Azure
Standard_DC16ds_v3
x86 · standardDDCSv3FamilyAzure 16 vCPU / 128 GiB · x86 · in 17 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $775/mo
Compute /mo $771/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $48 per GiB/mo $6.1 Reserved saves up to 40.4% Spot saves up to 81.4%
vCPU16
Memory128 GiB
Archx86
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions17
FamilystandardDDCSv3Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $775 | $1,426 | $1,984 | 17 |
| Spot | $146 | $269 | $370 | 17 |
| Reserved | $466 | $851 | $1,192 | 17 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud kx1.16u.96g 16 vCPU · 96 GiB · $293/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c16m128 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $296/mo Huawei Cloud Intl kx1.16u.96g 16 vCPU · 96 GiB · $311/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.u1-c1m8.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $360/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $375/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.4XLARGE128 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $377/mo AWS r6g.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $383/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.4XLARGE128 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $393/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-16 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $443/mo Vultr vx1-m-16c-128gb 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $471/mo 
UCloud o.c16m128.ampere 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $472/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $510/mo
UCloud o.c16m128.ampere 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $472/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $510/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇮🇹 Milan italynorth | $775 | — | $146 | $466 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $798 | — | $151 | $481 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $875 | — | $166 | $526 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $1,324 | — | $281 | $796 |
| 🇺🇸 Seattle westus2 | $1,324 | — | $248 | $796 |
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $1,406 | — | $263 | $845 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City mexicocentral | $1,456 | — | $272 | $875 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto canadacentral | $1,476 | — | $276 | $887 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $1,476 | — | $276 | $887 |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa centralus | $1,495 | — | $279 | $796 |
| 🇬🇧 London uksouth | $1,534 | — | $287 | $922 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $1,592 | — | $297 | $957 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $1,651 | — | $308 | $992 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney australiaeast | $1,663 | — | $310 | $999 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $1,709 | — | $319 | $1,027 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka japanwest | $1,709 | — | $319 | $1,027 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $1,984 | — | $370 | $1,192 |
All are the total monthly price = machine (effective hourly ×730) + a 40G system disk (~$4.0/mo, representative SSD estimate): the lowest total per billing type per region. Normalized to USD — verify on each cloud's official page.
FAQ
How much does Standard_DC16ds_v3 cost on Azure?
Standard_DC16ds_v3 runs from about $775/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 17 regions.
Is Standard_DC16ds_v3 cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud kx1.16u.96g at ~$293/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.