Standard_D2plds_v5vsStandard_D2plds_v6

Standard_D2plds_v5 is 2% cheaper than Standard_D2plds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $0.88 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6
On-demand$0.0768/hr2% less$0.078/hr
Lowest rate$0.0162/hr52% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.034/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 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_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6Standard_D2plds_v6 vs Standard_D2plds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0768$0.078▲ 2%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.016256% off$0.034▲ 110%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.045341% off$0.046▲ 2%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.029262% off$0.0296▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.052532% off$0.053▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.033753% off$0.0367▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2plds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.0768 vs $0.078 per hour
2% cheaper
Where Standard_D2plds_v6 leads
Max data disks8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAzure Cobalt 100
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6
Memory (GiB)44
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6
Storage75 GiB temp SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk75 GiB–
Local NVMe–110 GiB
Max data disks48
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6
FamilyDpldsv5Dpldsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6
Seriesdpldsv5-seriesdpldsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2plds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2plds_v5Standard_D2plds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.049$0.0514▲ 5%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0768$0.078▲ 2%
East US 2eastus2$0.0768$0.078▲ 2%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0768$0.078▲ 2%
West US 2westus2$0.0768$0.078▲ 2%
West US 3westus3$0.0768$0.078▲ 2%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.0832$0.0832Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.0848$0.0868▲ 2%
Central UScentralus$0.0868$0.0882▲ 2%
North Europenortheurope$0.0872$0.0872Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.089$0.0932▲ 5%
West Europewesteurope$0.089$0.0932▲ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.09$0.0974▲ 8%
UK Southuksouth$0.092$0.09▼ 2%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.0922$0.0936▲ 2%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.0922$0.0936▲ 2%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.0925$0.0912▼ 1%
West USwestus$0.096$0.0912▼ 5%
East Asiaeastasia$0.098$0.107▲ 9%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.098$0.1▲ 2%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.098$0.122▲ 24%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.101$0.0974▼ 4%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2plds_v5General purpose, Dpldsv5 family
Standard_D2plds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpldsv5 family

Compare Standard_D2plds_v5 with

Standard_D2lds_v5
Standard_D2plds_v6General purpose, Dpldsv6 family
Standard_D2plds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2plds_v6 with

Standard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2lds_v6Standard_D2plds_v7

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