Standard_L96s_v4
Standard_L96s_v4 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $8.352 per hour on demand ($6,096.96 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.095 per hour, 39% less. Spot capacity is about $1.753 per hour. It is sold in 41 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $8.352 | $1.753 | $5.095 | $3.341 | $6.097 | $4.176 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $8.376 | $1.548 | $5.109 | $3.35 | $6.114 | $4.188 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.376 | $1.548 | $5.109 | $3.35 | $6.114 | $4.188 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $8.376 | $1.548 | $5.109 | $3.35 | $6.114 | $4.188 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $8.736 | $1.614 | $5.329 | $3.494 | $6.377 | $4.368 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $9.082 | $1.678 | $5.54 | $3.633 | $6.63 | $4.541 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $9.187 | $1.698 | $5.604 | $3.675 | $6.707 | $4.593 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $9.216 | $1.703 | $5.622 | $3.686 | $6.728 | $4.608 |
| North Europe northeurope | $9.216 | $1.703 | $5.622 | $3.686 | $6.728 | $4.608 |
| West US westus | $9.216 | $1.703 | $5.622 | $3.686 | $6.728 | $4.608 |
| Central US centralus | $9.432 | $1.741 | $5.095 | $3.341 | $6.074 | $4.16 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $9.471 | $1.75 | $5.777 | $3.788 | $6.914 | $4.83 |
| Central India centralindia | $9.504 | $1.756 | $5.798 | $3.802 | $6.938 | $4.752 |
| France Central francecentral | $9.696 | $1.792 | $5.915 | $3.878 | $7.078 | $4.848 |
| UK South uksouth | $9.696 | $1.792 | $5.915 | $3.878 | $7.078 | $4.848 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $9.772 | $1.806 | $5.961 | $3.909 | $7.134 | $4.886 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $9.772 | $1.806 | $5.961 | $3.909 | $7.134 | $4.886 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.816 | $1.814 | $5.988 | $3.926 | $7.166 | $4.908 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.816 | $1.814 | $5.988 | $3.926 | $7.067 | $4.908 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.984 | $1.845 | $6.09 | $3.994 | $7.288 | $4.992 |
| Italy North italynorth | $9.984 | $1.845 | $6.09 | $3.994 | $7.189 | $4.992 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $9.984 | $1.845 | $6.09 | $3.994 | $7.288 | $4.992 |
| West Europe westeurope | $9.984 | $1.845 | $6.09 | $3.994 | $7.288 | $4.992 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $10.007 | $1.849 | $6.104 | $4.003 | $7.305 | $5.003 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $10.02 | $1.852 | $6.112 | $4.008 | $7.315 | $5.01 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $10.022 | $1.852 | $6.114 | $4.009 | $7.316 | $5.011 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $10.032 | $1.854 | $6.12 | $4.013 | $7.323 | $5.016 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $10.032 | $1.854 | $6.12 | $4.013 | $7.323 | $5.016 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $10.032 | $1.854 | $6.12 | $4.013 | $7.323 | $5.016 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $10.056 | $1.858 | $6.134 | $4.022 | $7.341 | $5.028 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $10.128 | $1.872 | $6.178 | $4.051 | $7.393 | $5.064 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $10.128 | $1.872 | $6.178 | $4.051 | $7.393 | $5.064 |
| UK West ukwest | $10.14 | $1.874 | $6.185 | $4.056 | $7.402 | $5.07 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $10.534 | $1.947 | $6.426 | $4.213 | $7.69 | $5.267 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $10.884 | $2.011 | $6.639 | $4.354 | $7.945 | $5.442 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $10.982 | $2.03 | $6.699 | $4.393 | $8.017 | $5.491 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $10.992 | $2.031 | $6.705 | $4.397 | $8.024 | $5.496 |
| South India southindia | $11.81 | $2.183 | $7.204 | $4.724 | $8.621 | $6.023 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $11.976 | $2.213 | $7.305 | $4.79 | $8.742 | $5.988 |
| East Asia eastasia | $12.946 | $2.392 | $7.897 | $5.178 | $9.451 | $6.473 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $13.344 | $2.466 | $8.14 | $5.338 | $9.741 | $6.672 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $8.352 | $5.095 | $3.341 |
| Windows | $12.768 | $9.511 | $7.757 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 41 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 12 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 21,456 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_L96s_v4 |
| Family | Lsv4 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | lsv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Lsv4 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_L2s_v4 | 2 | 16 | $0.174 |
| Standard_L4s_v4 | 4 | 32 | $0.348 |
| Standard_L8s_v4 | 8 | 64 | $0.696 |
| Standard_L16s_v4 | 16 | 128 | $1.392 |
| Standard_L32s_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.784 |
| Standard_L48s_v4 | 48 | 384 | $4.176 |
| Standard_L64s_v4 | 64 | 512 | $5.568 |
| Standard_L80s_v4 | 80 | 640 | $6.96 |
| Standard_L96s_v4 | 96 | 768 | $8.352 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.