Standard_M128s_v2vsStandard_M128s_v4

Standard_M128s_v2 is 48% cheaper than Standard_M128s_v4 on demand in East US, saving $8,835.77 a month.

At a glanceStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4
On-demand$12.919/hr48% less$25.023/hr
Lowest rate$2.387/hr52% lessSpot, can be interrupted$5.005/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4Standard_M128s_v4 vs Standard_M128s_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$12.919$25.023▲ 94%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$2.38780% off$5.005▲ 110%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$7.514——
3-yr reservedNo upfront72% off$3.628——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$8.913——
3-yr savings planHourly commitment65% off$4.52——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_M128s_v2 leads
On-demand price$12.919 vs $25.023 per hour
48% cheaper
Where Standard_M128s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

18 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 5 differStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4
vCPUs128128
Physical cores64–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake)–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4
Memory (GiB)2,048–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4
Network30,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces8–
Storage5 of 5 differStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4
Max data disks64–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,000 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskNo–
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4
FamilyMsv2Msv4
CategoryMemory optimized–
VM generationsV2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4
Seriesmsv2-mm-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_M128s_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_M128s_v2Standard_M128s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$12.919$25.023▲ 94%
East US 2eastus2$12.919$25.023▲ 94%
West US 2westus2$12.919$25.023▲ 94%
West USwestus$16.795$32.53▲ 94%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$18.087$35.033▲ 94%
West Europewesteurope$18.087$38.536▲ 113%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_M128s_v2Memory optimized, Msv2 family
Standard_M128s_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the Msv2 family

Compare Standard_M128s_v2 with

Standard_M128s
Standard_M128s_v4Msv4 family
Standard_M128s_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Msv4 family

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