Av2vsAmv2

Size for size, Av2 is on average 20% cheaper than Amv2 on demand in East US, across 3 shared sizes. The same size with or without local disk or extra networking.

At a glanceAv2Amv2
Sizes here43
From$0.043/hr$0.119/hr
vCPUs1 to 82 to 8
Memory2 to 16 GiB16 to 64 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for Linux. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeAv2Amv2Amv2 vs Av2
2Standard_A2_v2 $0.0903Standard_A2m_v2 $0.119▲ 32%
4Standard_A4_v2 $0.191Standard_A4m_v2 $0.237▲ 24%
8Standard_A8_v2 $0.399Standard_A8m_v2 $0.475▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Av2 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 3 of 3 shared sizes
20% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 3 of 3 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Sizes4 sizes here vs 3
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Where Amv2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

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