Standard_L4svsStandard_L4s_v4

Standard_L4s is 1% cheaper than Standard_L4s_v4 on demand in East US, saving $3.65 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4
On-demand$0.343/hr1% less$0.348/hr
Lowest rate$0.0634/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.073/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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_L4sStandard_L4s_v4Standard_L4s_v4 vs Standard_L4s
On-demandPay by the hour$0.343$0.348▲ 1%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$0.063479% off$0.073▲ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—39% off$0.2123—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.1392—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment13% off$0.297127% off$0.254▼ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.234450% off$0.174▼ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L4s leads
On-demand price$0.343 vs $0.348 per hour
1% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Max data disks16 vs 12
33% higher
Where Standard_L4s_v4 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)212 MB/s vs 125 MB/s
70% higher

Specs

17 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 6 differStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)180–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4
Network–12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage6 of 8 differStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4
Storage–2 x 480 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk678 GiB–
Local NVMe–894 GiB
Max data disks1612
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)5,0006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)125 MB/s212 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details4 of 5 differStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4
FamilyLsLsv4
Category–Storage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Retirement date2028-05-01–
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–lsv4-series

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L4s first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L4sStandard_L4s_v4Difference
West US 2westus2$0.312$0.349▲ 12%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.343$0.348▲ 1%
East US 2eastus2$0.343$0.349▲ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.344$0.384▲ 12%
West USwestus$0.344$0.384▲ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.362$0.404▲ 12%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.366$0.409▲ 12%
West Europewesteurope$0.372$0.416▲ 12%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.374$0.418▲ 12%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.374$0.418▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_L4sLs family
Standard_L4s prices and specsEvery size in the Ls family
Standard_L4s_v4Storage optimized, Lsv4 family
Standard_L4s_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Lsv4 family

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