Standard_L16svsStandard_L16s_v2

Standard_L16s and Standard_L16s_v2 cost the same on demand in Australia East, $1.496 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2
On-demand$1.496/hr$1.496/hr
Lowest rate$0.2766/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2765/hr0% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Australia East

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

OptionStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v2 vs Standard_L16s
On-demandPay by the hour$1.496$1.496Same
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$0.276682% off$0.2765Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment24% off$1.13726% off$1.10▼ 3%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment45% off$0.822849% off$0.7574▼ 8%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L16s leads
Temp disk2,807 GiB vs 160 GiB
17.5× higher
Physical cores16 vs 8
2× higher
Max network interfaces8 vs 4
2× higher
Where Standard_L16s_v2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

17 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 6 differStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2
vCPUs1616
Physical cores168
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–AMD EPYC 7551 (Naples)
ACU (compute units)180–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2
Network–6,400 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoYes
Max network interfaces84
Storage6 of 8 differStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2
Storage–2 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 160 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk2,807 GiB160 GiB
Local NVMe–3,576 GiB
Max data disks6432
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)20,00016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)500 MB/s336 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details3 of 5 differStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2
FamilyLsLsv2
Category–Storage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Retirement date2028-05-012028-11-15
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–lsv2-series

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L16s first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L16sStandard_L16s_v2Difference
West US 2westus2$1.248$1.248Same
East US 2eastus2$1.373$1.248▼ 9%
West USwestus$1.376$1.376Same
UK Southuksouth$1.448$1.448Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.464$1.464Same
West Europewesteurope$1.488$1.488Same
Australia EastUsed in summaryaustraliaeast$1.496$1.496Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.496$1.496Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.504$1.504Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.504$1.504Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_L16sLs family
Standard_L16s prices and specsEvery size in the Ls family
Standard_L16s_v2Storage optimized, Lsv2 family
Standard_L16s_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the Lsv2 family

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