B1ms
api name Standard_B1ms · Azure Virtual Machines · Bs family
The B1ms is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 1 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.0207 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 2 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.0207
- spot
- –
- regions
- 59
shared / burstable
2 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$15.11/mo · eastus
not offered
across 7 areas
B1ms 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 | $0.0207 | $0.0139 | $0.00933 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.0207 | $0.0139 | $0.00933 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $0.0207 | $0.0143 | $0.00973 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $0.0208 | $0.0144 | $0.00978 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $0.0208 | $0.014 | $0.00937 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.0216 | $0.0164 | $0.0119 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $0.0224 | $0.0151 | $0.00987 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.0227 | $0.0173 | $0.0125 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.0229 | $0.0154 | $0.0103 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.0229 | $0.0174 | $0.0126 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.023 | $0.0155 | $0.0104 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.0232 | $0.0157 | $0.0105 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.0235 | $0.0179 | $0.0129 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.0236 | $0.0179 | $0.0125 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.0236 | $0.0179 | $0.0125 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.0238 | $0.0161 | $0.0105 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.0238 | $0.0161 | $0.0105 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.024 | $0.0163 | $0.011 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.024 | $0.0197 | $0.0139 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.024 | $0.0182 | $0.0132 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.0244 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.0244 | – | – |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.0248 | $0.0171 | $0.0117 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.025 | $0.0173 | $0.0118 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.025 | $0.0173 | $0.0118 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.025 | $0.019 | $0.0138 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.025 | $0.0173 | $0.0118 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.0251 | $0.0191 | $0.0138 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.026 | $0.0169 | $0.0119 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.026 | $0.0198 | $0.0143 |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.026 | – | – |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.0264 | $0.0192 | $0.0133 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.0264 | $0.0192 | $0.0133 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.0264 | $0.0192 | $0.0133 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.0264 | $0.0201 | $0.0145 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.0264 | $0.0201 | $0.0145 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.0264 | $0.0178 | $0.0117 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.0264 | $0.0201 | $0.0145 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.0271 | $0.0206 | $0.0149 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.0272 | $0.02 | $0.014 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.0277 | $0.0202 | $0.014 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.0281 | $0.0214 | $0.0155 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $0.0291 | $0.0196 | $0.0131 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.0292 | $0.0197 | $0.0129 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.0294 | $0.0223 | $0.0162 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.03 | $0.0228 | $0.0165 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.03 | $0.0228 | $0.0165 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.0312 | $0.0237 | $0.0172 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.0312 | $0.0237 | $0.0172 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.0336 | $0.0207 | $0.0152 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.0338 | $0.0257 | $0.0186 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.0339 | $0.0257 | $0.0186 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.0343 | $0.0261 | $0.0189 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.0343 | $0.0261 | $0.0189 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $0.0437 | $0.0332 | $0.024 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 2 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 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_B1ms- Family
- Bs
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 59 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $0.0207/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
B1ms 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 B1ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | B1ms | 1 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.0207 | – |
| AWS | t2.small | 1 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon Family | $0.023 | +11% |
| c7a.mediumdedicated CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor | $0.0513 | +148% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-small2 vCPU (2×) | 2 | 2 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0168 | -19% |
| n4a-highcpu-1Arm CPU · dedicated CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0325 | +57% | |
| Akamai | Linode 2GB | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.018 | -13% |
| Nanode 1GB1 GiB (2× less) | 1 | 1 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.0075 | -64% | |
| Vultr | vc2-1c-2gb | 1 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.014 | -32% |
| vhf-1c-2gb | 1 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.016 | -23% |
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 |
B1ms FAQ
How much does B1ms cost?
B1ms costs $0.0207 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $15.11 per month. Across 59 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0207 in East US to $0.0437 in Brazil Southeast. With Windows it costs $0.0246 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does B1ms have?
B1ms has 1 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory (2 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 B1ms on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, t2.small (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.023/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, e2-small (2 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.0168/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 2GB (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.018/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-1c-2gb (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.014/hour in New Jersey).
Is B1ms burstable?
Yes. B1ms 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.