Standard_E2s_v6

Standard_E2s_v6 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.132 per hour on demand ($96.36 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0821 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0274 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions.

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
East US eastus$0.132$0.0274$0.0821$0.0516$0.0898$0.062
East US 2 eastus2$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516$0.0898$0.062
North Central US northcentralus$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516$0.0898$0.062
West US 2 westus2$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516$0.0898$0.062
West US 3 westus3$0.132$0.0244$0.0821$0.0516$0.0898$0.062
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.136$0.0251$0.0841$0.0529$0.0925$0.0639
Malaysia West malaysiawest$0.136$0.0251$0.0841$0.0529$0.0925$0.0639
Central India centralindia$0.137$0.0253$0.0846$0.0532$0.0932$0.0644
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.137$0.0253$0.0846$0.0532$0.0932$0.0644
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.137–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.137–––––
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.141$0.0261$0.0872$0.0549$0.0959$0.0663
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.144$0.0266$0.089$0.056$0.1152$0.0792
Canada Central canadacentral$0.145$0.0268$0.0898$0.0565$0.0986$0.0682
Canada East canadaeast$0.145$0.0268$0.0898$0.0565$0.0986$0.0682
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.146$0.027$0.0902$0.0568$0.1168$0.0803
West US westus$0.147$0.0272$0.0911$0.0573$0.1$0.0691
North Europe northeurope$0.148$0.0274$0.0918$0.0577$0.1006$0.0696
Spain Central spaincentral$0.148$0.0274$0.0918$0.0577$0.1006$0.0696
Central US centralus$0.15$0.0273$0.0821$0.0516$0.0897$0.062
Korea South koreasouth$0.152$0.0281$0.0943$0.0593$0.1216$0.0836
France Central francecentral$0.155$0.0286$0.0963$0.0606$0.1054$0.0729
Israel Central israelcentral$0.155$0.0286$0.0963$0.0606$0.1054$0.0729
Italy North italynorth$0.155$0.0286$0.0963$0.0606$0.1054$0.0729
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.155$0.0286$0.0963$0.0606$0.1054$0.0729
UK South uksouth$0.155$0.0272$0.0963$0.0606$0.1054$0.0729
Australia Central australiacentral$0.159$0.0294$0.0983$0.0618$0.1081$0.0747
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.159$0.0159$0.0983$0.0618$0.1081$0.0747
Australia East australiaeast$0.159$0.0294$0.0983$0.0618$0.1081$0.0747
South Central US southcentralus$0.159$0.0294$0.0984$0.0619$0.1272$0.0875
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.159$0.0294$0.0983$0.0618––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.159$0.0294$0.0983$0.0618––
West Central US westcentralus$0.159$0.0294$0.0984$0.0619$0.1272$0.0875
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.16$0.0296$0.099$0.0623$0.1088$0.0752
Japan East japaneast$0.16$0.0296$0.099$0.0623$0.1088$0.0752
Japan West japanwest$0.16$0.0296$0.099$0.0623$0.1088$0.0752
Korea Central koreacentral$0.16$0.0296$0.099$0.0623$0.1088$0.0752
Poland Central polandcentral$0.16$0.0296$0.0992$0.0624$0.128$0.088
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.16$0.0296$0.099$0.0623$0.1088$0.0752
UK West ukwest$0.16$0.0296$0.0992$0.0624$0.128$0.088
West Europe westeurope$0.16$0.0296$0.099$0.0623$0.1088$0.0752
UAE North uaenorth$0.163$0.0301$0.1009$0.0635$0.1304$0.0896
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.165$0.0305$0.1025$0.0645––
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.166$0.0307$0.1032$0.0649$0.1129$0.078
West India westindia$0.169$0.0312$0.105$0.0661$0.1352$0.093
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.172$0.0318$0.1066$0.0671$0.1376$0.0946
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.176$0.0325$0.1091$0.0686$0.1408$0.0968
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.176$0.0325$0.1091$0.0686$0.1408$0.0968
East Asia eastasia$0.182$0.0336$0.1128$0.071$0.1456$0.1001
Sweden South swedensouth$0.183$0.0338$0.1134$0.0713$0.1464$0.1007
South India southindia$0.187$0.0346$0.1156$0.0728$0.1496$0.1029
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.187$0.0346$0.1158$0.0728$0.1496$0.1029
Norway East norwayeast$0.189$0.0349$0.1172$0.0738$0.1512$0.104
France South francesouth$0.202$0.0373$0.1252$0.0788$0.1616$0.1111
Germany North germanynorth$0.207$0.0383$0.1287$0.0809$0.1656$0.1139
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.211$0.039$0.1308$0.0823$0.1435$0.0992
UAE Central uaecentral$0.212$0.0392$0.1313$0.0826$0.1696$0.1166
Norway West norwaywest$0.228$0.0421$0.1416$0.089$0.1824$0.1254
South Africa West southafricawest$0.229$0.0423$0.1421$0.0894$0.1832$0.126
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.232$0.0429$0.1438$0.0905$0.1856$0.1276
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.274$0.0506$0.1701$0.107$0.2192$0.1507

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.132$0.0821$0.0516
Windows$0.224$0.1741$0.1436

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores1
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)16
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Max data disks8
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E2s_v6
FamilyEsv6
CategoryMemory optimized
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesesv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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Standard_E64s_v664512$4.234
Standard_E128-64s_v6641024$8.467
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Standard_E128s_v61281024$8.467

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