Standard_DS12
Standard_DS12 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 28 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.386 per hour on demand ($281.78 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0898 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is East US 2 at $0.347 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 savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.347 | $0.1537 | $0.2394 | $0.1631 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.347 | $0.0807 | $0.2394 | $0.1631 |
| West India westindia | $0.352 | $0.0819 | $0.2675 | $0.1936 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.365 | $0.0849 | $0.2774 | $0.2008 |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.373 | $0.0868 | – | – |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.374 | $0.087 | $0.2842 | $0.2057 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.385 | $0.0896 | $0.2657 | $0.181 |
| Central US centralus | $0.386 | $0.0713 | $0.2663 | $0.1814 |
| East US eastus | $0.386 | $0.0898 | $0.2663 | $0.1814 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.386 | $0.0898 | $0.2663 | $0.1814 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.386 | $0.0898 | $0.2934 | $0.2123 |
| West US westus | $0.386 | $0.0898 | $0.2663 | $0.1814 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.387 | $0.1504 | $0.2941 | $0.2129 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.416 | $0.0968 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.416 | $0.0968 | $0.3162 | $0.2288 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.42 | $0.0977 | $0.3192 | $0.231 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.42 | $0.0977 | $0.3192 | $0.231 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.42 | $0.0977 | $0.3192 | $0.231 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.42 | $0.0977 | $0.3192 | $0.231 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.424 | $0.0987 | $0.3222 | $0.2332 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.442 | $0.1029 | $0.3828 | $0.3021 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.442 | $0.1029 | $0.3359 | $0.2431 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.465 | $0.1082 | $0.3534 | $0.2558 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.47 | $0.1094 | $0.3572 | $0.2585 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.481 | $0.1119 | $0.3656 | $0.2646 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.481 | $0.1119 | $0.3656 | $0.2646 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.483 | $0.1124 | $0.3671 | $0.2657 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.483 | $0.1124 | $0.3671 | $0.2657 |
| South India southindia | $0.489 | $0.1138 | $0.3716 | $0.269 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.504 | $0.1173 | $0.383 | $0.2772 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.541 | $0.1259 | $0.4112 | $0.2976 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.583 | $0.1357 | $0.4431 | $0.3207 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.611 | $0.1422 | $0.4644 | $0.3361 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.386 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.528 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 28 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | No |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 56 GiB |
| Max data disks | 16 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 128 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DS12 |
| Family | DS |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-05-01 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_DS12
Other generations
Other DS sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DS1 | 1 | 3.5 | $0.077 |
| Standard_DS2 | 2 | 7 | $0.154 |
| Standard_DS11 | 2 | 14 | $0.193 |
| Standard_DS3 | 4 | 14 | $0.308 |
| Standard_DS12 | 4 | 28 | $0.386 |
| Standard_DS4 | 8 | 28 | $0.616 |
| Standard_DS13 | 8 | 56 | $0.771 |
| Standard_DS14 | 16 | 112 | $1.542 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.