basic a2

    $0.0790/hr

    ~$57.67/month on-demand in eastus

    The basic a2 is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 3 GiB of memory, starting at $0.079 per hour or $0.071 per hour with spot instances.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

    Pricing Options

    Savings Plan

    Flexible commitment pricing

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.0711/hr
    ~$51.90/mo
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    A-series

    Switch between sizes in eastus

    SizevCPUMem
    basic a011
    basic a112
    standard a011
    standard a112
    standard a1 v212
    standard f2 1 amds v7115
    standard f2 1 ams v7115
    standard f4 1 amds v7130
    standard f4 1 ams v7130
    basic a223
    standard a223
    standard a2 v224
    standard a2m v2215
    standard a5213
    standard f4 2 amds v7230
    standard f4 2 ams v7230
    standard f8 2 amds v7260
    standard f8 2 ams v7260
    basic a347
    standard a347
    standard a4 v247
    standard a4m v2430
    standard a6426
    standard f16 4 amds v74119
    standard f16 4 ams v74119
    standard f8 4 amds v7460
    standard f8 4 ams v7460
    basic a4813
    standard a4813
    standard a7852
    standard a8 v2815
    standard a8m v2860
    standard f16 8 amds v78119
    standard f16 8 ams v78119
    standard f32 8 amds v78238
    standard f32 8 ams v78238
    standard f32 16 amds v716238
    standard f32 16 ams v716238
    standard f64 16 amds v716477
    standard f64 16 ams v716477
    standard f64 32 amds v732477
    standard f64 32 ams v732477

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