Standard_L12aos_v4vsStandard_L12aos_v5

Standard_L12aos_v4 is 26% cheaper than Standard_L12aos_v5 on demand in East US, saving $345.29 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5
On-demand$1.356/hr26% less$1.829/hr
Lowest rate$0.2844/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3658/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size12 vCPUs, 96 GiB12 vCPUs, 96 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5Standard_L12aos_v5 vs Standard_L12aos_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$1.356$1.829▲ 35%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.284480% off$0.3658▲ 29%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.867841% off$1.079▲ 24%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.515362% off$0.6949▲ 35%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.989931% off$1.262▲ 27%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$0.610254% off$0.8413▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L12aos_v4 leads
On-demand price$1.356 vs $1.829 per hour
26% cheaper
Where Standard_L12aos_v5 leads
Max data disks36 vs 16
2.3× higher
Max network interfaces8 vs 6
33% higher

Specs

8 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5
vCPUs1212
Physical cores66
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5
Memory (GiB)9696
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5
Network18,750 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces68
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5
Storage9 x 960 GiB temp NVMe SSD8640 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe8,046 GiB8,047 GiB
Max data disks1636
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)26,40026,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)900 MB/s900 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5
FamilyLaosv4Laosv5
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5
Serieslaosv4-serieslaosv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L12aos_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L12aos_v4Standard_L12aos_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.356$1.829▲ 35%
East US 2eastus2$1.356$1.829▲ 35%
West US 3westus3$1.356$1.829▲ 35%
North Europenortheurope$1.50$2.615▲ 74%
UK Southuksouth$1.578$2.286▲ 45%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.627$2.195▲ 35%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_L12aos_v4Storage optimized, Laosv4 family
Standard_L12aos_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Laosv4 family
Standard_L12aos_v5Storage optimized, Laosv5 family
Standard_L12aos_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Laosv5 family

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