Azure VM Size Finder

Tell it the vCPU, memory and workload you need and get a ranked, priced shortlist of Azure VM sizes, in your region or wherever it is cheapest.

1,012 sizes match

2+ vCPU, 8+ GiB, any workload, Linux, priced in the cheapest region

Cheapest size that fits

Standard_D2ps_v6

2 vCPU 8 GiB No temp disk Arm64 General purpose, Dpsv6 series
$33.73/month $0.0462/hour, Linux pay as you go, Central India
$12.81/month with a 3-year reservation

Alternatives

Size vCPU Memory Temp disk Per month 3-yr reserved Compare
Standard_D2ps_v5 Dpsv5 2 8 GiB — $36.94 Central India $14.03 vs #1
Standard_D2as_v5 Dasv5 2 8 GiB — $40.59 Central India $16.03 vs #1
Standard_D2as_v7 Dasv7 2 8 GiB — $42.78 Central India $16.25 vs #1
Standard_D2as_v6 Dasv6 2 8 GiB — $42.78 Central India $16.25 vs #1
Standard_D2pds_v6 Dpdsv6 2 8 GiB 110 GiB $44.09 Central India $16.75 vs #1
Standard_D2pds_v5 Dpdsv5 2 8 GiB 75 GiB $44.09 Central India $16.75 vs #1
Standard_E2ps_v6 Epsv6 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB — $44.24 Central India $16.81 vs #1
Standard_D2as_v4 Dasv4 2 8 GiB 16 GiB $45.41 Central India $17.25 vs #1
Standard_D2a_v4 Dav4 2 8 GiB 50 GiB $45.41 Central India $17.25 vs #1
Standard_E2ps_v5 Epsv5 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB — $47.45 Central India $18.03 vs #1
Standard_D2ads_v5 Dadsv5 2 8 GiB 75 GiB $48.98 Central India $18.61 vs #1
Standard_E2as_v5 Easv5 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB — $52.20 Central India $20.61 vs #1
Standard_D2ads_v7 Dadsv7 2 8 GiB 110 GiB $53.87 Central India $20.47 vs #1
Standard_D2ads_v6 Dadsv6 2 8 GiB 110 GiB $53.87 Central India $20.47 vs #1
Standard_E2pds_v6 Epdsv6 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 110 GiB $56.06 Central India $21.31 vs #1
Standard_E2as_v7 Easv7 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB — $56.21 Central India $21.36 vs #1
Standard_E2as_v6 Easv6 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB — $56.21 Central India $21.36 vs #1
Standard_E2as_v4 Easv4 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 32 GiB $58.40 Central India $22.19 vs #1
Standard_E2a_v4 Eav4 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 50 GiB $58.40 Central India $22.19 vs #1
Standard_D4pls_v6 Dplsv6 · +2 vCPU 4 8 GiB — $59.57 Central India $22.64 vs #1
Standard_E2pds_v5 Epdsv5 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 75 GiB $59.86 Central India $22.75 vs #1
Standard_E2ads_v5 Eadsv5 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 75 GiB $60.59 Central India $23.03 vs #1
Standard_D4pls_v5 Dplsv5 · +2 vCPU 4 8 GiB — $62.20 Central India $23.64 vs #1
Standard_F2as_v7 Fasv7 2 8 GiB — $64.39 Central India $25.75 vs #1
Standard_F2as_v6 Fasv6 2 8 GiB — $64.39 Central India $25.75 vs #1
Standard_D4ps_v6 Dpsv6 · +2 vCPU, +8 GiB 4 16 GiB — $67.45 Central India $25.64 vs #1
Standard_E2ads_v7 Eadsv7 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 110 GiB $68.47 Central India $26.03 vs #1
Standard_E2ads_v6 Eadsv6 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 110 GiB $68.47 Central India $26.03 vs #1
Standard_D2s_v5 Dsv5 2 8 GiB — $70.08 East US $27.69 vs #1
Standard_D2_v5 Dv5 2 8 GiB — $70.08 East US $27.69 vs #1
Standard_D2s_v4 Dsv4 2 8 GiB — $70.08 East US $26.36 vs #1
Standard_D2_v4 Dv4 2 8 GiB — $70.08 East US $26.64 vs #1
Standard_D2s_v3 Dsv3 2 8 GiB 16 GiB $70.08 East US — vs #1
Standard_D2_v3 Dv3 2 8 GiB 50 GiB $70.08 East US — vs #1
Standard_D4plds_v5 Dpldsv5 · +2 vCPU 4 8 GiB 150 GiB $71.54 Central India $27.19 vs #1
Standard_A2m_v2 Amv2 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB 20 GiB $72.27 West US 2 — vs #1
Standard_D2s_v6 Dsv6 2 8 GiB — $73.73 East US $28.69 vs #1
Standard_D4ps_v5 Dpsv5 · +2 vCPU, +8 GiB 4 16 GiB — $73.73 Central India $28.08 vs #1
Standard_D4plds_v6 Dpldsv6 · +2 vCPU 4 8 GiB 220 GiB $75.19 Central India $28.53 vs #1
Standard_D4als_v7 Dalsv7 · +2 vCPU 4 8 GiB — $75.92 Central India $28.86 vs #1
Standard_D4als_v6 Dalsv6 · +2 vCPU 4 8 GiB — $75.92 Central India $28.86 vs #1
Standard_F2ads_v7 Fadsv7 2 8 GiB 220 GiB $81.03 Central India $32.33 vs #1
Standard_D4as_v5 Dasv5 · +2 vCPU, +8 GiB 4 16 GiB — $81.03 Central India $32.03 vs #1
Standard_D2ds_v5 Ddsv5 2 8 GiB 75 GiB $82.49 East US $31.33 vs #1
Standard_D2d_v5 Ddv5 2 8 GiB 75 GiB $82.49 East US $31.33 vs #1
Standard_D2ds_v4 Ddsv4 2 8 GiB 75 GiB $82.49 East US $31.03 vs #1
Standard_D2d_v4 Ddv4 2 8 GiB 75 GiB $82.49 East US $31.03 vs #1
Standard_F2ams_v7 Famsv7 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB — $84.68 Central India $33.75 vs #1
Standard_F2ams_v6 Famsv6 · +8 GiB 2 16 GiB — $84.68 Central India $33.75 vs #1
Showing 50 of 1,012. USD list prices, 730 hours a month, updated 2 Nov 2026. Show 100

