Azure NP20s Pricing and Specs
Microsoft Azure NP20s is a GPU instance with 20 vCPUs and 280.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 20 |
| Memory | 280.0 GB |
| Storage | NVMe SSD |
| Network Performance | High |
| EBS Bandwidth | High |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $35.00 | $25550.00 |
| US West (Oregon) | $36.75 | $26827.50 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $35.70 | $26061.00 |
| Canada Central | $37.80 | $27594.00 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $36.75 | $26827.50 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $21.00 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $21.42 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $22.05 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $10.50 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $10.71 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $11.03 | 70% |
Use Cases
GPU instance are ideal for NP20s:
- GPU-accelerated computing
- Visualization workloads
- AI and deep learning
Equivalent Instances
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Price Diff |
|---|
| AWS | m5.large | 2 | 8 | 12% |
| Azure | NP20s | 20 | 280.0 | baseline |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 0% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.g6-large | 2 | 8 | 8% |
Data Source
- API: Microsoft Azure Official Pricing API
- Fetched: 2026-07-23
- Methodology: Prices retrieved via official API and normalized to USD hourly/monthly rates
