Standard_M16s_v3vsStandard_M16s_v4

Standard_M16s_v3 is 48% cheaper than Standard_M16s_v4 on demand in East US, saving $1,086.17 a month.

At a glanceStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4
On-demand$1.64/hr48% less$3.128/hr
Lowest rate$0.328/hr48% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.6256/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_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4Standard_M16s_v4 vs Standard_M16s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.64$3.128▲ 91%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.32880% off$0.6256▲ 91%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$0.9539——
3-yr reservedNo upfront72% off$0.4605——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.131——
3-yr savings planHourly commitment65% off$0.5738——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_M16s_v3 leads
On-demand price$1.64 vs $3.128 per hour
48% cheaper
Where Standard_M16s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

14 of 16 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 4 differStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4
vCPUs1616
Physical cores8–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4
Memory (GiB)256–
Networking2 of 2 differStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces8–
Storage5 of 5 differStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4
Max data disks64–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)500 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskNo–
Instance details3 of 3 differStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4
FamilyMsv3Msv4
VM generationsV2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other1 of 1 differStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_M16s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_M16s_v3Standard_M16s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.64$3.128▲ 91%
East US 2eastus2$1.64$3.128▲ 91%
West US 2westus2$1.64$3.128▲ 91%
West Europewesteurope$2.295$4.817▲ 110%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.296$4.379▲ 91%

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