standard a5
$0.2500/hr
~$182.50/month on-demand in eastus
The standard a5 is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 13 GiB of memory, starting at $0.250 per hour or $0.225 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC
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Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
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Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.2250/hr
~$164.25/mo
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