Standard_D96als_v7vsStandard_D96ls_v7

Standard_D96als_v7 is 31% cheaper than Standard_D96ls_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,287.72 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7
On-demand$3.859/hr31% less$5.623/hr
Lowest rate$0.7486/hr28% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.039/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 192 GiB96 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite 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_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7Standard_D96ls_v7 vs Standard_D96als_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$3.859$5.623▲ 46%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.748682% off$1.039▲ 39%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.277——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.466——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$2.58633% off$3.767▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$1.69856% off$2.474▲ 46%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96als_v7 leads
On-demand price$3.859 vs $5.623 per hour
31% cheaper
Where Standard_D96ls_v7 leads
Max network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higher

Specs

4 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7
Network70,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces815
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)192,000192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,664 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7
FamilyDalsv7Dlsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7
Seriesdalsv7-seriesdlsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96als_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96als_v7Standard_D96ls_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$3.859$5.398▲ 40%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.859$5.623▲ 46%
East US 2eastus2$3.859$5.623▲ 46%
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.859$5.623▲ 46%
West US 2westus2$3.859$5.623▲ 46%
West US 3westus3$3.859$5.623▲ 46%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.128$5.722▲ 39%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.243$6.207▲ 46%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.301$6.747▲ 57%
North Europenortheurope$4.301$6.491▲ 51%
UK Southuksouth$4.483$6.783▲ 51%
Italy Northitalynorth$4.531$6.522▲ 44%
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.531$6.241▲ 38%
West USwestus$4.531$7.332▲ 62%
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.618$6.747▲ 46%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.666$6.477▲ 39%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.666$6.747▲ 45%
West Europewesteurope$4.666$7.017▲ 50%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.752$6.927▲ 46%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.838$6.747▲ 39%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.155$6.927▲ 34%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.51$7.422▲ 35%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.192$8.996▲ 45%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96als_v7General purpose, Dalsv7 family
Standard_D96als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv7 family

Compare Standard_D96als_v7 with

Standard_D96pls_v7Standard_D96als_v6
Standard_D96ls_v7General purpose, Dlsv7 family
Standard_D96ls_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dlsv7 family

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