Standard_L96as_v4vsStandard_L96s_v4

Standard_L96as_v4 is 1% cheaper than Standard_L96s_v4 on demand in East US, saving $70.08 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4
On-demand$8.256/hr1% less$8.352/hr
Lowest rate$1.73/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.753/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 768 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4Standard_L96s_v4 vs Standard_L96as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$8.256$8.352▲ 1%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.7379% off$1.753▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront39% off$5.03639% off$5.095▲ 1%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$3.30260% off$3.341▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$6.02727% off$6.097▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$4.12850% off$4.176▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L96as_v4 leads
On-demand price$8.256 vs $8.352 per hour
1% cheaper
Max disk IOPS (uncached)172,800 vs 153,600
13% higher
Where Standard_L96s_v4 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4
Memory (GiB)768768
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4
Network40,000 Mbps41,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4
Storage12 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD12 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe21,456 GiB21,456 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)172,800153,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)4,320 MB/s5,088 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4
FamilyLasv4Lsv4
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4
Serieslasv4-serieslsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L96as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L96as_v4Standard_L96s_v4Difference
North Central USnorthcentralus$8.237$10.022▲ 22%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$8.256$8.352▲ 1%
East US 2eastus2$8.256$8.376▲ 1%
West US 2westus2$8.256$8.376▲ 1%
West US 3westus3$8.256$8.376▲ 1%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$8.606$8.736▲ 2%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$8.698$9.772▲ 12%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$9.06$9.187▲ 1%
Spain Centralspaincentral$9.077$9.082Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$9.082$9.216▲ 1%
North Europenortheurope$9.12$9.216▲ 1%
West USwestus$9.12$9.216▲ 1%
Central UScentralus$9.312$9.432▲ 1%
Central Indiacentralindia$9.346$9.504▲ 2%
France Centralfrancecentral$9.557$9.696▲ 1%
Italy Northitalynorth$9.557$9.984▲ 4%
UK Southuksouth$9.60$9.696▲ 1%
Japan Eastjapaneast$9.662$9.816▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$9.662$9.816▲ 2%
West Europewesteurope$9.792$9.984▲ 2%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$9.821$9.984▲ 2%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$9.821$9.984▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$9.874$10.032▲ 2%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$9.874$10.032▲ 2%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$9.874$10.032▲ 2%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$9.878$10.534▲ 7%
South Central USsouthcentralus$9.888$10.02▲ 1%
West Central USwestcentralus$9.907$10.056▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$9.979$10.128▲ 1%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$10.798$11.976▲ 11%
UK Westukwest$10.815$10.14▼ 6%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$10.824$10.992▲ 2%
East Asiaeastasia$10.877$12.946▲ 19%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$11.779$10.982▼ 7%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$11.971$10.007▼ 16%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$13.147$13.344▲ 1%

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