Standard_L16as_v5

Standard_L16as_v5 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)). In East US it costs $1.628 per hour on demand ($1,188.44 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.993 per hour, 39% less. Spot capacity is about $0.3256 per hour. It is sold in 14 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $1.628 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 US centralus$1.628$0.3256$0.993$0.6512$1.188$0.814
East US eastus$1.628$0.3256$0.993$0.6512$1.188$0.814
East US 2 eastus2$1.628$0.3256$0.993$0.6512$1.188$0.814
West US 2 westus2$1.628$0.3256$0.9605$0.6186$1.123$0.7489
West US 3 westus3$1.628$0.3256$0.9605$0.6186$1.123$0.7489
South Central US southcentralus$1.954$0.3908$1.153$0.7425$1.348$0.8988
UK South uksouth$2.035$0.407$1.241$0.814$1.486$1.018
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$2.116$0.4232$1.291$0.8466$1.545$1.058
Italy North italynorth$2.116$0.4232$1.291$0.8466$1.545$1.058
Sweden Central swedencentral$2.116$0.4232$1.291$0.8466$1.545$1.058
West US westus$2.116$0.4232$1.291$0.8466$1.545$1.058
North Europe northeurope$2.328$0.4656$1.373$0.8846$1.653$1.117
West Europe westeurope$2.328$0.4656$1.373$0.8846$1.653$1.094
Brazil South brazilsouth$3.256$0.6512$1.986$1.302$2.377$1.628

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$1.628$0.993$0.6512
Windows$2.364$1.729$1.387

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs16
Physical cores8
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)128
NetworkingValue
Network25 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces8
StorageValue
Storage3840 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe3,576 GiB
Max data disks48
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_L16as_v5
FamilyLasv5
CategoryStorage optimized
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Serieslasv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
Standard_L2as_v5216$0.204
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Standard_L16as_v516128$1.628
Standard_L32as_v532256$3.256
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Standard_L64as_v564512$6.512
Standard_L80as_v580640$8.14
Standard_L96as_v596768$9.768
Standard_L128as_v51281024$13.024

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