16 vCPU 128 GiB memory x64 Storage optimized, Lsv2 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 | $1.248 | $911.04 | $1.984 | $0.6311 −49% |
| East US 2 | $1.248 | $911.04 | $1.984 | $0.6379 −48% |
| West US 2 | $1.248 | $911.04 | $1.984 | $0.6311 −49% |
| West US 3 | $1.248 | $911.04 | $1.984 | $0.6379 −48% |
| Sweden Central | $1.304 | $951.92 | $2.040 | $0.6665 −48% |
| North Europe | $1.376 | $1,004.48 | $2.112 | $0.7033 −48% |
| Central India | $1.416 | $1,033.68 | $2.152 | $0.7213 −49% |
| France Central | $1.448 | $1,057.04 | $2.184 | $0.7305 −49% |
| UK South | $1.448 | $1,057.04 | $2.184 | $0.7393 −48% |
| Japan East | $1.464 | $1,068.72 | $2.200 | $0.7393 −49% |
| Germany West Central | $1.488 | $1,086.24 | $2.224 | $0.7574 −49% |
| West Europe | $1.488 | $1,086.24 | $2.224 | $0.7574 −49% |
| Australia East | $1.496 | $1,092.08 | $2.232 | $0.7574 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $1.496 | $1,092.08 | $2.232 | $0.7574 −49% |
| South Central US | $1.498 | $1,093.54 | $2.234 | $0.7656 −48% |
| Central US | $1.555 | $1,135.15 | $2.291 | $0.7948 −48% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_L16s_v2 in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Same vCPU count, memory within 25%.
Standard_L16s_v2 is a storage optimized Azure VM size (Lsv2 series) with 16 vCPU and 128 GiB of memory, a 160 GiB temporary disk and up to 32 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $1.248 per hour, about $911.04 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $1.984 per hour ($1,448.32 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $1.248 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 16 regions compared is Central US at $1.555 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 49% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.6311/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.