Standard_D96pls_v6
Standard_D96pls_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100). In East US it costs $2.976 per hour on demand ($2,172.48 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.756 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.299 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $1.958 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 | $1.958 | $0.3979 | $1.155 | $0.7442 | $1.331 | $0.9203 |
| East US eastus | $2.976 | $1.299 | $1.756 | $1.131 | $2.024 | $1.399 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.976 | $0.55 | $1.756 | $1.131 | $2.024 | $1.399 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.976 | $0.55 | $1.756 | $1.131 | $2.024 | $1.399 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.976 | $0.55 | $1.756 | $1.131 | $2.024 | $1.399 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.976 | $0.55 | $1.756 | $1.131 | $2.024 | $1.399 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $3.178 | $0.6458 | $1.875 | $1.208 | $2.161 | $1.494 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $3.274 | $0.605 | $1.931 | $1.244 | $2.226 | $1.539 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $3.312 | $0.6121 | $1.954 | $1.259 | $2.252 | $1.557 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $3.312 | $0.6121 | $1.954 | $1.259 | $2.252 | $1.557 |
| North Europe northeurope | $3.331 | $1.093 | $1.965 | $1.266 | $2.265 | $1.566 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $3.331 | $0.6156 | $1.965 | $1.266 | $2.265 | $1.566 |
| Central US centralus | $3.37 | $0.7178 | $1.756 | $1.131 | $2.022 | $1.395 |
| UK South uksouth | $3.437 | $0.6987 | $2.028 | $1.306 | $2.337 | $1.615 |
| Italy North italynorth | $3.466 | $0.6405 | $2.045 | $1.317 | $2.357 | $1.629 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $3.482 | $0.6435 | $2.054 | $1.323 | $2.368 | $1.637 |
| France Central francecentral | $3.485 | $0.6761 | $2.056 | $1.324 | $2.37 | $1.638 |
| West US westus | $3.485 | $0.644 | $2.056 | $1.324 | $2.37 | $1.638 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $3.562 | $0.6583 | $2.101 | $1.353 | $2.422 | $1.674 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $3.562 | $0.6583 | $2.101 | $1.353 | $2.422 | $1.674 |
| West Europe westeurope | $3.562 | $0.7238 | $2.101 | $1.353 | $2.422 | $1.674 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $3.571 | $0.6599 | $2.107 | $1.357 | $2.428 | $1.678 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $3.571 | $0.6599 | $2.107 | $1.357 | $2.428 | $1.678 |
| UK West ukwest | $3.61 | $0.6671 | $2.13 | $1.372 | $2.455 | $1.697 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $3.638 | $0.6723 | $2.147 | $1.383 | $2.474 | $1.71 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $3.715 | $0.7549 | $2.192 | $1.412 | $2.526 | $1.746 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $3.715 | $0.6865 | $2.192 | $1.412 | $2.526 | $1.746 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.72 | $0.6875 | $2.195 | $1.414 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $3.744 | $0.6919 | $2.209 | $1.423 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $3.83 | $0.7078 | $2.26 | $1.456 | $2.604 | $1.80 |
| Japan West japanwest | $3.84 | $0.7096 | $2.266 | $1.459 | $2.611 | $1.805 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $3.878 | $0.7167 | $2.288 | $1.474 | $2.637 | $1.823 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $3.888 | $0.7185 | $2.294 | $1.477 | $2.644 | $1.827 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $3.898 | $0.7204 | $2.30 | $1.481 | $2.651 | $1.832 |
| East Asia eastasia | $4.099 | $0.7575 | $2.418 | $1.558 | $2.787 | $1.927 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $4.176 | $0.7717 | $2.464 | $1.587 | $2.84 | $1.963 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $4.262 | $0.7876 | $2.515 | $1.62 | $2.898 | $2.003 |
| South India southindia | $4.494 | $0.8305 | $2.651 | $1.708 | $3.056 | $2.112 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $4.646 | $0.8586 | $2.741 | $1.766 | $3.159 | $2.184 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $4.733 | $0.8747 | $2.792 | $1.798 | $3.218 | $2.224 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $5.029 | $0.9294 | $2.967 | $1.911 | $3.42 | $2.364 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $5.416 | $1.001 | $3.196 | $2.058 | $3.683 | $2.546 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $5.535 | $1.023 | $3.266 | $2.103 | $3.764 | $2.602 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $5.535 | $1.023 | $3.266 | $2.103 | $3.764 | $2.602 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96pls_v6 |
| Family | Dplsv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dplsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2pls_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.062 |
| Standard_D4pls_v6 | 4 | 8 | $0.124 |
| Standard_D8pls_v6 | 8 | 16 | $0.248 |
| Standard_D16pls_v6 | 16 | 32 | $0.496 |
| Standard_D32pls_v6 | 32 | 64 | $0.992 |
| Standard_D48pls_v6 | 48 | 96 | $1.488 |
| Standard_D64pls_v6 | 64 | 128 | $1.984 |
| Standard_D96pls_v6 | 96 | 192 | $2.976 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.