Standard_F8s
Standard_F8s is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.398 per hour on demand ($290.54 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0926 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.395 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 | $0.395 | $0.0919 | $0.3002 | $0.2173 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.395 | – | $0.395 | $0.395 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.395 | – | $0.395 | $0.395 |
| East US eastus | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.398 | $0.1763 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.404 | $0.094 | $0.307 | $0.2222 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.408 | $0.0949 | $0.3101 | $0.2244 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.408 | $0.0949 | $0.3101 | $0.2244 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.415 | $0.1612 | $0.3154 | $0.2283 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.416 | $0.0968 | $0.287 | $0.1955 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.416 | $0.0968 | $0.287 | $0.1955 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.437 | $0.1017 | $0.3321 | $0.2404 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.437 | $0.1017 | $0.3321 | $0.2404 |
| Central US centralus | $0.438 | $0.0809 | $0.3022 | $0.2059 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.438 | $0.1019 | $0.3022 | $0.2059 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.438 | $0.1019 | $0.3022 | $0.2059 |
| West India westindia | $0.439 | $0.1022 | $0.3336 | $0.2415 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.452 | $0.1052 | $0.3435 | $0.2486 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.3932 | $0.3103 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.456 | $0.1061 | $0.3466 | $0.2508 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.462 | $0.1075 | $0.3511 | $0.2541 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.475 | $0.1105 | $0.361 | $0.2613 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.478 | $0.1112 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.478 | $0.1112 | $0.3633 | $0.2629 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.478 | $0.1112 | $0.3633 | $0.2629 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.479 | $0.1115 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.479 | $0.1115 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.479 | $0.1115 | – | – |
| South India southindia | $0.483 | $0.1124 | $0.3671 | $0.2657 |
| West US westus | $0.498 | $0.1159 | $0.3436 | $0.2341 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.499 | $0.1161 | $0.3792 | $0.2745 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.4994 | $0.1162 | $0.3795 | $0.2747 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.504 | $0.1173 | $0.383 | $0.2772 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.504 | $0.1173 | $0.383 | $0.2772 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.521 | $0.1212 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.521 | $0.0521 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.521 | $0.1212 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.521 | $0.1212 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| France South francesouth | $0.525 | $0.1222 | $0.399 | $0.2888 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.533 | $0.124 | $0.4051 | $0.2932 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.547 | $0.1273 | $0.4157 | $0.3009 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.574 | $0.1336 | $0.4362 | $0.3157 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.578 | $0.1345 | $0.4393 | $0.3179 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.59 | $0.1373 | $0.4484 | $0.3245 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.591 | $0.1375 | $0.4492 | $0.3251 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.593 | $0.138 | $0.4507 | $0.3262 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.649 | $0.151 | $0.4932 | $0.357 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.6491 | $0.1511 | $0.4933 | $0.357 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.669 | $0.1557 | $0.5084 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.747 | $0.1738 | $0.5677 | $0.4109 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.398 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.766 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 210 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 32 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 384 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F8s |
| 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.