MvsMls

Size for size, Mls is on average 19% cheaper than M on demand in East US, across 1 shared size. The same size with or without local disk or extra networking.

At a glanceMMls
Sizes here22
From$6.669/hr$2.873/hr
vCPUs64 to 12832 to 64
Memory1024 to 2048 GiB256 to 512 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized

On-demand prices by size in East US

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

SizeMMlsMls vs M
64Standard_M64 $6.669Standard_M64ls $5.415▼ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where M leads
Largest size128 vCPUs vs 64
Bigger
Where Mls leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 1 of 1 shared sizes
19% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 1 of 1 shared sizes
Cheaper spot

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Each family's own page, and how it compares with others.

M2 sizes
Every size in the M family

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Mls2 sizes
Every size in the Mls family

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