Storage optimized Azure VM sizes
Azure VM has 66 storage optimized sizes in East US, across 10 families. The cheapest is Standard_L2as_v4 at $0.172 per hour on demand (2 vCPUs, 16 GiB).
Prices in East US, cheapest first
| Type | Family | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_L2as_v4 | Lasv4 | 2 | 16 | $0.172 | $0.0361 | $0.1049 |
| Standard_L2s_v4 | Lsv4 | 2 | 16 | $0.174 | $0.0365 | $0.1062 |
| Standard_L2as_v5 | Lasv5 | 2 | 16 | $0.204 | $0.0408 | $0.1241 |
| Standard_L2aos_v4 | Laosv4 | 2 | 16 | $0.226 | $0.0474 | $0.1446 |
| Standard_L2aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 2 | 16 | $0.305 | $0.061 | $0.1798 |
| Standard_L4as_v4 | Lasv4 | 4 | 32 | $0.344 | $0.0721 | $0.2098 |
| Standard_L4s_v4 | Lsv4 | 4 | 32 | $0.348 | $0.073 | $0.2123 |
| Standard_L4as_v5 | Lasv5 | 4 | 32 | $0.407 | $0.0814 | $0.2483 |
| Standard_L4aos_v4 | Laosv4 | 4 | 32 | $0.452 | $0.0948 | $0.2893 |
| Standard_L4aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 4 | 32 | $0.61 | $0.122 | $0.3597 |
| Standard_L8as_v3 | Lasv3 | 8 | 64 | $0.624 | $0.1333 | $0.3993 |
| Standard_L8s_v2 | Lsv2 | 8 | 64 | $0.624 | $0.1445 | – |
| Standard_L8as_v4 | Lasv4 | 8 | 64 | $0.688 | $0.1442 | $0.4196 |
| Standard_L8s_v3 | Lsv3 | 8 | 64 | $0.696 | $0.1525 | $0.4454 |
| Standard_L8s_v4 | Lsv4 | 8 | 64 | $0.696 | $0.1461 | $0.4245 |
| Standard_L8as_v5 | Lasv5 | 8 | 64 | $0.814 | $0.1628 | $0.4966 |
| Standard_L8aos_v4 | Laosv4 | 8 | 64 | $0.904 | $0.1896 | $0.5785 |
| Standard_L8aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 8 | 64 | $1.219 | $0.2438 | $0.7193 |
| Standard_L16as_v3 | Lasv3 | 16 | 128 | $1.248 | $0.2666 | $0.7987 |
| Standard_L16s_v2 | Lsv2 | 16 | 128 | $1.248 | $0.2889 | – |
| Standard_L12aos_v4 | Laosv4 | 12 | 96 | $1.356 | $0.2844 | $0.8678 |
| Standard_L16as_v4 | Lasv4 | 16 | 128 | $1.376 | $0.2884 | $0.8394 |
| Standard_L16s_v3 | Lsv3 | 16 | 128 | $1.392 | $0.305 | $0.8909 |
| Standard_L16s_v4 | Lsv4 | 16 | 128 | $1.392 | $0.2922 | $0.8491 |
| Standard_L16as_v5 | Lasv5 | 16 | 128 | $1.628 | $0.3256 | $0.993 |
| Standard_L16aos_v4 | Laosv4 | 16 | 128 | $1.808 | $0.3791 | $1.157 |
| Standard_L12aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 12 | 96 | $1.829 | $0.3658 | $1.079 |
| Standard_L16aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 16 | 128 | $2.438 | $0.4876 | $1.439 |
| Standard_L32as_v3 | Lasv3 | 32 | 256 | $2.496 | $0.5331 | $1.597 |
| Standard_L32s_v2 | Lsv2 | 32 | 256 | $2.496 | $0.5778 | – |
| Standard_L24aos_v4 | Laosv4 | 24 | 192 | $2.712 | $0.5687 | $1.736 |
| Standard_L32as_v4 | Lasv4 | 32 | 256 | $2.752 | $0.5768 | $1.679 |
