GS2
GS series · Memory optimized · ARM name Standard_GS2 · priced in 14 regions · updated 2026-08-19
vCPUs
4
x64
Memory
56 GiB
Temp disk
112 GiB
GPUs
—
Max data disks
16
Max NICs
2
Architecture
x64
Workload type
Memory optimized
Cheapest region
$0.8780
UK South
Most expensive
$1.400
West Europe
Region spread
+59%
14 regions priced
Price by region — Linux, Pay as you go
| Region | Geography | Price / hour | vs cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Southcheapestuksouth | United Kingdom | $0.8780 | — |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | Canada | $0.9680 | +10% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | Canada | $0.9680 | +10% |
| West US 2westus2 | United States | $0.9810 | +12% |
| East USeastus | United States | $1.100 | +25% |
| East US 2eastus2 | United States | $1.100 | +25% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | US Government | $1.100 | +25% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | Japan | $1.151 | +31% |
| West USwestus | United States | $1.220 | +39% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | Australia | $1.276 | +45% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | Asia Pacific | $1.320 | +50% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | US Government | $1.375 | +57% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | US Government | $1.375 | +57% |
| West Europewesteurope | Europe | $1.400 | +59% |
Every pricing model in UK South
| Pricing model | Linux | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | $0.8780 | $1.087 |
| Spot | $0.1623 | $0.2009 |
| Savings plan, 1 year | $0.6673 | $0.8763* |
| Savings plan, 3 years | $0.4829 | $0.6919* |
| Reserved instance, 1 year | — | — |
| Reserved instance, 3 years | — | — |
| Low priority | $0.1100 | $0.2720 |
| Dev/Test | $0.8780 | $0.8780 |
About these prices
Retail list prices excluding tax, storage, networking and any Enterprise Agreement or CSP discount. A listed price does not guarantee quota or capacity in a region, and moving region can change latency, data residency and egress costs.
Reserved instance and savings plan rates are the commitment price spread across the term and are sold without an OS licence. Azure publishes no meter for every combination, so a rate marked * is derived: a Windows commitment rate is the Linux rate plus the Windows pay-as-you-go surcharge, and a missing Dev/Test rate is the Linux pay-as-you-go rate, since Dev/Test only discounts the Windows licence.