Basic_A2vsStandard_A2_v2
Basic_A2 is 13% cheaper than Standard_A2_v2 on demand in East US, saving $8.25 a month.
| At a glance | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.079/hr13% less | $0.0903/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0711/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0181/hr75% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 3.5 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 | Standard_A2_v2 vs Basic_A2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.079 | $0.0903 | ▲ 14% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 10% off$0.0711 | 80% off$0.0181 | ▼ 75% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 32% off$0.0611 | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 55% off$0.0407 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Basic_A2 leads
On-demand price$0.079 vs $0.0903 per hour
13% cheaperWhere Standard_A2_v2 leads
Memory (GiB)4 vs 3.5
14% higherSpecs
20 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 6 differ | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | – | 2 |
| Threads per core | – | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M 2.1 GHz (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 2.3 GHz (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 2.4 GHz (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | – | 100 |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 3.5 | 4 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | – | No |
| Max network interfaces | – | 2 |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 60 GiB temp SSD | 20 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | – | 20 GiB |
| Max data disks | – | 4 |
| Premium SSD | – | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | – | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | – | 48 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | – | No |
| Instance details3 of 4 differ | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | A | Av2 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | – | V1 |
| Encryption at host | – | No |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | av1-series | av2-series |
| Specs source | Microsoft docs | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Basic_A2 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Basic_A2 | Standard_A2_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $0.0618 | $0.097 | ▲ 57% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $0.0618 | $0.097 | ▲ 57% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $0.0618 | $0.097 | ▲ 57% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.068 | $0.0903 | ▲ 33% |
| West US 2westus2 | $0.068 | $0.0756 | ▲ 11% |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.075 | $0.0861 | ▲ 15% |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.078 | $0.087 | ▲ 12% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.078 | $0.0861 | ▲ 10% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.079 | $0.0903 | ▲ 14% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.079 | $0.0903 | ▲ 14% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $0.079 | $0.083 | ▲ 5% |
| West USwestus | $0.081 | $0.0903 | ▲ 11% |
| Central UScentralus | $0.085 | $0.0903 | ▲ 6% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.085 | $0.0903 | ▲ 6% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $0.0858 | $0.0912 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.087 | $0.0903 | ▲ 4% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.087 | $0.0903 | ▲ 4% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.0923 | $0.0861 | ▼ 7% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $0.094 | $0.098 | ▲ 4% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.095 | $0.0945 | ▼ 1% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.096 | $0.098 | ▲ 2% |
| West Indiawestindia | $0.096 | $0.098 | ▲ 2% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $0.097 | $0.092 | ▼ 5% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $0.098 | $0.105 | ▲ 7% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $0.098 | $0.105 | ▲ 7% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.098 | $0.105 | ▲ 7% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $0.099 | $0.113 | ▲ 14% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.101 | $0.105 | ▲ 4% |
| UK Westukwest | $0.101 | $0.105 | ▲ 4% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.104 | $0.105 | ▲ 1% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.104 | $0.105 | ▲ 1% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $0.108 | $0.102 | ▼ 6% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.109 | $0.113 | ▲ 4% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.112 | $0.128 | ▲ 14% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $0.1313 | $0.136 | ▲ 4% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $0.146 | $0.168 | ▲ 15% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.