How the finder works

Sizes and specs

Every VM size Azure lists with az vm list-skus in 24 regions, refreshed weekly: vCPU, memory, GPUs, temporary disk, Premium SSD and accelerated networking support.

Prices

USD pay-as-you-go list prices from the Azure Retail Prices API for Linux or Windows (license included). With no region selected, each size is priced in its cheapest region.

Ranking

Lowest price lists the cheapest sizes that meet every requirement. Closest fit puts sizes with the least spare vCPU and memory first, then price.

Left out by default

Burstable B-series and confidential sizes appear only when you pick that workload. Constrained-vCPU sizes such as E8-2s_v5, used for per-core licensing, are not listed.

Frequently asked questions

How do I choose the right Azure VM size?

Start from the minimum vCPU and memory the workload needs, then pick the workload type and region. You can also describe it in plain English, for example "16 cores, 128 GB, SQL Server, West Europe", and the finder fills in the requirements. It lists every size that meets all of them, cheapest first, priced in your region or in each size's cheapest region.

Which Azure VM sizes are best for AI and machine learning?

Choose the AI / ML workload: it lists only NVIDIA GPU sizes (T4, A10, A100, H100, H200, RTX PRO 6000 and others), where CUDA, PyTorch and vLLM run. Small sizes such as Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5 get a slice of one GPU (1/6 of an A10, 4 GiB of GPU memory), enough for light inference. AMD Radeon sizes (V710, V620) are built for virtual desktops, graphics and cloud gaming and do not run CUDA.

Why are B-series burstable sizes not shown?

Burstable sizes earn CPU credits while idle and slow down to a baseline when the credits run out, so they only appear when you choose the Burstable workload. They suit dev/test machines, small web sites and jump boxes, not steady production load.

Are these the prices I will pay?

They are Microsoft's public USD pay-as-you-go list prices from the Azure Retail Prices API, refreshed every Monday. Your bill can be lower with an enterprise agreement, reservations, savings plans or Azure Hybrid Benefit, and it also includes disks, bandwidth and other services that are not priced here.

Is the cheapest region always the best choice?

No. Latency to your users, data residency rules and where the rest of your resources run usually matter more than a few dollars a month. Pick your region to compare sizes like for like, and use the size pages to see the price in every region.