Standard_E2bds_v6

Standard_E2bds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.195 per hour on demand ($142.35 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1153 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0362 per hour. It is sold in 53 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $0.195 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 US centralus$0.195$0.036$0.1148$0.0693$0.1319$0.0827
East US eastus$0.195$0.0362$0.1153$0.0684$0.1326$0.0819
East US 2 eastus2$0.195$0.036$0.1153$0.0684$0.1326$0.0819
North Central US northcentralus$0.195$0.036$0.1148$0.0693$0.1319$0.0827
West US 2 westus2$0.195$0.036$0.1153$0.0684$0.1326$0.0819
West US 3 westus3$0.195$0.036$0.1153$0.0684$0.1326$0.0819
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.207$0.0383$0.1221$0.0745$0.1428$0.0911
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.215$0.0397$0.1264$0.0762$0.1454$0.0912
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.233$0.0431$0.1369$0.0844$0.161$0.1014
Italy North italynorth$0.233$0.0431$0.1369$0.0845$0.161$0.1014
Poland Central polandcentral$0.233$0.0431$0.1369$0.0844$0.161$0.1014
Spain Central spaincentral$0.233$0.0431$0.1369$0.0851$0.1628$0.1021
UK West ukwest$0.233$0.0431$0.1369$0.0845$0.161$0.1014
Canada Central canadacentral$0.234$0.0432$0.1379$0.0831$0.1582$0.0993
Canada East canadaeast$0.234$0.0432$0.1379$0.0831$0.1582$0.0993
South Central US southcentralus$0.234$0.0432$0.1384$0.0821$0.1591$0.0983
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.234$0.0432$0.138$0.0842$0.1591$0.0983
West Central US westcentralus$0.234$0.0432$0.1379$0.0831$0.1582$0.0993
Japan East japaneast$0.238$0.044$0.1397$0.0868$0.1663$0.1042
Japan West japanwest$0.238$0.044$0.1397$0.0868$0.1663$0.1042
Australia Central australiacentral$0.239$0.0442$0.1403$0.085$0.1635$0.1021
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.239$0.0239$0.1403$0.085$0.1635$0.1021
Australia East australiaeast$0.239$0.0442$0.1409$0.0859$0.1625$0.1004
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.239$0.0442$0.1403$0.085$0.1635$0.1021
France Central francecentral$0.244$0.0451$0.1436$0.0886$0.1686$0.1062
UK South uksouth$0.244$0.0429$0.1441$0.0879$0.1684$0.1074
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.251$0.0464$0.1474$0.0893$0.1717$0.1072
West US westus$0.254$0.0469$0.1493$0.09$0.1718$0.1077
North Europe northeurope$0.256$0.0473$0.1511$0.0922$0.1766$0.1126
West Europe westeurope$0.256$0.0473$0.1511$0.0922$0.1766$0.1126
Korea Central koreacentral$0.263$0.0486$0.1546$0.0961$0.1838$0.1152
Korea South koreasouth$0.263$0.0486$0.1546$0.0961$0.1838$0.1152
Sweden South swedensouth$0.269$0.0497$0.1583$0.0977$0.1858$0.117
Central India centralindia$0.274$0.0506$0.1608$0.1$0.1914$0.12
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.274–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.274–––––
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.274$0.0506$0.1608$0.0992$0.1893$0.1192
South Africa West southafricawest$0.274$0.0506$0.1608$0.0992$0.1893$0.1192
West India westindia$0.274$0.0506$0.1608$0.1$0.1914$0.12
Israel Central israelcentral$0.279$0.0516$0.1643$0.1013$0.1928$0.1214
Norway East norwayeast$0.279$0.0516$0.1643$0.1013$0.1928$0.1214
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.279$0.0516$0.1643$0.1013$0.1928$0.1214
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.279$0.0516$0.1643$0.1013$0.1928$0.1214
UAE Central uaecentral$0.279$0.0516$0.1643$0.1013$0.1928$0.1214
UAE North uaenorth$0.279$0.0516$0.1643$0.1013$0.1928$0.1214
East Asia eastasia$0.297$0.0549$0.1748$0.1062$0.2031$0.1272
South India southindia$0.301$0.0556$0.1769$0.11$0.2103$0.1318
Germany North germanynorth$0.303$0.056$0.178$0.1098$0.2093$0.1318
France South francesouth$0.318$0.0588$0.1868$0.1152$0.2197$0.1384
Norway West norwaywest$0.363$0.0671$0.2136$0.1317$0.2508$0.1579
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.363$0.0671$0.2136$0.1317$0.2508$0.1579
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.391$0.0723$0.2298$0.1385$0.2644$0.1659
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.508$0.0939$0.2987$0.1801$0.3435$0.2155

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.195$0.1153$0.0684
Windows$0.287$0.2073$0.1604

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)16
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
StorageValue
Storage110 GiB temp SSD
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E2bds_v6
FamilyEbdsv6
CategoryMemory optimized
OtherValue
Seriesebdsv6-series
Specs sourceMicrosoft docs

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