Standard_D16pls_v5vsStandard_D16pls_v6

Standard_D16pls_v6 is 9% cheaper than Standard_D16pls_v5 on demand in East US, saving $35.04 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6
On-demand$0.544/hr$0.496/hr9% less
Lowest rate$0.115/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2165/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAmpere AltraAzure Cobalt 100
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6Standard_D16pls_v6 vs Standard_D16pls_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.544$0.496▼ 9%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.11556% off$0.2165▲ 88%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.32141% off$0.2927▼ 9%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.206762% off$0.1885▼ 9%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.370132% off$0.3373▼ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.238453% off$0.2331▼ 2%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16pls_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D16pls_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.496 vs $0.544 per hour
9% cheaper
Max network interfaces8 vs 4
2× higher
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higher

Specs

7 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAzure Cobalt 100
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6
Network12,500 Mbps15,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces48
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6
Max data disks3248
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s848 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6
FamilyDplsv5Dplsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6
Seriesdplsv5-seriesdplsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16pls_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16pls_v5Standard_D16pls_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.341$0.326▼ 4%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.544$0.496▼ 9%
East US 2eastus2$0.544$0.496▼ 9%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.544$0.496▼ 9%
West US 2westus2$0.544$0.496▼ 9%
West US 3westus3$0.544$0.496▼ 9%
North Europenortheurope$0.584$0.555▼ 5%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.584$0.53▼ 9%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.595$0.552▼ 7%
Central UScentralus$0.615$0.562▼ 9%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.621$0.594▼ 4%
West Europewesteurope$0.621$0.594▼ 4%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.627$0.619▼ 1%
UK Southuksouth$0.646$0.573▼ 11%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.648$0.581▼ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.653$0.595▼ 9%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.653$0.595▼ 9%
West USwestus$0.678$0.581▼ 14%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.683$0.774▲ 13%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.685$0.638▼ 7%
East Asiaeastasia$0.688$0.683▼ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.71$0.619▼ 13%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D16pls_v5General purpose, Dplsv5 family
Standard_D16pls_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dplsv5 family

Compare Standard_D16pls_v5 with

Standard_D16ls_v5
Standard_D16pls_v6General purpose, Dplsv6 family
Standard_D16pls_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dplsv6 family

Compare Standard_D16pls_v6 with

Standard_D16als_v6Standard_D16ls_v6Standard_D16pls_v7

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