Standard_F2vsStandard_F2s

Standard_F2 and Standard_F2s cost the same on demand in East US, $0.099 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F2Standard_F2s
On-demand$0.099/hr$0.099/hr
Lowest rate$0.023/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.023/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 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_F2Standard_F2sStandard_F2s vs Standard_F2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.099$0.099Same
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.02377% off$0.023Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.068331% off$0.0683Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.046553% off$0.0465Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F2 leads
Temp disk32 GiB vs 8 GiB
4× higher
Where Standard_F2s leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 19 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_F2Standard_F2s
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)210210
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F2Standard_F2s
Memory (GiB)44
NetworkingAll 2 matchStandard_F2Standard_F2s
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 6 differStandard_F2Standard_F2s
Temp disk32 GiB8 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s96 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_F2Standard_F2s
FamilyFFs
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Retirement date2028-11-162028-11-15
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_F2Standard_F2s
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F2Standard_F2sDifference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0988$0.0988Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.0988$0.0988Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0988$0.0988Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.099$0.099Same
East US 2eastus2$0.099$0.099Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.099$0.099Same
West US 2westus2$0.099$0.099Same
West US 3westus3$0.099$0.099Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.101$0.101Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.102$0.102Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.102$0.102Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.104$0.104Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.104$0.104Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.104$0.104Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.109$0.109Same
Central UScentralus$0.109$0.109Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.109$0.109Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.109$0.109Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.109$0.109Same
West Indiawestindia$0.11$0.11Same
North Europenortheurope$0.113$0.113Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.114$0.114Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.114$0.114Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.114$0.114Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.114$0.114Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.114$0.114Same
UK Southuksouth$0.114$0.114Same
West Europewesteurope$0.114$0.114Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.115$0.115Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.119$0.119Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.119$0.119Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.119$0.119Same
UK Westukwest$0.119$0.119Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.12$0.12Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.12$0.12Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.12$0.12Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.121$0.121Same
West USwestus$0.124$0.124Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.125$0.125Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.1254$0.1254Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.126$0.126Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.126$0.126Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.13$0.13Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.13$0.13Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.13$0.13Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.13$0.13Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.131$0.131Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.133$0.133Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.137$0.137Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.144$0.144Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.144$0.144Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.148$0.148Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.148$0.148Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.148$0.148Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.1629$0.1629Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.163$0.163Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.167$0.167Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.187$0.187Same

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