Standard_D2alds_v6vsStandard_D2lds_v6

Standard_D2alds_v6 is 13% cheaper than Standard_D2lds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $10.80 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6
On-demand$0.0952/hr13% less$0.11/hr
Lowest rate$0.0201/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0232/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6 vs Standard_D2alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0952$0.11▲ 16%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.020179% off$0.0232▲ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.056238% off$0.0684▲ 22%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.036261% off$0.043▲ 19%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.063833% off$0.0737▲ 16%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.041956% off$0.0484▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2alds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.0952 vs $0.11 per hour
13% cheaper
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,000 vs 3,750
7% higher
Where Standard_D2lds_v6 leads
Max data disks8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6
Memory (GiB)44
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks48
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0003,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6
FamilyDaldsv6Dldsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdldsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0616$0.11▲ 79%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.0616$0.11▲ 79%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0616$0.11▲ 79%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0952$0.11▲ 16%
East US 2eastus2$0.0952$0.11▲ 16%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0952$0.11▲ 16%
West US 2westus2$0.0952$0.11▲ 16%
West US 3westus3$0.0952$0.11▲ 16%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.099$0.11▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.102$0.118▲ 16%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.105$0.121▲ 15%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.106$0.121▲ 14%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.106$0.121▲ 14%
North Europenortheurope$0.106$0.118▲ 11%
Central UScentralus$0.108$0.125▲ 16%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.11$0.127▲ 15%
UK Southuksouth$0.111$0.131▲ 18%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.112$0.131▲ 17%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.112$0.131▲ 17%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.112$0.125▲ 12%
West USwestus$0.112$0.138▲ 23%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.114$0.132▲ 16%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.114$0.132▲ 16%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.115$0.126▲ 10%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.115$0.126▲ 10%
UK Westukwest$0.115$0.133▲ 16%
West Europewesteurope$0.115$0.126▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.117$0.125▲ 7%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.117$0.137▲ 17%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.117$0.136▲ 16%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.118$0.125▲ 6%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.12$0.144▲ 20%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.12$0.144▲ 20%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.12$0.144▲ 20%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.12$0.127▲ 6%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.12$0.138▲ 15%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.121$0.132▲ 9%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.121$0.132▲ 9%
West Indiawestindia$0.122$0.141▲ 16%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.124$0.143▲ 15%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.124$0.139▲ 12%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.124$0.139▲ 12%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.127$0.147▲ 16%
East Asiaeastasia$0.132$0.152▲ 15%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.133$0.154▲ 16%
South Indiasouthindia$0.134$0.156▲ 16%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.136$0.137▲ 1%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.136$0.158▲ 16%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.136$0.147▲ 8%
France Southfrancesouth$0.145$0.17▲ 17%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.15$0.164▲ 9%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.153$0.17▲ 11%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.153$0.162▲ 6%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.153$0.178▲ 16%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.165$0.192▲ 16%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.177$0.205▲ 16%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.177$0.205▲ 16%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.198$0.221▲ 12%

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

Standard_D2alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D2alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

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