Standard_B16als_v2vsStandard_B16ls_v2

Standard_B16als_v2 is 10% cheaper than Standard_B16ls_v2 on demand in East US, saving $40.88 a month.

At a glanceStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2
On-demand$0.533/hr10% less$0.589/hr
Lowest rate$0.2024/hr10% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.224/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), 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_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2Standard_B16ls_v2 vs Standard_B16als_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.533$0.589▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted10% off$0.479710% off$0.5301▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.314341% off$0.3478▲ 11%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.202462% off$0.224▲ 11%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.357133% off$0.3946▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$0.239955% off$0.2651▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_B16als_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.533 vs $0.589 per hour
10% cheaper
Where Standard_B16ls_v2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2
Network6,250 Mbps6,250 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2
FamilyBalsv2Blsv2
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2
Seriesbasv2-seriesbsv2-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_B16als_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_B16als_v2Standard_B16ls_v2Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.349$0.635▲ 82%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.349$0.635▲ 82%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.349$0.635▲ 82%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.533$0.589▲ 11%
East US 2eastus2$0.533$0.589▲ 11%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.533$0.589▲ 11%
West US 2westus2$0.533$0.589▲ 11%
West US 3westus3$0.533$0.589▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.551$0.612▲ 11%
North Europenortheurope$0.578$0.646▲ 12%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.592$0.657▲ 11%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.592$0.657▲ 11%
Central UScentralus$0.602$0.666▲ 11%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.602$0.669▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.602$0.669▲ 11%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.606$0.673▲ 11%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.608$0.679▲ 12%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.608$0.679▲ 12%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.611$0.679▲ 11%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.612$0.68▲ 11%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.612$0.68▲ 11%
West Europewesteurope$0.612$0.68▲ 11%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.613$0.678▲ 11%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.622$0.691▲ 11%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.622$0.691▲ 11%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.625$0.694▲ 11%
West USwestus$0.632$0.703▲ 11%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.639$0.707▲ 11%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.639$0.711▲ 11%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.639$0.707▲ 11%
UK Westukwest$0.645$0.713▲ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.663$0.737▲ 11%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.666$0.737▲ 11%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.669$0.748▲ 12%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.673$0.748▲ 11%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.673$0.748▲ 11%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.673$0.748▲ 11%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.673$0.748▲ 11%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.673$0.748▲ 11%
West Indiawestindia$0.682$0.755▲ 11%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.692$0.769▲ 11%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.693$0.766▲ 11%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.693$0.646▼ 7%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.694$0.771▲ 11%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.694$0.771▲ 11%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.707$0.786▲ 11%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.716$0.796▲ 11%
East Asiaeastasia$0.745$0.828▲ 11%
South Indiasouthindia$0.751$0.831▲ 11%
France Southfrancesouth$0.783$0.869▲ 11%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.796$0.884▲ 11%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.812$0.903▲ 11%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.831$0.924▲ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.857$0.952▲ 11%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.875$0.973▲ 11%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.875$0.973▲ 11%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.899$0.999▲ 11%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.114$1.238▲ 11%

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