Standard_E96ias_v4
Standard_E96ias_v4 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 672 GiB memory. In Australia Central it costs $7.248 per hour on demand ($5,291.04 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.276 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.339 per hour. It is sold in 32 regions; the cheapest is US Gov Virginia at $6.048 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 reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.629 | $2.419 | – | – |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.568 | $2.298 | $4.09 | $2.862 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.384 | $1.18 | $3.767 | $2.426 | $4.341 | $3.001 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $6.432 | $1.189 | $3.795 | $2.444 | $4.349 | $3.045 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.624 | $1.224 | $3.908 | $2.517 | $4.479 | $3.135 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.624 | $1.224 | $3.908 | $2.517 | $4.479 | $3.135 |
| France Central francecentral | $7.104 | $1.313 | $4.177 | $2.671 | $4.804 | $3.362 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $7.104 | $1.313 | $4.191 | $2.70 | $4.973 | $3.363 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.248 | $1.339 | $4.276 | $2.754 | $4.901 | $3.43 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.248 | $0.7248 | $4.276 | $2.754 | $4.901 | $3.43 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $7.248 | $1.339 | $4.276 | $2.754 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.305 | $2.772 | $4.935 | $3.455 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.305 | $2.772 | $4.934 | $3.453 |
| UK West ukwest | $7.318 | $1.352 | $4.391 | $2.927 | $4.95 | $3.465 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $7.445 | $1.376 | $4.393 | $2.829 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $7.445 | $1.376 | $4.393 | $2.829 | $5.035 | $3.525 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $7.56 | $1.397 | $4.46 | $2.873 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.61 | $1.406 | – | – | $5.146 | $3.602 |
| West India westindia | $7.741 | $1.431 | $4.567 | $2.942 | $5.239 | $3.667 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.862 | $1.453 | $4.718 | $3.145 | $5.318 | $3.723 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $8.064 | $1.49 | $4.758 | $3.064 | $5.453 | $3.817 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $8.362 | $1.545 | $4.933 | $3.177 | $5.659 | $3.961 |
| South India southindia | $8.528 | $1.576 | $5.031 | $3.24 | $5.772 | $4.04 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $8.649 | $1.598 | $5.103 | $3.287 | $5.854 | $4.097 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.649 | $1.598 | $5.103 | $3.287 | $5.854 | $4.097 |
| France South francesouth | $9.235 | $1.707 | $5.449 | $3.509 | $6.25 | $4.375 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $9.485 | $1.753 | $5.596 | $3.604 | $6.419 | $4.493 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $9.677 | $1.788 | $5.709 | $3.677 | $6.58 | $4.548 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $10.483 | $1.937 | $6.185 | $3.984 | $7.095 | $4.966 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $11.243 | $2.078 | $6.634 | $4.272 | $7.609 | $5.326 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $11.243 | $2.078 | $6.634 | $4.272 | $7.609 | $5.326 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $12.542 | $2.318 | $7.526 | $5.017 | $8.483 | $5.939 |
Prices by operating system in Australia Central
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $7.248 | $4.276 | $2.754 |
| Windows | $11.664 | $8.692 | $7.17 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 230 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 672 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 1,344 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,200 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96ias_v4 |
| Family | Eiasv4 |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.