Standard_M96s-48_1_v3

Standard_M96s-48_1_v3 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs. In East US it costs $9.34 per hour on demand ($6,818.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.432 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.868 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	$9.34	$1.868	$5.432	$2.623	$6.444	$3.268
East US 2 eastus2	$9.34	$1.868	$5.432	$2.623	$6.444	$3.268
West US 2 westus2	$9.34	$1.868	$5.432	$2.623	$6.444	$3.268
Australia East australiaeast	$11.194	$2.239	$6.511	$3.143	$7.723	$3.917
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona	$11.208	$2.242	$6.519	$3.147	–	–
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia	$11.208	$2.242	$6.519	$3.147	–	–
North Europe northeurope	$11.21	$2.242	$6.52	$3.148	$7.734	$3.922
New Zealand North newzealandnorth	$11.754	$2.351	$6.836	$3.30	$8.109	$4.113
West Europe westeurope	$13.08	$2.616	$7.607	$3.673	$9.024	$4.577
Korea Central koreacentral	$13.549	$2.71	$7.88	$3.804	$9.347	$4.741
East Asia eastasia	$14.483	$2.897	$8.423	$4.067	$9.992	$5.068

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	$9.34	$5.432	$2.623
Windows	$11.548	$7.64	$4.831

Specs

Compute	Value
vCPUs	96
Architecture	x86_64

Instance details	Value
Instance type	Standard_M96s-48_1_v3
Family	M96s-48_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.