Azure L8s Pricing and Specs
Microsoft Azure L8s is a storage-optimized instance with 8 vCPUs and 64.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 8 |
| Memory | 64.0 GB |
| Storage | NVMe SSD |
| Network Performance | High |
| EBS Bandwidth | High |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.5600 | $408.80 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.5880 | $429.24 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.5712 | $416.98 |
| Canada Central | $0.6048 | $441.50 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.5880 | $429.24 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.3360 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.3427 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.3528 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.1680 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.1714 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.1764 | 70% |
Use Cases
storage-optimized instance are ideal for L8s:
- NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB)
- Data warehousing
- Distributed file systems
Equivalent Instances
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Price Diff |
|---|
| AWS | m5.large | 2 | 8 | -13% |
| Azure | L8s | 8 | 64.0 | baseline |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 13% |
| 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
