Standard_E2ads_v5

Standard_E2ads_v5 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $0.131 per hour on demand ($95.63 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0773 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0276 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.083 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central India centralindia$0.083$0.0153$0.049$0.0315$0.0561$0.0388
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.083–––$0.083$0.083
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.083–––$0.083$0.083
East US eastus$0.131$0.0276$0.0773$0.0498$0.089$0.0612
East US 2 eastus2$0.131$0.0242$0.0773$0.0498$0.089$0.0612
North Central US northcentralus$0.131$0.0242$0.0773$0.0498$0.089$0.0612
West US 2 westus2$0.131$0.0242$0.0773$0.0498$0.089$0.0612
West US 3 westus3$0.131$0.0242$0.0773$0.0498$0.089$0.0612
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.139$0.0257$0.082$0.0528$0.0956$0.072
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.143$0.0264$0.0841$0.0544$0.0971$0.0669
Malaysia West malaysiawest$0.143$0.0264$0.0841$0.0544$0.0971$0.0669
Canada Central canadacentral$0.144$0.0271$0.0849$0.0547$0.0978$0.0724
Canada East canadaeast$0.144$0.0266$0.0849$0.0547$0.0978$0.0724
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.144$0.0266$0.085$0.0548$0.0978$0.0673
North Europe northeurope$0.146$0.027$0.0862$0.0555$0.1004$0.0698
Central US centralus$0.148$0.0273$0.0773$0.0498$0.0888$0.0611
West US westus$0.148$0.0274$0.0873$0.0562$0.1015$0.0703
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.151$0.0307$0.089$0.0574$0.1021$0.0706
Korea South koreasouth$0.151$0.0279$0.0889$0.0572$0.1039$0.0782
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.151$0.0279$0.0889$0.0572$0.1042$0.0695
France Central francecentral$0.153$0.0283$0.0903$0.0581$0.1051$0.0738
Italy North italynorth$0.154$0.0285$0.091$0.0586$0.1047$0.0724
Spain Central spaincentral$0.154$0.0285$0.091$0.0586$0.1047$0.0724
UK South uksouth$0.154$0.0271$0.0909$0.0585$0.1051$0.0787
South Central US southcentralus$0.157$0.029$0.0927$0.0597$0.108$0.0813
West Central US westcentralus$0.157$0.0296$0.0927$0.0597$0.108$0.0813
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.158$0.0292$0.0933$0.06$0.1078$0.0755
Korea Central koreacentral$0.158$0.0292$0.0933$0.06$0.1065$0.0806
Poland Central polandcentral$0.158$0.0292$0.0933$0.06$0.1078$0.0755
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.158$0.0292$0.0933$0.06––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.158$0.0292$0.0933$0.06––
West Europe westeurope$0.158$0.0307$0.0933$0.06$0.1078$0.0755
Australia Central australiacentral$0.159$0.0294$0.0938$0.0604$0.1081$0.0755
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.159$0.0159$0.0938$0.0604$0.1081$0.0755
Australia East australiaeast$0.159$0.0294$0.0938$0.0604$0.1081$0.0755
Japan East japaneast$0.159$0.0294$0.0938$0.0604$0.1089$0.0823
Japan West japanwest$0.159$0.0294$0.0938$0.0604$0.1094$0.0823
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.159$0.0294$0.0938$0.0604$0.1071$0.0743
UK West ukwest$0.159$0.0294$0.0935$0.0602$0.1094$0.0823
Israel Central israelcentral$0.161$0.0298$0.095$0.0611$0.1111$0.0837
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.161$0.0298$0.095$0.0611$0.1108$0.0834
UAE North uaenorth$0.161$0.0298$0.095$0.0611$0.1108$0.0834
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.164$0.0303$0.0966$0.0622––
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.167$0.0309––$0.1135$0.0793
West India westindia$0.168$0.031$0.099$0.0637$0.1156$0.087
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.17$0.0314$0.1005$0.0647$0.117$0.088
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.173$0.032$0.1021$0.0658$0.119$0.0896
East Asia eastasia$0.174$0.0322$0.1024$0.0659$0.1197$0.0901
Sweden South swedensouth$0.181$0.0334$0.1066$0.0687$0.1245$0.0937
South India southindia$0.185$0.0342$0.109$0.0702$0.1273$0.0958
Norway East norwayeast$0.187$0.0346$0.1105$0.0712$0.1287$0.0968
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.187$0.0346$0.1105$0.0712$0.1287$0.0968
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.196$0.0362$0.1155$0.0744$0.132$0.0916
France South francesouth$0.199$0.0368$0.1174$0.0756$0.1369$0.1031
Germany North germanynorth$0.205$0.0379$0.1212$0.078$0.1411$0.1062
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.208$0.0384$0.1227$0.079$0.1419$0.1066
UAE Central uaecentral$0.209$0.0386$0.1235$0.0796$0.1442$0.1087
South Africa West southafricawest$0.225$0.0416$0.1326$0.0855$0.1548$0.1165
Norway West norwaywest$0.244$0.0451$0.1437$0.0925$0.1679$0.1264
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.244$0.0451$0.1437$0.0925$0.1679$0.1264
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.27$0.0499$0.1596$0.1027$0.1858$0.1398

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.131$0.0773$0.0498
Windows$0.223$0.1693$0.1418

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores1
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)16
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Storage75 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk75 GiB
Max data disks4
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)82 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E2ads_v5
FamilyEadsv5
CategoryMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Serieseadsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.