Standard_A8vsStandard_A8_v2
Standard_A8_v2 is 59% cheaper than Standard_A8 on demand in East US, saving $420.48 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.975/hr | $0.399/hr59% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.8775/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0798/hr91% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 56 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 16 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 | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 | Standard_A8_v2 vs Standard_A8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.975 | $0.399 | ▼ 59% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 10% off$0.8775 | 80% off$0.0798 | ▼ 91% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 32% off$0.2698 | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 55% off$0.1798 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_A8 leads
Memory (GiB)56 vs 16
3.5× higherWhere Standard_A8_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.399 vs $0.975 per hour
59% cheaperSpecs
21 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 6 differ | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | – | 8 |
| 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 | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 56 | 16 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 2,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | – | No |
| Max network interfaces | – | 8 |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 382 GiB temp SSD | 80 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | – | 80 GiB |
| Max data disks | – | 16 |
| Premium SSD | – | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | – | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | – | 192 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | – | No |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | A | Av2 |
| Category | High performance compute | General purpose |
| VM generations | – | V1 |
| Encryption at host | – | No |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | av1-series | av2-series |
| Specs source | Microsoft docs | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_A8 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_A8 | Standard_A8_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $0.163 | $0.737 | ▲ 352% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.875 | $0.399 | ▼ 54% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $0.875 | $0.38 | ▼ 57% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $0.875 | $0.495 | ▼ 43% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.975 | $0.399 | ▼ 59% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.975 | $0.399 | ▼ 59% |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.975 | $0.38 | ▼ 61% |
| West USwestus | $0.975 | $0.399 | ▼ 59% |
| West Europewesteurope | $1.121 | $0.38 | ▼ 66% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $1.208 | $0.5 | ▼ 59% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $1.287 | $0.4 | ▼ 69% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $1.423 | $0.446 | ▼ 69% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $1.638 | $0.495 | ▼ 70% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $1.755 | $0.559 | ▼ 68% |
Keep exploring
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Standard_A8_v2
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.