Standard_D96_v5vsStandard_D96ls_v5

Standard_D96ls_v5 is 11% cheaper than Standard_D96_v5 on demand in East US, saving $385.44 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5
On-demand$4.608/hr$4.08/hr11% less
Lowest rate$0.9727/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.8613/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)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_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5Standard_D96ls_v5 vs Standard_D96_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$4.608$4.08▼ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.972779% off$0.8613▼ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$2.84338% off$2.517▼ 11%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$1.8261% off$1.612▼ 11%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.1633% off$2.734▼ 13%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.12156% off$1.795▼ 15%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96_v5 leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 192
2× higher
Where Standard_D96ls_v5 leads
On-demand price$4.08 vs $4.608 per hour
11% cheaper

Specs

4 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5
Memory (GiB)384192
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5
Network35,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,600 MB/s2,600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5
FamilyDv5Dlsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5
Seriesdv5-seriesdlsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96ls_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.608$4.08▼ 11%
East US 2eastus2$4.608$4.08▼ 11%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.608$4.08▼ 11%
West US 2westus2$4.608$4.08▼ 11%
West US 3westus3$4.608$4.08▼ 11%
Central Indiacentralindia$4.848$4.08▼ 16%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.848$4.08▼ 16%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$4.848$4.08▼ 16%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.848$4.08▼ 16%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.896$4.368▼ 11%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.069$4.488▼ 11%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.136$4.464▼ 13%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.136$4.464▼ 13%
North Europenortheurope$5.136$4.378▼ 15%
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.136$4.656▼ 9%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.184$4.234▼ 18%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.184$4.234▼ 18%
Central UScentralus$5.207$4.61▼ 11%
Korea Southkoreasouth$5.299$4.692▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$5.328$4.848▼ 9%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.357$4.622▼ 14%
France Centralfrancecentral$5.376$4.848▼ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$5.376$5.069▼ 6%
Italy Northitalynorth$5.376$4.656▼ 13%
West USwestus$5.376$5.088▼ 5%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$5.52$4.656▼ 16%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.52$4.656▼ 16%
West Europewesteurope$5.52$4.656▼ 16%
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.53$4.896▼ 11%
West Central USwestcentralus$5.53$4.896▼ 11%
UK Westukwest$5.576$4.937▼ 11%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$5.65$5.069▼ 10%
UAE Northuaenorth$5.65$5.069▼ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.664$4.608▼ 19%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$5.76$5.328▼ 7%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$5.76$5.328▼ 7%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.76$5.328▼ 7%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.76$4.704▼ 18%
West Indiawestindia$5.898$5.222▼ 11%
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.952$5.136▼ 14%
Japan Westjapanwest$5.952$5.136▼ 14%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.99$5.304▼ 11%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$6.048$6.212▲ 3%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.072$5.834▼ 4%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.072$5.834▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.096$5.472▼ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$6.336$5.184▼ 18%
Sweden Southswedensouth$6.365$5.678▼ 11%
South Indiasouthindia$6.497$5.753▼ 11%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.964$6.009▼ 14%
France Southfrancesouth$6.989$6.302▼ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$7.176$6.053▼ 16%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.344$6.288▼ 14%
UAE Centraluaecentral$7.344$6.589▼ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$7.885$7.585▼ 4%
Norway Westnorwaywest$7.894$7.585▼ 4%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$7.925$7.114▼ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$9.547$8.174▼ 14%

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