Azure
Standard_EC8ads_v5
x86 · standardECADSv5FamilyAzure 8 vCPU / 64 GiB · x86 · in 11 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $246/mo
Compute /mo $242/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $30 per GiB/mo $3.8 Reserved saves up to 40% Spot saves up to 81.3%
vCPU8
Memory64 GiB
Archx86
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions11
FamilystandardECADSv5Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $246 | $440 | $551 | 11 |
| Spot | $49 | $86 | $105 | 11 |
| Reserved | $149 | $266 | $332 | 11 |
Same spec on other clouds
Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c8m64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $150/mo Huawei Cloud x1e.8u.64g 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $182/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.u1-c1m8.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $181/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $189/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.2XLARGE64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $189/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x0.8u.64g 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $191/mo AWS r6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $193/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.2XLARGE64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $203/mo 
UCloud n.c8m64.intel 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $212/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-8 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $223/mo Vultr vx1-m-8c-64gb 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $238/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $256/mo
UCloud n.c8m64.intel 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $212/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-8 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $223/mo Vultr vx1-m-8c-64gb 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $238/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $256/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $246 | — | $49 | $149 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $386 | — | $85 | $233 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $430 | — | $83 | $260 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $436 | — | $84 | $263 |
| 🇮🇹 Milan italynorth | $436 | — | $84 | $263 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $436 | — | $84 | $263 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $468 | — | $90 | $283 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $468 | — | $90 | $283 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $474 | — | $91 | $286 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong eastasia | $511 | — | $98 | $308 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $551 | — | $105 | $332 |
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_EC8ads_v5 cost on Azure?
Standard_EC8ads_v5 runs from about $246/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 11 regions.
Is Standard_EC8ads_v5 cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c8m64 at ~$150/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.