Standard_F2s
Standard_F2s is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.099 per hour on demand ($72.27 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.023 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.0988 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 | $0.0988 | $0.023 | $0.0751 | $0.0543 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.0988 | – | $0.0988 | $0.0988 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.0988 | – | $0.0988 | $0.0988 |
| East US eastus | $0.099 | $0.023 | $0.0683 | $0.0465 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.099 | $0.0439 | $0.0683 | $0.0465 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.099 | $0.023 | $0.0683 | $0.0465 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.099 | $0.023 | $0.0683 | $0.0465 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.099 | $0.023 | $0.0683 | $0.0465 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.101 | $0.0235 | $0.0768 | $0.0556 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.102 | $0.0237 | $0.0775 | $0.0561 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.102 | $0.0237 | $0.0775 | $0.0561 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.104 | $0.0404 | $0.079 | $0.0572 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.104 | $0.0242 | $0.0718 | $0.0489 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.104 | $0.0242 | $0.0718 | $0.0489 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.109 | $0.0254 | $0.0828 | $0.06 |
| Central US centralus | $0.109 | $0.0201 | $0.0752 | $0.0512 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.109 | $0.0254 | $0.0828 | $0.06 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.109 | $0.0254 | $0.0752 | $0.0512 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.109 | $0.0254 | $0.0752 | $0.0512 |
| West India westindia | $0.11 | $0.0256 | $0.0836 | $0.0605 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.113 | $0.0263 | $0.0859 | $0.0622 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0866 | $0.0627 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0987 | $0.0779 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0866 | $0.0627 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0866 | $0.0627 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0866 | $0.0627 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0866 | $0.0627 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0866 | $0.0627 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.115 | $0.0268 | $0.0874 | $0.0633 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.119 | $0.0277 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.119 | $0.0277 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.119 | $0.0277 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.119 | $0.0277 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.12 | $0.0279 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.12 | $0.0279 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.12 | $0.0279 | – | – |
| South India southindia | $0.121 | $0.0282 | $0.092 | $0.0666 |
| West US westus | $0.124 | $0.0289 | $0.0856 | $0.0583 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.125 | $0.0291 | $0.095 | $0.0688 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.1254 | $0.0292 | $0.0953 | $0.069 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.126 | $0.0293 | $0.0958 | $0.0693 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.126 | $0.0293 | $0.0958 | $0.0693 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.13 | $0.0303 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.13 | $0.013 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.13 | $0.0303 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.13 | $0.0303 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| France South francesouth | $0.131 | $0.0305 | $0.0996 | $0.0721 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.133 | $0.0309 | $0.1011 | $0.0732 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.137 | $0.0319 | $0.1041 | $0.0754 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.144 | $0.0335 | $0.1094 | $0.0792 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.144 | $0.0335 | $0.1094 | $0.0792 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.148 | $0.0344 | $0.1125 | $0.0814 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.148 | $0.0344 | $0.1125 | $0.0814 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.148 | $0.0344 | $0.1125 | $0.0814 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.1629 | $0.0379 | $0.1238 | $0.0896 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.163 | $0.0379 | $0.1239 | $0.0896 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.167 | $0.0389 | $0.1269 | $0.0919 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.187 | $0.0435 | $0.1421 | $0.1029 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.099 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.192 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 210 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 4 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 8 GiB |
| Max data disks | 8 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 96 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F2s |
| 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.