Standard_F16vsStandard_F16s

Standard_F16 and Standard_F16s cost the same on demand in East US, $0.796 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F16Standard_F16s
On-demand$0.796/hr$0.796/hr
Lowest rate$0.1852/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1852/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_F16Standard_F16sStandard_F16s vs Standard_F16
On-demandPay by the hour$0.796$0.796Same
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.185277% off$0.1852Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.549231% off$0.5492Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.374153% off$0.3741Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F16 leads
Temp disk256 GiB vs 64 GiB
4× higher
Where Standard_F16s leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 19 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_F16Standard_F16s
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)210210
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F16Standard_F16s
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 2 matchStandard_F16Standard_F16s
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 6 differStandard_F16Standard_F16s
Temp disk256 GiB64 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)768 MB/s768 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_F16Standard_F16s
FamilyFFs
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Retirement date2028-11-162028-11-15
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_F16Standard_F16s
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F16 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F16Standard_F16sDifference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.79$0.79Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.79$0.79Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.79$0.79Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.796$0.796Same
East US 2eastus2$0.796$0.796Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.796$0.796Same
West US 2westus2$0.796$0.796Same
West US 3westus3$0.796$0.796Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.808$0.808Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.816$0.816Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.816$0.816Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.83$0.83Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.832$0.832Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.832$0.832Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.874$0.874Same
Central UScentralus$0.875$0.875Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.875$0.875Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.875$0.875Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.875$0.875Same
West Indiawestindia$0.878$0.878Same
North Europenortheurope$0.905$0.905Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.909$0.909Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.909$0.909Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.909$0.909Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.909$0.909Same
UK Southuksouth$0.909$0.909Same
West Europewesteurope$0.909$0.909Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.912$0.912Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.924$0.924Same
UK Westukwest$0.95$0.95Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.955$0.955Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.955$0.955Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.955$0.955Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.957$0.957Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.957$0.957Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.957$0.957Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.966$0.966Same
West USwestus$0.996$0.996Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.9999$0.9999Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.00$1.00Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.008$1.008Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.008$1.008Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.042$1.042Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.042$1.042Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.042$1.042Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.042$1.042Same
France Southfrancesouth$1.05$1.05Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.066$1.066Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.094$1.094Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.148$1.148Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.155$1.155Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.182$1.182Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.182$1.182Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.186$1.186Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.30$1.30Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.301$1.301Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.337$1.337Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.493$1.493Same

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

Standard_F16F family
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.