Azure
Standard_M96ds_2_v3
x86 · standardMDSMediumMemoryv3FamilyAzure 96 vCPU / 1946 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $9,662/mo
Compute /mo $9,658/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $101 per GiB/mo $5.0 Reserved saves up to 72.1% Spot saves up to 81.5%
vCPU96
Memory1946 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth30 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions23
FamilystandardMDSMediumMemoryv3Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $9,662 | $12,655 | $18,837 | 23 |
| Spot | $1,789 | $2,342 | $3,484 | 23 |
| Reserved | $2,716 | $3,541 | $5,292 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Tencent Cloud BMM5.24XLARGE1536 96 vCPU · 1536 GiB · $4,150/mo Tencent Cloud Intl BMM5.24XLARGE1536 96 vCPU · 1536 GiB · $4,371/mo AWS x8g.24xlarge 96 vCPU · 1536 GiB · $6,850/mo Huawei Cloud e7.24xlarge.20 96 vCPU · 1920 GiB · $8,453/mo Huawei Cloud Intl e7.24xlarge.20 96 vCPU · 1920 GiB · $8,954/mo
Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $9,662 | — | $1,789 | $2,716 |
| 🇺🇸 Seattle westus2 | $9,662 | — | $1,789 | $2,716 |
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $9,952 | — | $1,842 | $2,797 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto canadacentral | $10,628 | — | $1,967 | $2,987 |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa centralus | $10,917 | — | $2,021 | $2,716 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta indonesiacentral | $11,304 | — | $2,092 | $3,177 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur malaysiawest | $11,304 | — | $2,092 | $3,177 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney australiaeast | $11,577 | — | $2,143 | $3,254 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $11,596 | — | $2,146 | $3,259 |
| 🇳🇿 Auckland newzealandnorth | $12,155 | — | $2,250 | $3,416 |
| 🇬🇧 London uksouth | $12,173 | — | $2,253 | $3,422 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $12,559 | — | $2,324 | $3,529 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $12,757 | — | $2,361 | $3,581 |
| 🇦🇹 Vienna austriaeast | $13,525 | — | $2,503 | $3,801 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $13,525 | — | $2,503 | $3,801 |
| 🇸🇪 Stockholm swedencentral | $13,525 | — | $2,503 | $3,801 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $13,531 | — | $2,504 | $3,802 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $14,008 | — | $2,592 | $3,936 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka japanwest | $14,008 | — | $2,592 | $3,936 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul koreacentral | $14,011 | — | $2,592 | $3,937 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $14,881 | — | $2,753 | $4,181 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong eastasia | $14,977 | — | $2,771 | $4,208 |
| 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo brazilsouth | $18,837 | — | $3,484 | $5,292 |
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_M96ds_2_v3 cost on Azure?
Standard_M96ds_2_v3 runs from about $9,662/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is Standard_M96ds_2_v3 cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Tencent Cloud BMM5.24XLARGE1536 at ~$4,150/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.