Standard_E96ps_v6

Standard_E96ps_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 672 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]). In East US it costs $4.426 per hour on demand ($3,230.98 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.611 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $2.059 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $2.909 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$2.909$0.5483$1.716$1.105$1.978$1.367
East US eastus$4.426$2.059$2.611$1.682$3.01$2.08
East US 2 eastus2$4.426$0.8179$2.611$1.682$3.01$2.08
North Central US northcentralus$4.426$0.8179$2.611$1.682$3.01$2.08
West US 2 westus2$4.426$0.8179$2.611$1.682$3.01$2.08
West US 3 westus3$4.426$0.8179$2.611$1.682$3.01$2.08
Sweden Central swedencentral$4.714$0.8886$2.781$1.791$3.205$2.216
Mexico Central mexicocentral$4.867$0.8994$2.872$1.849$3.31$2.288
Canada Central canadacentral$4.915$0.9083$2.90$1.868$3.342$2.31
Canada East canadaeast$4.915$0.9083$2.90$1.868$3.342$2.31
North Europe northeurope$4.944$1.478$2.917$1.879$3.362$2.324
Spain Central spaincentral$4.944$0.9137$2.917$1.879$3.362$2.324
Central US centralus$5.002$1.065$2.611$1.682$3.006$2.076
UK South uksouth$5.098$0.8988$3.007$1.937$3.467$2.396
Italy North italynorth$5.146$0.951$3.036$1.955$3.499$2.419
France Central francecentral$5.174$0.9562$3.053$1.966$3.518$2.432
West US westus$5.174$0.9562$3.053$1.966$3.518$2.432
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$5.178$0.9569$3.055$1.968$3.521$2.434
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$5.29$1.026$3.121$2.01$3.597$2.486
Poland Central polandcentral$5.29$0.9776$3.121$2.01$3.597$2.486
West Europe westeurope$5.29$1.141$3.121$2.01$3.597$2.486
South Central US southcentralus$5.309$0.9811$3.132$2.017$3.61$2.495
West Central US westcentralus$5.309$0.9811$3.132$2.017$3.61$2.495
UK West ukwest$5.357$0.99$3.16$2.036$3.643$2.518
UAE North uaenorth$5.405$0.9988$3.189$2.054$3.675$2.54
Australia East australiaeast$5.52$1.071$3.257$2.098$3.754$2.594
Southeast Asia southeastasia$5.52$1.02$3.257$2.098$3.754$2.594
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$5.532$1.022$3.264$2.102––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$5.558$1.027$3.28$2.112––
Japan East japaneast$5.693$1.052$3.359$2.163$3.871$2.676
Japan West japanwest$5.702$1.054$3.364$2.167$3.877$2.68
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$5.75$1.063$3.393$2.185$3.91$2.703
Korea Central koreacentral$5.77$1.066$3.404$2.192$3.924$2.712
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$5.789$1.07$3.415$2.20$3.937$2.721
East Asia eastasia$6.086$1.125$3.591$2.313$4.138$2.86
South Africa North southafricanorth$6.202$1.146$3.659$2.357$4.217$2.915
Norway East norwayeast$6.326$1.169$3.732$2.404$4.302$2.973
South India southindia$6.683$1.235$3.943$2.539$4.544$3.141
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$6.902$1.276$4.072$2.623$4.693$3.244
Brazil South brazilsouth$7.037$1.30$4.152$2.674$4.785$3.307
Sweden South swedensouth$7.479$1.382$4.413$2.842$5.086$3.515
South Africa West southafricawest$8.055$1.489$4.752$3.061$5.477$3.786
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$8.232$1.521$4.857$3.128$5.598$3.869
UAE Central uaecentral$8.232$1.521$4.857$3.128$5.598$3.869

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs96
Physical cores96
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)672
NetworkingValue
Network60 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces8
StorageValue
Max data disks64
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)153,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,000 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E96ps_v6
FamilyEpsv6
CategoryMemory optimized
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesepsv6-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.