Standard_M176-88bds_v3 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_M176-88bds_v3 with no upfront payment costs $9.504 per hour in East US, 41% less than on demand ($16.11). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $5.638 per hour effective, 65% 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–$9.504$9.504$6,937.7541%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$83,253.00$0$9.504$6,937.7541%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$10.955$10.955$7,997.0032%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$5.638$5.638$4,115.6165%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$148,162.00$0$5.638$4,115.6165%month 13
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$6.766$6.766$4,939.3358%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Central India$16.11$9.504$5.63865%
East US$16.11$9.504$5.63865%
East US 2$16.11$9.504$5.63865%
South India$16.11$9.504$5.63865%
West US 2$16.11$9.504$5.63865%
North Central US$16.115$9.508$5.6465%
West US 3$16.115$9.508$5.6465%
Central US$18.21$9.504$5.63869%
Malaysia West$18.849$11.121$6.59765%
Indonesia Central$18.85$11.121$6.59765%
Australia East$19.306$11.389$6.75665%
North Europe$19.33$11.405$6.76565%
South Central US$19.33$11.405$6.76565%
Canada Central$19.332$11.405$6.76565%
US Gov Arizona$19.332$11.406$6.76665%
US Gov Virginia$19.332$11.406$6.76665%
Germany West Central$19.434$11.465$6.80165%
UK South$20.137$11.88$7.04765%
New Zealand North$20.272$11.959$7.09465%
Taiwan North$20.94$12.356$7.3365%
West Europe$20.94$12.355$7.32965%
Southeast Asia$20.949$12.36$7.33265%
Korea Central$21.748$12.83$7.61165%
Sweden Central$22.561$13.311$7.89665%
Switzerland North$23.037$13.59$8.06265%
UAE North$23.037$13.59$8.06265%
Japan East$23.36$13.78$8.17565%
East Asia$24.971$14.731$8.73965%
Japan West$24.971$14.731$8.73965%
Brazil South$32.22$19.01$11.27765%

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