Standard_D96plds_v6
Standard_D96plds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100). In East US it costs $3.744 per hour on demand ($2,733.12 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.209 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.634 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $2.467 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 | $2.467 | $0.5013 | $1.456 | $0.9375 | $1.678 | $1.159 |
| East US eastus | $3.744 | $1.634 | $2.209 | $1.423 | $2.546 | $1.76 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $3.744 | $0.6919 | $2.209 | $1.423 | $2.546 | $1.76 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $3.744 | $0.6919 | $2.209 | $1.423 | $2.546 | $1.76 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $3.744 | $0.6919 | $2.209 | $1.423 | $2.546 | $1.76 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $3.744 | $0.6919 | $2.209 | $1.423 | $2.546 | $1.76 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $3.994 | $0.8116 | $2.356 | $1.518 | $2.716 | $1.877 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $4.118 | $0.761 | – | – | $2.80 | $1.935 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $4.166 | $0.7699 | $2.458 | $1.583 | $2.833 | $1.958 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $4.166 | $0.7699 | $2.458 | $1.583 | $2.833 | $1.958 |
| North Europe northeurope | $4.186 | $1.373 | $2.47 | $1.591 | $2.846 | $1.967 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.186 | $0.7736 | $2.47 | $1.591 | $2.846 | $1.967 |
| Central US centralus | $4.234 | $0.9018 | $2.209 | $1.423 | $2.545 | $1.757 |
| UK South uksouth | $4.32 | $0.8783 | $2.549 | $1.642 | $2.938 | $2.03 |
| Italy North italynorth | $4.358 | $0.8054 | $2.571 | $1.656 | $2.963 | $2.048 |
| France Central francecentral | $4.378 | $0.8493 | $2.583 | $1.663 | $2.977 | $2.058 |
| West US westus | $4.378 | $0.8091 | $2.583 | $1.663 | $2.977 | $2.058 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $4.38 | $0.8094 | – | – | $2.978 | $2.059 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.474 | $0.8268 | $2.639 | $1.70 | $3.042 | $2.103 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $4.474 | $0.8268 | $2.639 | $1.70 | $3.042 | $2.103 |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.474 | $0.9091 | $2.639 | $1.70 | $3.042 | $2.103 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $4.493 | $0.8303 | $2.651 | $1.707 | $3.055 | $2.112 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $4.493 | $0.8303 | $2.651 | $1.707 | $3.055 | $2.112 |
| UK West ukwest | $4.531 | $0.8373 | $2.673 | $1.722 | $3.081 | $2.13 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $4.579 | $0.8462 | $2.702 | $1.74 | $3.114 | $2.152 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $4.675 | $0.95 | $2.758 | $1.777 | $3.179 | $2.197 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.675 | $0.8639 | $2.758 | $1.777 | $3.179 | $2.197 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $4.68 | $0.8649 | $2.761 | $1.778 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $4.714 | $0.8711 | $2.781 | $1.791 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.819 | $0.8906 | $2.843 | $1.831 | $3.277 | $2.265 |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.829 | $0.8924 | $2.849 | $1.835 | $3.284 | $2.27 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $4.867 | $0.8994 | $2.872 | $1.849 | $3.31 | $2.288 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $4.886 | $0.9029 | $2.883 | $1.857 | $3.322 | $2.296 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $4.906 | $0.9066 | $2.894 | $1.864 | $3.336 | $2.306 |
| East Asia eastasia | $5.155 | $0.9526 | $3.042 | $1.959 | $3.505 | $2.423 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $5.251 | $0.9704 | $3.098 | $1.996 | $3.571 | $2.468 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $5.357 | $0.99 | $3.16 | $2.036 | $3.643 | $2.518 |
| South India southindia | $5.653 | $1.045 | $3.336 | $2.148 | $3.844 | $2.657 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.846 | $1.08 | $3.449 | $2.222 | $3.975 | $2.748 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $5.952 | $1.10 | $3.512 | $2.262 | $4.047 | $2.797 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $6.327 | $1.169 | $3.733 | $2.404 | $4.302 | $2.974 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $6.814 | $1.259 | – | – | $4.633 | $3.203 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $6.964 | $1.287 | – | – | $4.736 | $3.273 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $6.964 | $1.287 | $4.109 | $2.646 | $4.736 | $3.273 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | Azure Cobalt 100 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 |
| 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_D96plds_v6 |
| Family | Dpldsv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dpldsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2plds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.078 |
| Standard_D4plds_v6 | 4 | 8 | $0.156 |
| Standard_D8plds_v6 | 8 | 16 | $0.312 |
| Standard_D16plds_v6 | 16 | 32 | $0.624 |
| Standard_D32plds_v6 | 32 | 64 | $1.248 |
| Standard_D48plds_v6 | 48 | 96 | $1.872 |
| Standard_D64plds_v6 | 64 | 128 | $2.496 |
| Standard_D96plds_v6 | 96 | 192 | $3.744 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.