standard f16
$0.7960/hr
~$581.08/month on-demand in eastus
The standard f16 is a Compute optimized instance with 16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, starting at $0.796 per hour or $0.159 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
$0.5492/hr
~$400.95/mo
Save 31%
3 Year
$0.3741/hr
~$273.11/mo
Save 53%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$0.4966/hr
~$362.50/mo
Save 38%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.1593/hr
~$116.27/mo
Save 80%
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Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for standard f16
Processor
Architecturex64
vCPUs16
vCPUs per Core1
ACU210
Memory32 GiB
Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB
Network
Accelerated Networking
RDMA
IPv6
Storage
Temp Storage1023 GB
NVMe Drive
Max Data Disks64
Cached IOPS48,000
Cached Throughput786 MBps
Uncached IOPS51,200
Uncached Throughput768 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
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