Standard_DS2
Standard_DS2 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 7 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.154 per hour on demand ($112.42 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0358 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is East US 2 at $0.134 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 | $0.134 | $0.0594 | $0.0925 | $0.063 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.134 | $0.0312 | $0.0925 | $0.063 |
| West India westindia | $0.136 | $0.0316 | $0.1034 | $0.0748 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.141 | $0.0328 | $0.1072 | $0.0775 |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.143 | $0.0333 | – | – |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.146 | $0.034 | $0.111 | $0.0803 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.149 | $0.0579 | $0.1132 | $0.082 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.149 | $0.0347 | $0.1132 | $0.082 |
| Central US centralus | $0.154 | $0.0284 | $0.1063 | $0.0724 |
| East US eastus | $0.154 | $0.0358 | $0.1063 | $0.0724 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.154 | $0.0358 | $0.1063 | $0.0724 |
| West US westus | $0.154 | $0.0358 | $0.1063 | $0.0724 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.154 | $0.0358 | $0.1063 | $0.0724 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.161 | $0.0375 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.161 | $0.0375 | $0.1224 | $0.0886 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.168 | $0.0391 | $0.1455 | $0.1148 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.168 | $0.0391 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.169 | $0.0393 | $0.1284 | $0.093 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.18 | $0.0419 | $0.1368 | $0.099 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.186 | $0.0433 | $0.1414 | $0.1023 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.186 | $0.0433 | $0.1414 | $0.1023 |
| South India southindia | $0.189 | $0.044 | $0.1436 | $0.104 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.19 | $0.0442 | $0.1444 | $0.1045 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.192 | $0.0447 | $0.1459 | $0.1056 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.192 | $0.0447 | $0.1459 | $0.1056 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.192 | $0.0447 | $0.1459 | $0.1056 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.196 | $0.0456 | $0.149 | $0.1078 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.202 | $0.047 | $0.1535 | $0.1111 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.209 | $0.0486 | $0.1588 | $0.115 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.221 | $0.0514 | $0.168 | $0.1216 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.225 | $0.0524 | $0.171 | $0.1238 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.225 | $0.0524 | $0.171 | $0.1238 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.247 | $0.0575 | $0.1877 | $0.1359 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.154 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.28 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 7 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | No |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 14 GiB |
| Max data disks | 8 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 64 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DS2 |
| 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_DS2
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.