Standard_L8svsStandard_L8s_v2

Standard_L8s_v2 is 9% cheaper than Standard_L8s on demand in East US, saving $45.26 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2
On-demand$0.686/hr$0.624/hr9% less
Lowest rate$0.1268/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1445/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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_L8sStandard_L8s_v2Standard_L8s_v2 vs Standard_L8s
On-demandPay by the hour$0.686$0.624▼ 9%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$0.126877% off$0.1445▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment13% off$0.594126% off$0.4598▼ 23%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.468949% off$0.3156▼ 33%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L8s leads
Temp disk1,388 GiB vs 80 GiB
17.4× higher
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Max network interfaces4 vs 2
2× higher
Where Standard_L8s_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.624 vs $0.686 per hour
9% cheaper

Specs

17 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 6 differStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2
vCPUs88
Physical cores84
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–AMD EPYC 7551 (Naples)
ACU (compute units)180–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2
Network–3,200 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoYes
Max network interfaces42
Storage6 of 8 differStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2
Storage–1 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 80 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk1,388 GiB80 GiB
Local NVMe–1,788 GiB
Max data disks3216
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)10,0008,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)250 MB/s168 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details3 of 5 differStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2
FamilyLsLsv2
Category–Storage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Retirement date2028-05-012028-11-15
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–lsv2-series

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L8s first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L8sStandard_L8s_v2Difference
West US 2westus2$0.624$0.624Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.686$0.624▼ 9%
East US 2eastus2$0.686$0.624▼ 9%
West USwestus$0.688$0.688Same
UK Southuksouth$0.724$0.724Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.732$0.732Same
West Europewesteurope$0.744$0.744Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.748$0.748Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.748$0.748Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.752$0.752Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.752$0.752Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_L8sLs family
Standard_L8s prices and specsEvery size in the Ls family
Standard_L8s_v2Storage optimized, Lsv2 family
Standard_L8s_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.