Standard_M96ds-24_1_v3

Standard_M96ds-24_1_v3 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs. In East US it costs $9.93 per hour on demand ($7,248.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.775 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.986 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	$9.93	$1.986	$5.775	$2.788	$6.851	$3.474
East US 2 eastus2	$9.93	$1.986	$5.775	$2.788	$6.851	$3.474
West US 2 westus2	$9.93	$1.986	$5.775	$2.788	$6.851	$3.474
Australia East australiaeast	$11.894	$2.379	$6.917	$3.34	$8.206	$4.162
North Europe northeurope	$11.91	$2.382	$6.927	$3.344	$8.217	$4.167
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona	$11.916	$2.383	$6.93	$3.346	–	–
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia	$11.916	$2.383	$6.93	$3.346	–	–
New Zealand North newzealandnorth	$12.488	$2.498	$7.263	$3.507	$8.616	$4.37
West Europe westeurope	$13.90	$2.78	$8.084	$3.903	$9.59	$4.864
Korea Central koreacentral	$14.396	$2.879	$8.373	$4.042	$9.931	$5.037
East Asia eastasia	$15.388	$3.078	$8.95	$4.321	$10.617	$5.384

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	$9.93	$5.775	$2.788
Windows	$11.034	$6.879	$3.892

Specs

Compute	Value
vCPUs	96
Architecture	x86_64

Instance details	Value
Instance type	Standard_M96ds-24_1_v3
Family	M96ds-24_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.