Standard_M4pds_v4

Standard_M4pds_v4 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs. In East US it costs $0.568 per hour on demand ($414.64 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.3349 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1136 per hour. It is sold in 35 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $0.568 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central US centralus$0.568$0.1136$0.3349$0.2157$0.3862$0.267
East US eastus$0.568$0.1136$0.3349$0.2157$0.3862$0.267
East US 2 eastus2$0.568$0.1136$0.3349$0.2157$0.3862$0.267
West US 2 westus2$0.568$0.1136$0.3349$0.2157$0.3862$0.267
West US 3 westus3$0.568$0.1136$0.3349$0.2157$0.3862$0.267
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.624$0.1248$0.3684$0.2373$0.4243$0.2933
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.664$0.1328$0.3918$0.2524$0.4515$0.3121
Malaysia West malaysiawest$0.664$0.1328$0.3918$0.2524$0.4515$0.3121
Canada Central canadacentral$0.681$0.1362$0.4018$0.2588$0.4631$0.3201
Canada East canadaeast$0.681$0.1362$0.4018$0.2588$0.4631$0.3201
North Central US northcentralus$0.681$0.1362$0.4018$0.2588$0.4631$0.3201
South Central US southcentralus$0.681$0.1362$0.4018$0.2588$0.4631$0.3201
West Central US westcentralus$0.681$0.1362$0.4018$0.2588$0.4631$0.3201
France Central francecentral$0.71$0.142$0.4186$0.2696$0.4828$0.3337
UK South uksouth$0.71$0.142$0.4186$0.2696$0.4828$0.3337
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.738$0.1476$0.4354$0.2804$0.5018$0.3469
Italy North italynorth$0.738$0.1476$0.4354$0.2804$0.5018$0.3469
Spain Central spaincentral$0.738$0.1476$0.4354$0.2804$0.5018$0.3469
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.738$0.1476$0.4354$0.2804$0.5018$0.3469
West US westus$0.738$0.1476$0.4354$0.2804$0.5018$0.3469
Korea Central koreacentral$0.766$0.1532$0.4521$0.2912$0.5209$0.36
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.795$0.159$0.4688$0.302$0.5406$0.3737
Central India centralindia$0.795$0.159$0.4688$0.302$0.5406$0.3737
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.795$0.159$0.4688$0.302$0.5406$0.3737
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.795$0.159$0.4688$0.302$0.5406$0.3737
North Europe northeurope$0.812$0.1624$0.4789$0.3084$0.5522$0.3816
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.812$0.1624$0.4789$0.3084$0.5522$0.3816
UAE North uaenorth$0.812$0.1624$0.4789$0.3084$0.5522$0.3816
West Europe westeurope$0.812$0.1624$0.4789$0.3084$0.5522$0.3816
Australia East australiaeast$0.823$0.1646$0.4856$0.3127$0.5596$0.3868
Japan East japaneast$0.823$0.1646$0.4856$0.3127$0.5596$0.3868
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.829$0.1658$0.4889$0.3149$0.5637$0.3896
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.864$0.1728$0.5098$0.3284$0.5875$0.4061
East Asia eastasia$0.88$0.176$0.5191$0.3343$0.5984$0.4136
Brazil South brazilsouth$1.135$0.227$0.6697$0.4314$0.7718$0.5335

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.568$0.3349$0.2157
Windows$0.752$0.5189$0.3997

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs4
Architecturearm64
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_M4pds_v4
FamilyMpdsv4
OtherValue
Specs sourcederived from size name

Other Mpdsv4 sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
Standard_M1pds_v41–$0.142
Standard_M2pds_v42–$0.284
Standard_M4pds_v44–$0.568
Standard_M8pds_v48–$1.135
Standard_M16pds_v416–$2.27
Standard_M32pds_v432–$4.541
Standard_M48pds_v448–$6.811
Standard_M64pds_v464–$9.082
Standard_M84pds_v484–$11.92

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