | $3.404 | $2.192 | $3.924 | $2.712 |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.067 | $1.121 | $3.58 | $2.305 | $4.126 | $2.852 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.182 | $1.142 | $3.648 | $2.349 | $4.204 | $2.905 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $6.307 | $1.165 | $3.721 | $2.397 | $4.289 | $2.964 |
| South India southindia | $6.654 | $1.23 | $3.926 | $2.528 | $4.525 | $3.127 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.874 | $1.27 | $4.056 | $2.612 | $4.674 | $3.231 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $7.008 | $1.295 | $4.135 | $2.663 | $4.765 | $3.294 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $7.447 | $1.376 | $4.394 | $2.83 | $5.064 | $3.50 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $8.02 | $1.482 | $4.732 | $3.047 | $5.454 | $3.769 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $8.196 | $1.515 | $4.836 | $3.115 | $5.573 | $3.852 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $8.196 | $1.515 | $4.836 | $3.115 | $5.573 | $3.852 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | Azure Cobalt 100 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 60 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) | 5,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96pds_v6 |
| Family | Dpdsv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dpdsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2pds_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.0918 |
| Standard_D4pds_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.184 |
| Standard_D8pds_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.367 |
| Standard_D16pds_v6 | 16 | 64 | $0.734 |
| Standard_D32pds_v6 | 32 | 128 | $1.469 |
| Standard_D48pds_v6 | 48 | 192 | $2.203 |
| Standard_D64pds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $2.938 |
| Standard_D96pds_v6 | 96 | 384 | $4.406 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.