B1ls
api name Standard_B1ls · Azure Virtual Machines · Bs family
The B1ls is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 1 vCPUs and 0.5 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.0052 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 0.5 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.0052
- spot
- –
- regions
- 59
shared / burstable
0.5 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$3.796/mo · eastus
not offered
across 7 areas
B1ls price by region
59 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan
| East USeastuscheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.0052 | $0.0035 | $0.00234 |
| East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America | $0.0052 | $0.00359 | $0.00244 |
| North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America | $0.0052 | $0.0035 | $0.00234 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.0052 | $0.0035 | $0.00234 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $0.0052 | $0.00359 | $0.00244 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.0054 | $0.0041 | $0.00297 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $0.0056 | $0.00378 | $0.00247 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.0057 | $0.00433 | $0.00314 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.00572 | $0.00385 | $0.00258 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.00572 | $0.00435 | $0.00315 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.0058 | $0.00392 | $0.00262 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.0058 | $0.00392 | $0.00262 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.00588 | $0.00447 | $0.00323 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.0059 | $0.00447 | $0.00313 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.0059 | $0.00447 | $0.00313 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.00594 | $0.00401 | $0.00263 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.00594 | $0.00401 | $0.00263 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $0.006 | $0.00456 | $0.0033 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $0.006 | $0.00456 | $0.0033 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.006 | $0.00456 | $0.0033 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.006 | $0.00408 | $0.00276 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.006 | $0.00492 | $0.00348 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.006 | $0.00456 | $0.0033 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.006 | $0.00456 | $0.0033 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.0061 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.0061 | – | – |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.0062 | $0.00428 | $0.00291 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.00624 | $0.00431 | $0.00293 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.00624 | $0.00431 | $0.00293 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.00624 | $0.00474 | $0.00343 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.00624 | $0.00431 | $0.00293 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.0063 | $0.00479 | $0.00346 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.0065 | $0.00422 | $0.00298 |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.0065 | – | – |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.0066 | $0.00481 | $0.00333 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.0066 | $0.00481 | $0.00333 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.0066 | $0.00481 | $0.00333 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.0066 | $0.00502 | $0.00363 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.0066 | $0.00502 | $0.00363 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.0066 | $0.00445 | $0.00292 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.0066 | $0.00502 | $0.00363 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.0068 | $0.00499 | $0.0035 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.0068 | $0.00517 | $0.00374 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.00693 | $0.00505 | $0.0035 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.00702 | $0.00534 | $0.00386 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.00702 | $0.00534 | $0.00386 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $0.00728 | $0.0049 | $0.00328 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.0073 | $0.00492 | $0.00323 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.00749 | $0.00569 | $0.00412 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.0078 | $0.00593 | $0.00429 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.0078 | $0.00593 | $0.00429 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.0078 | $0.00593 | $0.00429 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.0078 | $0.00593 | $0.00429 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.0084 | $0.00518 | $0.00381 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.00845 | $0.00642 | $0.00465 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.0085 | $0.00646 | $0.00468 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.00858 | $0.00652 | $0.00472 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.00858 | $0.00652 | $0.00472 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $0.0109 | $0.00828 | $0.006 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 0.5 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 0.5 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- Yes (shared cores)
storage & network
- Local storage
- 4 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 4 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_B1ls- Family
- Bs
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 59 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $0.0052/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
B1ls 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 B1ls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | B1ls | 1 | 0.5 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.0052 | – |
| AWS | t2.nano | 1 | 0.5 GiB | Intel Xeon Family | $0.0058 | +12% |
| t2.micro1 GiB (2×) | 1 | 1 GiB | Intel Xeon Family | $0.0116 | +123% | |
| Akamai | Nanode 1GB1 GiB (2×) | 1 | 1 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.0075 | +44% |
| Vultr | vc2-1c-0.5gb-v6 | 1 | 0.5 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.003 | -42% |
| vc2-1c-0.5gb | 1 | 0.5 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.005 | -4% |
Bs family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1ls | 1 | 0.5 GiB | 4 GB SSD | $0.0052 | $3.796 |
| B1s | 1 | 1 GiB | 4 GB SSD | $0.0104 | $7.592 |
| B1ms | 1 | 2 GiB | 4 GB SSD | $0.0207 | $15.11 |
| B2s | 2 | 4 GiB | 8 GB SSD | $0.0416 | $30.37 |
| B2ms | 2 | 8 GiB | 16 GB SSD | $0.0832 | $60.74 |
| B4ms | 4 | 16 GiB | 32 GB SSD | $0.166 | $121 |
| B8ms | 8 | 32 GiB | 64 GB SSD | $0.333 | $243 |
| B12ms | 12 | 48 GiB | 96 GB SSD | $0.499 | $364 |
| B16ms | 16 | 64 GiB | 128 GB SSD | $0.666 | $486 |
| B20ms | 20 | 80 GiB | 160 GB SSD | $0.832 | $607 |
B1ls FAQ
How much does B1ls cost?
B1ls costs $0.0052 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $3.796 per month. Across 59 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0052 in East US to $0.0109 in Brazil Southeast.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does B1ls have?
B1ls has 1 vCPUs and 0.5 GiB of memory (0.5 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a general purpose VM size in the Bs family with a burstable (shared) CPU.
What are the equivalents of B1ls on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, t2.nano (1 vCPU, 0.5 GiB, $0.0058/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Akamai, Nanode 1GB (1 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.0075/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-1c-0.5gb-v6 (1 vCPU, 0.5 GiB, $0.003/hour in New Jersey).
Is B1ls burstable?
Yes. B1ls shares physical CPU cores and is designed for workloads that are idle most of the time and occasionally need full CPU. Sustained high CPU use can be throttled or cost extra, so pick a general purpose size with dedicated vCPUs for steady load.