standard b16ms
$0.6660/hr
~$486.18/month on-demand in eastus
The standard b16ms is a General purpose instance with 16 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, starting at $0.666 per hour.
Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
Pricing Options
Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
1 Year
$0.4486/hr
~$327.44/mo
Save 33%
3 Year
$0.3001/hr
~$219.07/mo
Save 55%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$0.3895/hr
~$284.33/mo
Save 42%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
No spot pricing data available
B-series
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Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for standard b16ms
Processor
Architecturex64
vCPUs16
vCPUs per Core1
Memory64 GiB
Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB
Network
Accelerated Networking
RDMA
IPv6
Storage
Temp Storage1023 GB
NVMe Drive
Max Data Disks32
Cached IOPS8,640
Cached Throughput99 MBps
Uncached IOPS4,320
Uncached Throughput50 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,V2
Regional Pricing Comparison
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