Standard_F16s
Standard_F16s is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.796 per hour on demand ($581.08 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.1852 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.79 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 savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $0.79 | $0.1838 | $0.6004 | $0.4345 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.79 | – | $0.79 | $0.79 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.79 | – | $0.79 | $0.79 |
| East US eastus | $0.796 | $0.1852 | $0.5492 | $0.3741 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.796 | $0.3526 | $0.5492 | $0.3741 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.796 | $0.1852 | $0.5492 | $0.3741 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.796 | $0.1852 | $0.5492 | $0.3741 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.796 | $0.1852 | $0.5492 | $0.3741 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.808 | $0.188 | $0.6141 | $0.4444 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.816 | $0.1899 | $0.6202 | $0.4488 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.816 | $0.1899 | $0.6202 | $0.4488 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.83 | $0.3225 | $0.6308 | $0.4565 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.832 | $0.1936 | $0.5741 | $0.391 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.832 | $0.1936 | $0.5741 | $0.391 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.874 | $0.2034 | $0.6642 | $0.4807 |
| Central US centralus | $0.875 | $0.1616 | $0.6038 | $0.4113 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.875 | $0.2036 | $0.665 | $0.4813 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.875 | $0.2036 | $0.6038 | $0.4113 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.875 | $0.2036 | $0.6038 | $0.4113 |
| West India westindia | $0.878 | $0.2043 | $0.6673 | $0.4829 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.905 | $0.2106 | $0.6878 | $0.4978 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.909 | $0.2115 | $0.6908 | $0.5 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.909 | $0.2115 | $0.7873 | $0.6213 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.909 | $0.2115 | $0.6908 | $0.5 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.909 | $0.2115 | $0.6908 | $0.5 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.909 | $0.2115 | $0.6908 | $0.5 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.909 | $0.2115 | $0.6908 | $0.5 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.912 | $0.2122 | $0.6931 | $0.5016 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.924 | $0.215 | $0.7022 | $0.5082 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.95 | $0.2211 | $0.722 | $0.5225 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.955 | $0.2222 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.955 | $0.2222 | $0.7258 | $0.5253 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.955 | $0.2222 | $0.7258 | $0.5253 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.957 | $0.2227 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.957 | $0.2227 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.957 | $0.2227 | – | – |
| South India southindia | $0.966 | $0.2248 | $0.7342 | $0.5313 |
| West US westus | $0.996 | $0.2318 | $0.6872 | $0.4681 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.9999 | $0.2327 | $0.7599 | $0.5499 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.00 | $0.2327 | $0.76 | $0.55 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.008 | $0.2346 | $0.7661 | $0.5544 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.008 | $0.2346 | $0.7661 | $0.5544 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.042 | $0.2425 | $0.7919 | $0.5731 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.042 | $0.1042 | $0.7919 | $0.5731 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.042 | $0.2425 | $0.7919 | $0.5731 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.042 | $0.2425 | $0.7919 | $0.5731 |
| France South francesouth | $1.05 | $0.2443 | $0.798 | $0.5775 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.066 | $0.2481 | $0.8102 | $0.5863 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.094 | $0.2546 | $0.8314 | $0.6017 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $1.148 | $0.2671 | $0.8725 | $0.6314 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.155 | $0.2688 | $0.8778 | $0.6353 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.182 | $0.2751 | $0.8983 | $0.6501 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.182 | $0.2751 | $0.8983 | $0.6501 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.186 | $0.276 | $0.9014 | $0.6523 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $1.30 | $0.3025 | $0.988 | $0.715 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $1.301 | $0.3026 | $0.9885 | $0.7153 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $1.337 | $0.3111 | $1.016 | $0.7353 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $1.493 | $0.3474 | $1.135 | $0.8212 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.796 | – | – |
| Windows | $1.532 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 210 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 64 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 51,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 768 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F16s |
| Family | Fs |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-15 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Fs sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_F1s | 1 | 2 | $0.0497 |
| Standard_F2s | 2 | 4 | $0.099 |
| Standard_F4s | 4 | 8 | $0.199 |
| Standard_F8s | 8 | 16 | $0.398 |
| Standard_F16s | 16 | 32 | $0.796 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.