Standard_L2as_v4vsStandard_L2as_v5

Standard_L2as_v4 is 16% cheaper than Standard_L2as_v5 on demand in East US, saving $23.36 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5
On-demand$0.172/hr16% less$0.204/hr
Lowest rate$0.0361/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0408/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5Standard_L2as_v5 vs Standard_L2as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.172$0.204▲ 19%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.036180% off$0.0408▲ 13%
1-yr reservedNo upfront39% off$0.104939% off$0.1241▲ 18%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.068860% off$0.0814▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.125627% off$0.1489▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.08650% off$0.102▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L2as_v4 leads
On-demand price$0.172 vs $0.204 per hour
16% cheaper
Where Standard_L2as_v5 leads
Max data disks10 vs 4
2.5× higher

Specs

6 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5
Storage480 GiB temp NVMe SSD480 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe447 GiB447 GiB
Max data disks410
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5
FamilyLasv4Lasv5
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5
Serieslasv4-serieslasv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L2as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L2as_v4Standard_L2as_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.172$0.204▲ 19%
East US 2eastus2$0.172$0.204▲ 19%
West US 2westus2$0.172$0.204▲ 19%
West US 3westus3$0.172$0.204▲ 19%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.179$0.265▲ 48%
North Europenortheurope$0.19$0.291▲ 53%
West USwestus$0.19$0.265▲ 39%
Central UScentralus$0.194$0.204▲ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.199$0.265▲ 33%
UK Southuksouth$0.2$0.254▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$0.204$0.291▲ 43%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.205$0.265▲ 29%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.206$0.244▲ 18%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.274$0.407▲ 49%

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