standard b2s
$0.0416/hr
~$30.37/month on-demand in eastus
The standard b2s is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory, starting at $0.042 per hour.
Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
Pricing Options
Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
1 Year
$0.0280/hr
~$20.45/mo
Save 33%
3 Year
$0.0187/hr
~$13.68/mo
Save 55%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$0.0243/hr
~$17.75/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 b2s
Processor
Architecturex64
vCPUs2
vCPUs per Core1
Memory4 GiB
Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB
Network
Accelerated Networking
RDMA
IPv6
Storage
Temp Storage1023 GB
NVMe Drive
Max Data Disks4
Cached IOPS1,600
Cached Throughput22 MBps
Uncached IOPS1,280
Uncached Throughput22 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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