standard fx12mds

    $1.1160/hr

    ~$814.68/month on-demand in eastus

    The standard fx12mds is a Compute optimized instance with 12 vCPUs and 252 GiB of memory, starting at $1.116 per hour or $0.206 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

    1 Year
    $0.7700/hr
    ~$562.13/mo
    Save 31%
    3 Year
    $0.5245/hr
    ~$382.90/mo
    Save 53%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year
    $0.6584/hr
    ~$480.67/mo
    Save 41%
    3 Year
    $0.4017/hr
    ~$293.28/mo
    Save 64%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Spot Price
    $0.2062/hr
    ~$150.55/mo
    Save 82%

    FX-series

    Switch between sizes in eastus

    SizevCPUMem
    standard fx2mds v2239
    standard fx2ms v2239
    standard fx4 2 mds v2278
    standard fx4 2 ms v2278
    standard fx8 2 mds v22156
    standard fx8 2 ms v22156
    standard fx16 4 mds v24313
    standard fx16 4 ms v24313
    standard fx4mds478
    standard fx4mds v2478
    standard fx4ms v2478
    standard fx8 4 mds v24156
    standard fx8 4 ms v24156
    standard fx12 6 mds v26235
    standard fx12 6 ms v26235
    standard fx24 6 mds v26469
    standard fx24 6 ms v26469
    standard fx16 8 mds v28313
    standard fx16 8 ms v28313
    standard fx32 8 mds v28626
    standard fx32 8 ms v28626
    standard fx8mds v28156
    standard fx8ms v28156
    standard fx12mds12235
    standard fx12mds v212235
    standard fx12ms v212235
    standard fx24 12 mds v212469
    standard fx24 12 ms v212469
    standard fx48 12 mds v212939
    standard fx48 12 ms v212939
    standard fx16mds v216313
    standard fx16ms v216313
    standard fx32 16 mds v216626
    standard fx32 16 ms v216626
    standard fx64 16 mds v2161252
    standard fx64 16 ms v2161252
    standard fx24mds24469
    standard fx24mds v224469
    standard fx24ms v224469
    standard fx48 24 mds v224939
    standard fx48 24 ms v224939
    standard fx96 24 mds v2241706
    standard fx96 24 ms v2241706
    standard fx32mds v232626
    standard fx32ms v232626
    standard fx64 32 mds v2321252
    standard fx64 32 ms v2321252
    standard fx36mds36704
    standard fx48mds48939
    standard fx48mds v248939
    standard fx48ms v248939
    standard fx96 48 mds v2481706
    standard fx96 48 ms v2481706
    standard fx64mds v2641252
    standard fx64ms v2641252
    standard fx96mds v2961706
    standard fx96ms v2961706

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for standard fx12mds

    Processor

    Architecturex64
    vCPUs12
    vCPUs per Core2
    ACU310
    Memory252 GiB
    Memory per vCPU21.00 GiB

    Network

    Accelerated Networking
    RDMA
    IPv6

    Storage

    Temp Storage1023 GB
    NVMe Drive
    Max Data Disks24
    Cached IOPS163,500
    Cached Throughput1028 MBps
    Uncached IOPS20,000
    Uncached Throughput314 MBps
    Premium Storage
    Ultra SSD

    Security & Capabilities

    GenerationCurrent
    Confidential Computing
    Trusted Launch
    Encryption at Host
    Spot/Low Priority
    Memory-Preserving Maint.
    Capacity Reservation
    Burstable
    Hyper-V GenerationsV2

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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