standard a2m v2
$0.1190/hr
~$86.87/month on-demand in eastus
The standard a2m v2 is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, starting at $0.119 per hour or $0.024 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
$0.0805/hr
~$58.74/mo
Save 32%
3 Year
$0.0536/hr
~$39.15/mo
Save 55%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$0.0700/hr
~$51.08/mo
Save 41%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.0238/hr
~$17.38/mo
Save 80%
Av2-series
Switch between sizes in eastus
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| standard a1 v2 | 1 | 2 |
| standard a2 v2 | 2 | 4 |
| standard a2m v2 | 2 | 15 |
| standard a4 v2 | 4 | 7 |
| standard a4m v2 | 4 | 30 |
| standard a8 v2 | 8 | 15 |
| standard a8m v2 | 8 | 60 |
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for standard a2m v2
Processor
Architecturex64
vCPUs2
vCPUs per Core1
ACU100
Memory16 GiB
Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB
Network
Accelerated Networking
RDMA
IPv6
Storage
Temp Storage1023 GB
NVMe Drive
Max Data Disks4
Cached IOPS2,000
Cached Throughput41 MBps
Uncached IOPS3,200
Uncached Throughput48 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 GenerationsV1
Regional Pricing Comparison
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