Standard_A2_v2vsStandard_A2m_v2

Standard_A2_v2 is 24% cheaper than Standard_A2m_v2 on demand in East US, saving $20.95 a month.

At a glanceStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2
On-demand$0.0903/hr24% less$0.119/hr
Lowest rate$0.0181/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0238/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel 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)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)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2Standard_A2m_v2 vs Standard_A2_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.018180% off$0.0238▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.061132% off$0.0805▲ 32%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$0.040755% off$0.0536▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_A2_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.0903 vs $0.119 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_A2m_v2 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 4
4× higher

Specs

3 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel 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)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)100100
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2
Memory (GiB)416
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2
Network500 Mbps500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoNo
Max network interfaces22
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2
Storage20 GiB temp SSD20 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk20 GiB20 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s48 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 5 differStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2
FamilyAv2Amv2
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1V1
Encryption at hostNoNo
Retirement date–2028-11-15
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2
Seriesav2-seriesav2-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_A2_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_A2_v2Standard_A2m_v2Difference
West US 2westus2$0.0756$0.099▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$0.076$0.099▲ 30%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.083$0.11▲ 33%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.0861$0.113▲ 31%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.0861$0.113▲ 31%
North Europenortheurope$0.0861$0.113▲ 31%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.0861$0.113▲ 31%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.0861$0.113▲ 31%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.0861$0.113▲ 31%
West Europewesteurope$0.0861$0.113▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$0.087$0.124▲ 43%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.0885$0.116▲ 31%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.0885$0.116▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
Central UScentralus$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
East US 2eastus2$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
West USwestus$0.0903$0.119▲ 32%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.0907$0.119▲ 31%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.0907$0.119▲ 31%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.0912$0.119▲ 30%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.092$0.119▲ 29%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.0945$0.124▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.0947$0.124▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.0947$0.124▲ 31%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.097$0.132▲ 36%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.097$0.132▲ 36%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.097$0.132▲ 36%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.098$0.13▲ 33%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.098$0.13▲ 33%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.098$0.13▲ 33%
South Indiasouthindia$0.098$0.13▲ 33%
West Indiawestindia$0.098$0.13▲ 33%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.0996$0.131▲ 32%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.101$0.133▲ 32%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.102$0.133▲ 30%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.105$0.138▲ 31%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.105$0.138▲ 31%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.105$0.138▲ 31%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.105$0.138▲ 31%
East Asiaeastasia$0.105$0.138▲ 31%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.105$0.138▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$0.105$0.138▲ 31%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.107$0.147▲ 37%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.112$0.147▲ 31%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.112$0.147▲ 31%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.113$0.149▲ 32%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.113$0.149▲ 32%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.123$0.162▲ 32%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.123$0.162▲ 32%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.123$0.162▲ 32%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.127$0.166▲ 31%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.128$0.168▲ 31%
France Southfrancesouth$0.136$0.179▲ 32%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.168$0.27▲ 61%

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Standard_A2_v2General purpose, Av2 family
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Standard_A2m_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the Amv2 family

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.