Standard_M48ds-12_1_v3

Standard_M48ds-12_1_v3 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs. In East US it costs $6.62 per hour on demand ($4,832.60 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.85 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.324 per hour. It is sold in 11 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	$6.62	$1.324	$3.85	$1.859	$4.567	$2.316
East US 2 eastus2	$6.62	$1.324	$3.85	$1.859	$4.567	$2.316
West US 2 westus2	$6.62	$1.324	$3.85	$1.859	$4.567	$2.316
Australia East australiaeast	$7.935	$1.587	$4.615	$2.228	$5.474	$2.776
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona	$7.944	$1.589	$4.62	$2.231	–	–
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia	$7.944	$1.589	$4.62	$2.231	–	–
North Europe northeurope	$7.95	$1.59	$4.624	$2.232	$5.485	$2.782
New Zealand North newzealandnorth	$8.331	$1.666	$4.846	$2.339	$5.748	$2.915
West Europe westeurope	$9.27	$1.854	$5.391	$2.603	$6.395	$3.244
Korea Central koreacentral	$9.604	$1.921	$5.585	$2.697	$6.626	$3.36
East Asia eastasia	$10.266	$2.053	$5.971	$2.883	$7.082	$3.592

Reserved and Savings Plans Spot prices by region Windows prices by region

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating system	On-demand /hr	1-yr reserved /hr	3-yr reserved /hr
Linux	$6.62	$3.85	$1.859
Windows	$7.172	$4.402	$2.411

Specs

Compute	Value
vCPUs	48
Architecture	x86_64

Instance details	Value
Instance type	Standard_M48ds-12_1_v3
Family	M48ds-12_1_v3

Other	Value
Specs source	derived from size name

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