Standard_M16s
Standard_M16s is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs. In East US it costs $2.387 per hour on demand ($1,742.51 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.373 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2387 per hour. It is sold in 51 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 | $2.387 | $0.2387 | $1.373 | $0.6678 | $1.647 | $0.8352 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.387 | $0.2387 | $1.373 | $0.6678 | $1.647 | $0.8352 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.387 | $0.2387 | $1.373 | $0.6678 | $1.647 | $0.8352 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.387 | $0.2387 | $1.373 | $0.6678 | $1.647 | $0.8352 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.387 | $0.2387 | $1.373 | $0.6678 | $1.647 | $0.8352 |
| Central India centralindia | $2.462 | $0.2462 | $1.416 | $0.689 | $1.698 | $0.8615 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $2.462 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $2.462 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.626 | $0.2626 | $1.51 | $0.7346 | $1.812 | $0.9187 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.626 | $0.2626 | $1.51 | $0.7346 | $1.812 | $0.9187 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.629 | $0.5257 | $1.512 | $0.736 | $1.813 | $0.9198 |
| Central US centralus | $2.697 | $0.2697 | $1.551 | $0.7546 | $1.861 | $0.9437 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.864 | $0.2864 | $1.647 | $0.8014 | $1.976 | $1.002 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.864 | $0.2864 | $1.647 | $0.8014 | $1.976 | $1.002 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $2.864 | $0.2864 | $1.647 | $0.8014 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.864 | $0.2864 | $1.647 | $0.8014 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $3.008 | $0.3008 | $1.73 | $0.8414 | $2.075 | $1.052 |
| UK West ukwest | $3.008 | $0.3008 | $1.73 | $0.8414 | $2.075 | $1.052 |
| France Central francecentral | $3.008 | $0.3008 | $1.73 | $0.8414 | $2.075 | $1.052 |
| West US westus | $3.103 | $0.3103 | $1.784 | $0.8682 | $2.141 | $1.086 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $3.15 | $0.6451 | $1.812 | $0.8815 | $2.173 | $1.102 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $3.151 | $0.6302 | $1.812 | $0.8815 | $2.174 | $1.103 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $3.151 | $0.3151 | $1.812 | $0.8815 | $2.174 | $1.103 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $3.199 | $0.3199 | $1.839 | $0.8949 | $2.207 | $1.119 |
| Italy North italynorth | $3.342 | $0.6684 | $1.922 | $0.9349 | $2.305 | $1.169 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $3.342 | $0.3342 | $1.922 | $0.9349 | $2.305 | $1.169 |
| West Europe westeurope | $3.342 | $0.3342 | $1.922 | $0.9349 | $2.305 | $1.169 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $3.342 | $0.3342 | $1.922 | $0.9349 | $2.306 | $1.169 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $3.342 | $0.6684 | $1.922 | $0.9349 | $2.306 | $1.169 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $3.346 | $0.6691 | $1.924 | $0.9368 | $2.308 | $1.171 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $3.413 | $0.3413 | $1.963 | $0.9549 | $2.355 | $1.194 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Japan East japaneast | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Japan West japanwest | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $3.461 | $0.3461 | $1.99 | $0.9683 | $2.388 | $1.211 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $3.465 | $0.693 | $1.992 | $0.9702 | $2.391 | $1.212 |
| South India southindia | $3.616 | $0.3616 | $2.08 | $1.012 | $2.495 | $1.265 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $3.634 | $0.7268 | $2.09 | $1.017 | $2.507 | $1.272 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $3.676 | $0.3676 | $2.114 | $1.028 | $2.536 | $1.286 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $3.724 | $0.3724 | $2.141 | $1.042 | $2.569 | $1.303 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $4.01 | $0.401 | $2.306 | $1.122 | $2.767 | $1.403 |
| East Asia eastasia | $4.327 | $0.4327 | $2.191 | $1.066 | $2.985 | $1.514 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $4.344 | $0.4344 | $2.498 | $1.215 | $2.997 | $1.52 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $4.655 | $0.4655 | $2.677 | $1.302 | $3.212 | $1.629 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $4.779 | $0.4779 | $2.748 | $1.337 | $3.297 | $1.672 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $5.371 | $0.5371 | $3.089 | $1.502 | $3.705 | $1.879 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.387 | $1.373 | $0.6678 |
| Windows | $3.123 | $2.109 | $1.404 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M16s |
| Family | Ms |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | derived from size name |
Compare Standard_M16s
Other generations
Other Ms sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M16s | 16 | – | $2.387 |
| Standard_M32s | 32 | – | $3.335 |
| Standard_M64s | 64 | 1024 | $6.669 |
| Standard_M128s | 128 | 2048 | $13.338 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.