Azure
Standard_M16bds_v3
x86 · StandardMBDSMediumMemoryv3FamilyAzure 16 vCPU / 128 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $1,070/mo
Compute /mo $1,066/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $67 per GiB/mo $8.3 Reserved saves up to 65.1% Spot saves up to 79.6%
vCPU16
Memory128 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth8 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions23
FamilyStandardMBDSMediumMemoryv3Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1,070 | $1,383 | $2,136 | 23 |
| Spot | $221 | $286 | $438 | 23 |
| Reserved | $378 | $486 | $750 | 23 |
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
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $1,070 | — | $221 | $378 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $1,070 | — | $221 | $378 |
| 🇺🇸 Seattle westus2 | $1,070 | — | $221 | $378 |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa centralus | $1,212 | — | $250 | $378 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur malaysiawest | $1,251 | — | $258 | $440 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta indonesiacentral | $1,252 | — | $258 | $440 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney australiaeast | $1,281 | — | $264 | $452 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto canadacentral | $1,283 | — | $286 | $453 |
| 🇦🇹 Vienna austriaeast | $1,289 | — | $266 | $454 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $1,289 | — | $266 | $453 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $1,290 | — | $266 | $455 |
| 🇬🇧 London uksouth | $1,336 | — | $275 | $472 |
| 🇳🇿 Auckland newzealandnorth | $1,345 | — | $277 | $475 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $1,391 | — | $286 | $491 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $1,394 | — | $287 | $491 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul koreacentral | $1,443 | — | $297 | $509 |
| 🇸🇪 Stockholm swedencentral | $1,501 | — | $309 | $528 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $1,528 | — | $314 | $539 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $1,528 | — | $314 | $539 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $1,549 | — | $319 | $547 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong eastasia | $1,656 | — | $340 | $584 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka japanwest | $1,656 | — | $340 | $584 |
| 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo brazilsouth | $2,136 | — | $438 | $750 |
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_M16bds_v3 cost on Azure?
Standard_M16bds_v3 runs from about $1,070/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is Standard_M16bds_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.