Standard_L16ps_v5 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_L16ps_v5 with no upfront payment costs $1.029 per hour in East US, 41% less than on demand ($1.744). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.6627 per hour effective, 62% less.

Every option in East US

Linux prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

TermOptionPaymentUpfrontHourlyEffective /hrEffective /moSavingBreak-even
1 yearReservationNo upfront–$1.029$1.029$751.0841%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$9,013.00$0$1.029$751.0841%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$1.186$1.186$865.7232%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.6627$0.6627$483.7562%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$17,415.00$0$0.6627$483.7562%month 14
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.8197$0.8197$598.3753%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Central US$1.744$1.029$0.662762%
East US$1.744$1.029$0.662762%
East US 2$1.744$1.029$0.662762%
West US 2$1.744$1.029$0.662762%
West US 3$1.744$1.029$0.662762%
Mexico Central$1.918$1.132$0.728962%
Indonesia Central$2.04$1.204$0.775362%
Malaysia West$2.04$1.204$0.775362%
Canada Central$2.093$1.235$0.795262%
Canada East$2.093$1.235$0.795262%
North Central US$2.093$1.235$0.795262%
South Central US$2.093$1.235$0.795262%
West Central US$2.093$1.235$0.795262%
France Central$2.18$1.286$0.828362%
UK South$2.18$1.286$0.828362%
Germany West Central$2.267$1.338$0.861562%
Italy North$2.267$1.338$0.861562%
Spain Central$2.267$1.338$0.861562%
Sweden Central$2.267$1.338$0.861562%
West US$2.267$1.338$0.861562%
Korea Central$2.354$1.389$0.894662%
Australia Southeast$2.441$1.44$0.927762%
Central India$2.441$1.44$0.927762%
India South Central$2.441$1.44$0.927762%
Southeast Asia$2.441$1.44$0.927762%
North Europe$2.494$1.471$0.947662%
Switzerland North$2.494$1.471$0.947662%
UAE North$2.494$1.471$0.947662%
West Europe$2.494$1.471$0.947662%
Australia East$2.529$1.492$0.960862%
Japan East$2.529$1.492$0.960862%
South Africa North$2.546$1.502$0.967562%
New Zealand North$2.655$1.566$1.00962%
East Asia$2.703$1.595$1.02762%
Brazil South$3.488$2.058$1.32562%

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.