Standard_F1als_v6vsStandard_F1als_v7

Standard_F1als_v6 and Standard_F1als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.0605 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7
On-demand$0.0605/hr$0.0605/hr
Lowest rate$0.0128/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0117/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7Standard_F1als_v7 vs Standard_F1als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0605$0.0605Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.012881% off$0.0117▼ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.037638% off$0.0376Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.02362% off$0.023Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.040533% off$0.0405Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.026656% off$0.0266Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F1als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F1als_v7 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

18 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 5 differStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7
vCPUs11
Physical cores–1
Threads per core–1
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7
Memory (GiB)–2
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7
Network–16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networking–Yes
Max network interfaces–2
Storage5 of 5 differStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7
Max data disks–10
Premium SSD–Yes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)–4,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)–118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS disk–No
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7
FamilyFalsv6Falsv7
Category–Compute optimized
VM generations–V2
Encryption at host–Yes
Other2 of 2 differStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7
Specs sourcederived from size nameAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–falsv7-series

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F1als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F1als_v6Standard_F1als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0391$0.0391Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0391$0.0391Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0605$0.0605Same
East US 2eastus2$0.0605$0.0605Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0605$0.0605Same
West US 2westus2$0.0605$0.0605Same
West US 3westus3$0.0605$0.0605Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.0647$0.0647Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.0665$0.0665Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.0675$0.0675Same
North Europenortheurope$0.0675$0.0675Same
Central UScentralus$0.0683$0.0605▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.0703$0.0703Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.071$0.071Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.071$0.071Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.071$0.071Same
West USwestus$0.071$0.071Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.0724$0.0724Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.073$0.073Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.0731$0.0731Same
West Europewesteurope$0.0731$0.0731Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.0745$0.0745Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.0745$0.0745Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.0759$0.0759Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.0759$0.0759Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.0759$0.0759Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.0766$0.0766Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.0787$0.0787Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.0787$0.0787Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.0808$0.0808Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.0837$0.0837Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.0865$0.0865Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.0865$0.0865Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.097$0.097Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F1als_v6Falsv6 family
Standard_F1als_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Falsv6 family
Standard_F1als_v7Compute optimized, Falsv7 family
Standard_F1als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Falsv7 family

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