Standard_L8s

Standard_L8s is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.686 per hour on demand ($500.78 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.1268 per hour. It is sold in 14 regions; the cheapest is West US 2 at $0.624 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
West US 2 westus2$0.624$0.1153$0.4306$0.2933
East US eastus$0.686$0.1268$0.5941$0.4689
East US 2 eastus2$0.686$0.2357$0.4733$0.3224
Canada Central canadacentral$0.688$0.1896$0.5229$0.3784
Canada East canadaeast$0.688$0.1271$0.5229$0.3784
West US westus$0.688$0.1271$0.4747$0.3234
UK South uksouth$0.724$0.1338$0.5502$0.3982
Japan East japaneast$0.732$0.1353$0.5563$0.4026
West Europe westeurope$0.744$0.1375$0.5654$0.4092
Australia East australiaeast$0.748$0.1383$0.5685$0.4114
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.748$0.1382$0.5685$0.4114
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.752$0.139––
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.752$0.139––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.752$0.139––
Reserved and Savings PlansSpot prices by regionWindows prices by regionAWS equivalents

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Physical cores8
Threads per core1
Architecturex86_64
ACU (compute units)180
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)64
NetworkingValue
Accelerated networkingNo
Max network interfaces4
StorageValue
Temp disk1,388 GiB
Max data disks32
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)10,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)250 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_L8s
FamilyLs
VM generationsV1, V2
Encryption at hostYes
Retirement date2028-05-01
OtherValue
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

Compare Standard_L8s

Other generations

vs Standard_L8s_v2

Other Ls sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
Standard_L4s432$0.343
Standard_L8s864$0.686

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