Standard_L16as_v3vsStandard_L16as_v4

Standard_L16as_v3 is 9% cheaper than Standard_L16as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $93.44 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4
On-demand$1.248/hr9% less$1.376/hr
Lowest rate$0.2666/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2884/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4Standard_L16as_v4 vs Standard_L16as_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.248$1.376▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.266679% off$0.2884▲ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.798739% off$0.8394▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.524260% off$0.5504▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$0.919727% off$1.004▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.631150% off$0.688▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L16as_v3 leads
On-demand price$1.248 vs $1.376 per hour
9% cheaper
Where Standard_L16as_v4 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s vs 384 MB/s
88% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 8 differStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4
Storage2 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 160 GiB temp SSD4 x 960 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk160 GiB–
Local NVMe3,576 GiB3,576 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60030,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s720 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4
FamilyLasv3Lasv4
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4
Serieslasv3-serieslasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L16as_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L16as_v3Standard_L16as_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.248$1.376▲ 10%
East US 2eastus2$1.248$1.376▲ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.248$1.373▲ 10%
West US 2westus2$1.248$1.376▲ 10%
West US 3westus3$1.248$1.376▲ 10%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.304$1.434▲ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.317$1.45▲ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.373$1.51▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.376$1.514▲ 10%
North Europenortheurope$1.376$1.52▲ 10%
West USwestus$1.376$1.52▲ 10%
Central UScentralus$1.41$1.552▲ 10%
Central Indiacentralindia$1.416$1.558▲ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$1.448$1.593▲ 10%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.448$1.593▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$1.448$1.60▲ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.464$1.61▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.464$1.61▲ 10%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.488$1.637▲ 10%
West Europewesteurope$1.488$1.632▲ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.496$1.995▲ 33%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.496$1.646▲ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.496$1.646▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.496$1.646▲ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.498$1.648▲ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.504$1.72▲ 14%
UK Westukwest$1.51$1.803▲ 19%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.512$1.663▲ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.56$1.72▲ 10%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.636$1.80▲ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.64$1.804▲ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$1.648$1.813▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.785$1.963▲ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.992$2.191▲ 10%

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