12 vCPU 48 GiB memory x64 General purpose (burstable), Bms series
Hourly USD list prices, cheapest first. Per month assumes 730 hours. Reservations and savings plans are effective hourly rates for compute only.
| Region | Linux | Per month | Windows | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US Cheapest | $0.4990 | $364.27 | $0.5470 | $0.2248 −54% |
| East US 2 | $0.4990 | $364.27 | $0.5470 | $0.2345 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.4990 | $364.27 | $0.5470 | $0.2248 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.4990 | $364.27 | $0.5470 | $0.2345 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.5180 | $378.14 | $0.5660 | $0.2849 −45% |
| Central India | $0.5380 | $392.74 | $0.5860 | $0.2370 −55% |
| North Europe | $0.5460 | $398.58 | $0.5940 | $0.3003 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.5560 | $405.88 | $0.6040 | $0.2514 −54% |
| France Central | $0.5660 | $413.18 | $0.6140 | $0.3003 −46% |
| UK South | $0.5660 | $413.18 | $0.6140 | $0.3003 −46% |
| Germany West Central | $0.5760 | $420.48 | $0.6240 | $0.3168 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.5760 | $420.48 | $0.6240 | $0.3341 −42% |
| Poland Central | $0.5760 | $420.48 | $0.6240 | $0.3168 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.5760 | $420.48 | $0.6240 | $0.3168 −45% |
| Central US | $0.5990 | $437.27 | $0.6470 | $0.2815 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.5990 | $437.27 | $0.6470 | $0.2815 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.5990 | $437.27 | $0.6470 | $0.3295 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.6240 | $455.52 | $0.6720 | $0.2864 −54% |
| Switzerland North | $0.6336 | $462.53 | $0.6816 | $0.3485 −45% |
| Australia East | $0.6340 | $462.82 | $0.6820 | $0.3203 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.6340 | $462.82 | $0.6820 | $0.2805 −55% |
| Japan East | $0.6530 | $476.69 | $0.7010 | $0.3365 −48% |
| East Asia | $0.7010 | $511.73 | $0.7490 | $0.3103 −55% |
| Brazil South | $0.8060 | $588.38 | $0.8540 | $0.3654 −54% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_B12ms in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Standard_B12ms is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Bms series) with 12 vCPU and 48 GiB of memory, a 96 GiB temporary disk and up to 16 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.4990 per hour, about $364.27 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.5470 per hour ($399.31 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.4990 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.8060 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.2248/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.