Standard_GS2

Standard_GS2 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 56 GiB memory. In East US it costs $1.10 per hour on demand ($803.00 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.2033 per hour. It is sold in 14 regions; the cheapest is UK South at $0.878 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
UK South uksouth$0.878$0.1623$0.6673$0.4829
Canada Central canadacentral$0.968$0.2668$0.7357$0.5324
Canada East canadaeast$0.968$0.1789$0.7357$0.5324
West US 2 westus2$0.981$0.1813$0.6769$0.4611
East US eastus$1.10$0.2033––
East US 2 eastus2$1.10$0.378$0.759$0.517
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$1.10$0.2033––
Japan East japaneast$1.151$0.2127$0.8748$0.6331
West US westus$1.22$0.2255$0.8418$0.5734
Australia East australiaeast$1.276$0.2359$0.9698$0.7018
Southeast Asia southeastasia$1.32$0.2439$1.003$0.726
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$1.375$0.2541––
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$1.375$0.2541––
West Europe westeurope$1.40$0.2587$1.064$0.77
Spot prices by regionWindows prices by region

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$1.10––
Windows$1.22––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs4
Physical cores4
Threads per core1
Architecturex86_64
ACU (compute units)180
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)56
NetworkingValue
Accelerated networkingNo
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Temp disk112 GiB
Max data disks16
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)10,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)250 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_GS2
FamilyGS
VM generationsV1, V2
Encryption at hostYes
Retirement date2028-11-15
OtherValue
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

Other GS sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
Standard_GS1228$0.55
Standard_GS2456$1.10

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.