Balsv2 family
The Balsv2 family has 5 sizes on Azure VM, from 2 to 32 vCPUs and 4 to 64 GiB of memory. In East US, on-demand prices run $0.0376 to $1.065 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 60 regions and listed as general purpose and burstable.
Sizes and prices in East US
| Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_B2als_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0376 | $0.0338 | $0.0221 |
| Standard_B4als_v2 | 4 | 8 | $0.133 | $0.1197 | $0.0785 |
| Standard_B8als_v2 | 8 | 16 | $0.266 | $0.2394 | $0.1572 |
| Standard_B16als_v2 | 16 | 32 | $0.533 | $0.4797 | $0.3143 |
| Standard_B32als_v2 | 32 | 64 | $1.065 | $0.9585 | $0.6287 |
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Prices in USD per hour for Linux; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.