Standard_D96s_v6
Standard_D96s_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $4.838 per hour on demand ($3,531.74 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.00 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $1.02 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $4.838 | $1.02 | $3.00 | $1.887 | $3.338 | $2.225 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.838 | $0.8941 | $3.00 | $1.887 | $3.338 | $2.225 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.838 | $0.8941 | $3.00 | $1.887 | $3.338 | $2.225 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.838 | $0.8941 | $3.00 | $1.887 | $3.338 | $2.225 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.838 | $0.8941 | $3.00 | $1.887 | $3.338 | $2.225 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $5.088 | $0.9403 | $3.155 | $1.984 | $3.511 | $2.341 |
| Central India centralindia | $5.091 | $0.9408 | $3.156 | $1.985 | $3.513 | $2.342 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $5.091 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $5.091 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.141 | $0.9501 | $3.187 | $2.005 | $3.547 | $2.365 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.322 | $0.9835 | $3.30 | $2.076 | $4.258 | $2.927 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.393 | $0.9966 | $3.344 | $2.103 | $3.721 | $2.481 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.393 | $0.9966 | $3.344 | $2.103 | $3.721 | $2.481 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.393 | $0.9966 | $3.344 | $2.103 | $3.721 | $2.481 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $5.393 | $0.9966 | $3.344 | $2.103 | $3.721 | $2.481 |
| Central US centralus | $5.467 | $1.01 | $3.00 | $1.887 | $3.329 | $2.22 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $5.564 | $1.028 | $3.45 | $2.17 | $4.451 | $3.06 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.595 | $0.983 | $3.469 | $2.182 | $3.861 | $2.574 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.625 | $1.04 | $3.487 | $2.194 | $3.881 | $2.587 |
| France Central francecentral | $5.645 | $1.043 | $3.50 | $2.201 | $3.895 | $2.597 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $5.645 | $1.043 | $3.50 | $2.201 | $3.895 | $2.597 |
| Italy North italynorth | $5.645 | $1.043 | $3.50 | $2.201 | $3.895 | $2.597 |
| West US westus | $5.645 | $1.043 | $3.50 | $2.201 | $3.895 | $2.597 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $5.796 | $1.071 | $3.594 | $2.261 | $3.999 | $2.666 |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.796 | $1.071 | $3.594 | $2.261 | $3.999 | $2.666 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.806 | $1.073 | $3.60 | $2.264 | $4.645 | $3.193 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.806 | $1.073 | $3.60 | $2.264 | $4.645 | $3.193 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $5.808 | $1.073 | $3.601 | $2.265 | $4.646 | $3.194 |
| UK West ukwest | $5.854 | $1.082 | $3.63 | $2.283 | $4.683 | $3.22 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $5.932 | $1.096 | $3.678 | $2.313 | $4.093 | $2.729 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.947 | $1.099 | $3.687 | $2.319 | $4.103 | $2.736 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $5.951 | $1.10 | $3.69 | $2.321 | $4.761 | $3.273 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.75 | $2.359 | $4.173 | $2.782 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $6.048 | $0.6048 | $3.75 | $2.359 | $4.173 | $2.782 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.75 | $2.359 | $4.173 | $2.782 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.75 | $2.359 | $4.173 | $2.782 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.75 | $2.359 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.75 | $2.359 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.75 | $2.359 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $6.193 | $1.145 | $3.84 | $2.415 | $4.954 | $3.406 |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.25 | $1.155 | $3.875 | $2.437 | $4.313 | $2.875 |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.25 | $1.155 | $3.875 | $2.437 | $4.313 | $2.875 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $6.29 | $1.162 | $3.90 | $2.453 | $5.032 | $3.459 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.435 | $1.189 | $3.99 | $2.51 | $5.148 | $3.539 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.435 | $1.189 | $3.99 | $2.51 | $5.148 | $3.539 |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.653 | $1.23 | $4.125 | $2.595 | $5.322 | $3.659 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $6.684 | $1.235 | $4.144 | $2.607 | $5.347 | $3.676 |
| South India southindia | $6.822 | $1.261 | $4.229 | $2.66 | $5.458 | $3.752 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $6.919 | $1.279 | $4.29 | $2.698 | $5.535 | $3.805 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $7.312 | $1.351 | $4.533 | $2.852 | $5.045 | $3.364 |
| France South francesouth | $7.338 | $1.356 | $4.55 | $2.862 | $5.87 | $4.036 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $7.535 | $1.393 | $4.672 | $2.939 | $6.028 | $4.144 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $7.712 | $1.425 | $4.781 | $3.008 | $5.321 | $3.547 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $7.712 | $1.425 | $4.781 | $3.008 | $6.17 | $4.242 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $8.289 | $1.532 | $5.139 | $3.233 | $6.631 | $4.559 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $8.321 | $1.538 | $5.159 | $3.245 | $6.657 | $4.577 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $9.812 | $1.813 | $6.084 | $3.827 | $7.85 | $5.397 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $10.024 | $1.852 | $6.215 | $3.909 | $8.019 | $5.513 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.838 | $3.00 | $1.887 |
| Windows | $9.254 | $7.416 | $6.303 |
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) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 41 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) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96s_v6 |
| Family | Dsv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2s_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.101 |
| Standard_D4s_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.202 |
| Standard_D8s_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.403 |
| Standard_D16s_v6 | 16 | 64 | $0.806 |
| Standard_D32s_v6 | 32 | 128 | $1.613 |
| Standard_D48s_v6 | 48 | 192 | $2.419 |
| Standard_D64s_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.226 |
| Standard_D96s_v6 | 96 | 384 | $4.838 |
| Standard_D128s_v6 | 128 | 512 | $6.451 |
| Standard_D192s_v6 | 192 | 768 | $9.677 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.