A2m v2
api name Standard_A2m_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Av2 family
The A2m v2 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.099 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.119
- spot
- $0.0238
- regions
- 58
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$86.87/mo · eastus
−80% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
A2m v2 price by region
58 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.099 | $0.0183 | $0.0669 | $0.0446 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $0.099 | $0.0183 | $0.0669 | $0.0446 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.11 | $0.0203 | $0.0759 | $0.0517 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0829 | $0.0606 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | – | – |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0859 | $0.0622 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0845 | $0.0605 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.116 | $0.0214 | $0.0784 | $0.0523 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.116 | $0.0214 | $0.0784 | $0.0523 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.119 | $0.0341 | $0.0904 | $0.0655 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0904 | $0.0655 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.119 | $0.02 | $0.0804 | $0.0536 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $0.119 | $0.0238 | $0.0805 | $0.0536 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $0.119 | $0.041 | $0.0805 | $0.0536 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0809 | $0.0547 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0904 | $0.0655 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0805 | $0.0536 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0904 | $0.0655 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0821 | $0.0559 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.119 | $0.0221 | $0.0904 | $0.0655 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0821 | $0.0559 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.0899 | $0.0593 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.124 | $0.0218 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $0.13 | $0.024 | $0.0944 | $0.0625 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.13 | $0.024 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.13 | $0.024 | $0.0988 | $0.0715 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.131 | $0.0242 | $0.0886 | $0.059 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.132 | $0.0244 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.132 | $0.0244 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.132 | $0.0244 | – | – |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.133 | $0.0246 | $0.1011 | $0.0732 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.133 | $0.0246 | $0.1011 | $0.0732 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.0954 | $0.0658 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.138 | $0.0138 | $0.0954 | $0.0658 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.0954 | $0.0658 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.138 | $0.0255 | $0.1049 | $0.0759 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.147 | $0.0272 | $0.1117 | $0.0809 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.147 | $0.0272 | $0.1117 | $0.0809 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.147 | $0.0272 | $0.1117 | $0.0809 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.149 | $0.0275 | $0.1132 | $0.082 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.149 | $0.0275 | $0.1132 | $0.082 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.162 | $0.0299 | $0.112 | $0.0772 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.162 | $0.0299 | $0.1231 | $0.0891 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.162 | $0.0299 | $0.1231 | $0.0891 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.166 | $0.0308 | $0.1262 | $0.0913 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.168 | $0.031 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.179 | $0.0331 | $0.136 | $0.0985 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $0.27 | $0.0499 | $0.2052 | $0.1485 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 8 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 20 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 20 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_A2m_v2- Family
- Av2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- West US 2 · $0.099/hr
A2m v2 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs A2m v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | A2m v2 | 2 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.119 | – |
| AWS | r5ad.large | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.131 | +10% |
| r5d.large | 2 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $0.144 | +21% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0904 | -24% |
| n4d-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.1112 | -7% | |
| Akamai | Linode 24GB24 GiB (1.5×) | 2 | 24 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.09 | -24% |
| G8 Dedicated 8x28 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -8% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-2c-16g-120s | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.096 | -19% |
| voc-m-2c-16gb-100s-amd | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -8% |
Av2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 v2 | 1 | 2 GiB | 10 GB SSD | $0.043 | $31.39 | $0.0086 |
| A2 v2 | 2 | 4 GiB | 20 GB SSD | $0.0903 | $65.92 | $0.0181 |
| A2m v2 | 2 | 16 GiB | 20 GB SSD | $0.119 | $86.87 | $0.0238 |
| A4 v2 | 4 | 8 GiB | 40 GB SSD | $0.191 | $139 | $0.0382 |
| A4m v2 | 4 | 32 GiB | 40 GB SSD | $0.237 | $173 | $0.0474 |
| A8 v2 | 8 | 16 GiB | 80 GB SSD | $0.399 | $291 | $0.0798 |
| A8m v2 | 8 | 64 GiB | 80 GB SSD | $0.475 | $347 | $0.095 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
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A2m v2 FAQ
How much does A2m v2 cost?
A2m v2 costs $0.119 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $86.87 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.099 in West US 2 to $0.27 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0238 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.18 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does A2m v2 have?
A2m v2 has 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a general purpose VM size in the Av2 family.
What is the cheapest region for A2m v2?
West US 2 (westus2) at $0.099 per hour for Linux on demand, 17% less than East US. A2m v2 is sold in 58 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of A2m v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5ad.large (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.131/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.0904/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 24GB (2 vCPU, 24 GiB, $0.09/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-2c-16g-120s (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.096/hour in New Jersey).