standard d2 v3
$0.0960/hr
~$70.08/month on-demand in eastus
The standard d2 v3 is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, starting at $0.096 per hour or $0.019 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
Pricing Options
Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
1 Year
$0.0662/hr
~$48.36/mo
Save 31%
3 Year
$0.0451/hr
~$32.94/mo
Save 53%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$0.0572/hr
~$41.75/mo
Save 40%
3 Year
$0.0368/hr
~$26.89/mo
Save 62%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.0192/hr
~$14.02/mo
Save 80%
Dv3-series
Switch between sizes in eastus
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| standard dc1ds v3 | 1 | 7 |
| standard dc1s v3 | 1 | 7 |
| standard d2 v3 | 2 | 7 |
| standard d2s v3 | 2 | 7 |
| standard dc2ds v3 | 2 | 15 |
| standard dc2s v3 | 2 | 15 |
| standard d4 v3 | 4 | 15 |
| standard d4s v3 | 4 | 15 |
| standard dc4ds v3 | 4 | 30 |
| standard dc4s v3 | 4 | 30 |
| standard d8 v3 | 8 | 30 |
| standard d8s v3 | 8 | 30 |
| standard dc8ds v3 | 8 | 60 |
| standard dc8s v3 | 8 | 60 |
| standard d16 v3 | 16 | 60 |
| standard d16s v3 | 16 | 60 |
| standard dc16ds v3 | 16 | 119 |
| standard dc16s v3 | 16 | 119 |
| standard dc24ds v3 | 24 | 179 |
| standard dc24s v3 | 24 | 179 |
| standard d32 v3 | 32 | 119 |
| standard d32s v3 | 32 | 119 |
| standard dc32ds v3 | 32 | 238 |
| standard dc32s v3 | 32 | 238 |
| standard d48 v3 | 48 | 179 |
| standard d48s v3 | 48 | 179 |
| standard dc48ds v3 | 48 | 358 |
| standard dc48s v3 | 48 | 358 |
| standard d64 v3 | 64 | 238 |
| standard d64s v3 | 64 | 238 |
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for standard d2 v3
Processor
Architecturex64
vCPUs2
vCPUs per Core2
ACU160
Memory8 GiB
Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB
Network
Accelerated Networking
RDMA
IPv6
Storage
Temp Storage1023 GB
NVMe Drive
Max Data Disks4
Cached IOPS3,000
Cached Throughput49 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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