| Standard_L32s_v3 | Lsv3 | 32 | 256 | $2.784 | $0.61 | $1.782 |
| Standard_L32s_v4 | Lsv4 | 32 | 256 | $2.784 | $0.5844 | $1.698 |
| Standard_L32as_v5 | Lasv5 | 32 | 256 | $3.256 | $0.6512 | $1.986 |
| Standard_L32aos_v4 | Laosv4 | 32 | 256 | $3.616 | $0.7583 | $2.314 |
| Standard_L24aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 24 | 192 | $3.658 | $0.7316 | $2.158 |
| Standard_L48as_v3 | Lasv3 | 48 | 384 | $3.744 | $0.7997 | $2.396 |
| Standard_L48s_v2 | Lsv2 | 48 | 384 | $3.744 | $0.8667 | – |
| Standard_L48as_v4 | Lasv4 | 48 | 384 | $4.128 | $0.8652 | $2.518 |
| Standard_L48s_v3 | Lsv3 | 48 | 384 | $4.176 | $0.915 | $2.673 |
| Standard_L48s_v4 | Lsv4 | 48 | 384 | $4.176 | $0.8765 | $2.547 |
| Standard_L32aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 32 | 256 | $4.877 | $0.9754 | $2.877 |
| Standard_L48as_v5 | Lasv5 | 48 | 384 | $4.884 | $0.9768 | $2.979 |
| Standard_L64as_v3 | Lasv3 | 64 | 512 | $4.992 | $1.066 | $3.195 |
| Standard_L64s_v2 | Lsv2 | 64 | 512 | $4.992 | $1.156 | – |
| Standard_L64as_v4 | Lasv4 | 64 | 512 | $5.504 | $1.154 | $3.357 |
| Standard_L64s_v3 | Lsv3 | 64 | 512 | $5.568 | $1.22 | $3.563 |
| Standard_L64s_v4 | Lsv4 | 64 | 512 | $5.568 | $1.169 | $3.397 |
| Standard_L80as_v3 | Lasv3 | 80 | 640 | $6.24 | $1.333 | $3.994 |
| Standard_L80s_v2 | Lsv2 | 80 | 640 | $6.24 | $1.445 | – |
| Standard_L64as_v5 | Lasv5 | 64 | 512 | $6.512 | $1.302 | $3.972 |
| Standard_L80as_v4 | Lasv4 | 80 | 640 | $6.88 | $1.442 | $4.197 |
| Standard_L80s_v3 | Lsv3 | 80 | 640 | $6.96 | $1.525 | $4.455 |
| Standard_L80s_v4 | Lsv4 | 80 | 640 | $6.96 | $1.461 | $4.245 |
| Standard_L48aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 48 | 384 | $7.315 | $1.463 | $4.316 |
| Standard_L80as_v5 | Lasv5 | 80 | 640 | $8.14 | $1.628 | $4.965 |
| Standard_L96as_v4 | Lasv4 | 96 | 768 | $8.256 | $1.73 | $5.036 |
| Standard_L96s_v4 | Lsv4 | 96 | 768 | $8.352 | $1.753 | $5.095 |
| Standard_L64aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 64 | 512 | $9.753 | $1.951 | $5.755 |
| Standard_L96as_v5 | Lasv5 | 96 | 768 | $9.768 | $1.954 | $5.958 |
| Standard_L128as_v5 | Lasv5 | 128 | 1024 | $13.024 | $2.605 | $7.945 |
| Standard_L96aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 96 | 768 | $14.63 | $2.926 | $8.632 |
| Standard_L160ias_v5 | Liasv5 | 160 | 1280 | $17.908 | $3.582 | $10.924 |
| Standard_L128aos_v5 | Laosv5 | 128 | 1024 | $19.507 | $3.901 | $11.509 |
| Standard_L160iaos_v5 | Liaosv5 | 160 | 1040 | $26.822 | $5.364 | $15.825 |
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Prices in USD per hour for Linux; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.