Standard_M8pds_v4

Standard_M8pds_v4 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs. In East US it costs $1.135 per hour on demand ($828.55 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.6697 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.227 per hour. It is sold in 35 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $1.135 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$1.135$0.227$0.6697$0.4314$0.7718$0.5335
East US eastus$1.135$0.227$0.6697$0.4314$0.7718$0.5335
East US 2 eastus2$1.135$0.227$0.6697$0.4314$0.7718$0.5335
West US 2 westus2$1.135$0.227$0.6697$0.4314$0.7718$0.5335
West US 3 westus3$1.135$0.227$0.6697$0.4314$0.7718$0.5335
Mexico Central mexicocentral$1.249$0.2498$0.7368$0.4745$0.8493$0.587
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$1.328$0.2656$0.7837$0.5047$0.903$0.6242
Malaysia West malaysiawest$1.328$0.2656$0.7837$0.5047$0.903$0.6242
Canada Central canadacentral$1.362$0.2724$0.8038$0.5177$0.9262$0.6401
Canada East canadaeast$1.362$0.2724$0.8038$0.5177$0.9262$0.6401
North Central US northcentralus$1.362$0.2724$0.8038$0.5177$0.9262$0.6401
South Central US southcentralus$1.362$0.2724$0.8038$0.5177$0.9262$0.6401
West Central US westcentralus$1.362$0.2724$0.8038$0.5177$0.9262$0.6401
France Central francecentral$1.419$0.2838$0.8372$0.5392$0.9649$0.6669
UK South uksouth$1.419$0.2838$0.8372$0.5392$0.9649$0.6669
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$1.476$0.2952$0.8707$0.5608$1.004$0.6937
Italy North italynorth$1.476$0.2952$0.8707$0.5608$1.004$0.6937
Spain Central spaincentral$1.476$0.2952$0.8707$0.5608$1.004$0.6937
Sweden Central swedencentral$1.476$0.2952$0.8707$0.5608$1.004$0.6937
West US westus$1.476$0.2952$0.8707$0.5608$1.004$0.6937
Korea Central koreacentral$1.533$0.3066$0.9042$0.5823$1.042$0.7205
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$1.589$0.3178$0.9377$0.6039$1.081$0.7468
Central India centralindia$1.589$0.3178$0.9377$0.6039$1.081$0.7468
India South Central indiasouthcentral$1.589$0.3178$0.9377$0.6039$1.081$0.7468
Southeast Asia southeastasia$1.589$0.3178$0.9377$0.6039$1.081$0.7468
North Europe northeurope$1.623$0.3246$0.9578$0.6169$1.104$0.7628
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$1.623$0.3246$0.9578$0.6169$1.104$0.7628
UAE North uaenorth$1.623$0.3246$0.9578$0.6169$1.104$0.7628
West Europe westeurope$1.623$0.3246$0.9578$0.6169$1.104$0.7628
Australia East australiaeast$1.646$0.3292$0.9711$0.6255$1.119$0.7736
Japan East japaneast$1.646$0.3292$0.9711$0.6255$1.119$0.7736
South Africa North southafricanorth$1.657$0.3314$0.9779$0.6298$1.127$0.7788
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$1.728$0.3456$1.02$0.6568$1.175$0.8122
East Asia eastasia$1.76$0.352$1.038$0.6686$1.197$0.8272
Brazil South brazilsouth$2.27$0.454$1.339$0.8627$1.544$1.067

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$1.135$0.6697$0.4314
Windows$1.503$1.038$0.7994

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Architecturearm64
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_M8pds_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.