B2as v2
api name Standard_B2as_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Basv2 family
The B2as v2 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), starting at $0.0492 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.0752
- spot
- $0.0677
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.0444
shared / burstable
4 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$54.90/mo · eastus
−10% vs on-demand
−41% vs on-demand
B2as v2 price by region
60 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan
| Central IndiacentralindiacheapestAsia | $0.0492 | $0.0443 | $0.029 | $0.0182 | $0.0335 | $0.0217 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $0.0752 | $0.0677 | $0.0444 | $0.0286 | $0.0504 | $0.0338 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $0.0752 | $0.0677 | $0.0444 | $0.0286 | $0.0504 | $0.0338 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $0.0752 | $0.0677 | $0.0444 | $0.0286 | $0.0504 | $0.0338 |
| West US 2westus2North America | $0.0752 | $0.0677 | $0.0444 | $0.0286 | $0.0504 | $0.0338 |
| West US 3westus3North America | $0.0752 | $0.0677 | $0.0444 | $0.0286 | $0.0519 | $0.0353 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.0778 | $0.07 | $0.0459 | $0.0296 | $0.0591 | $0.0428 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.0816 | $0.0734 | $0.0482 | $0.031 | $0.062 | $0.0433 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.0827 | $0.0242 | $0.0489 | $0.0314 | $0.0716 | $0.0565 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.0836 | $0.0752 | $0.0493 | $0.0318 | $0.056 | $0.0376 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.0836 | $0.0752 | $0.0493 | $0.0318 | $0.056 | $0.0376 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.085 | $0.0674 | $0.0444 | $0.0286 | $0.0502 | $0.0337 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.085 | $0.0765 | $0.0501 | $0.0323 | $0.0646 | $0.0451 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.085 | $0.0765 | $0.0501 | $0.0323 | $0.0646 | $0.0451 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.0855 | $0.0649 | $0.0505 | $0.0325 | $0.0573 | $0.0385 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.0855 | $0.0649 | $0.0505 | $0.0325 | $0.0573 | $0.0385 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.0858 | $0.0772 | $0.0506 | $0.0326 | $0.0652 | $0.0455 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.0858 | $0.0772 | $0.0506 | $0.0326 | $0.0652 | $0.0455 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.0862 | $0.0776 | $0.0509 | $0.0328 | $0.0655 | $0.0457 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $0.0864 | $0.0656 | $0.051 | $0.0328 | $0.0579 | $0.0389 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $0.0864 | $0.0656 | $0.051 | $0.0328 | $0.0579 | $0.0389 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.0864 | $0.0778 | $0.051 | $0.0328 | $0.0657 | $0.0475 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.0864 | $0.0778 | $0.051 | $0.0328 | $0.0657 | $0.0458 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.0864 | $0.0778 | $0.051 | $0.0328 | $0.0657 | $0.0475 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.0865 | $0.0779 | $0.051 | $0.0329 | $0.0657 | $0.0476 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.0878 | $0.079 | $0.0518 | $0.0334 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.0878 | $0.079 | $0.0518 | $0.0334 | – | – |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $0.0882 | $0.0194 | $0.0521 | $0.0335 | $0.06 | $0.0388 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.0892 | $0.0803 | $0.0526 | $0.0339 | $0.0616 | $0.0419 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.0902 | $0.0812 | $0.0532 | $0.0343 | $0.0622 | $0.0424 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.0902 | $0.0812 | $0.0532 | $0.0343 | $0.0622 | $0.0424 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.0903 | $0.0813 | $0.0533 | $0.0343 | $0.0686 | $0.0497 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.091 | $0.0819 | $0.0537 | $0.0346 | $0.0692 | $0.0501 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.0936 | $0.0842 | $0.0524 | $0.0356 | $0.0608 | $0.0431 |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.094 | $0.0846 | $0.0555 | $0.0357 | – | – |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.0944 | $0.085 | $0.0557 | $0.0349 | $0.0642 | $0.0415 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.095 | $0.0855 | $0.0561 | $0.0361 | $0.0694 | $0.0485 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.095 | $0.0855 | $0.0561 | $0.0361 | $0.0694 | $0.0485 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.095 | $0.0855 | $0.0561 | $0.0361 | $0.0694 | $0.0485 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.095 | $0.0855 | $0.0561 | $0.0361 | $0.0722 | $0.0523 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.095 | $0.0855 | $0.0561 | $0.0361 | $0.0722 | $0.0523 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.0963 | $0.0867 | $0.0567 | $0.0366 | $0.0732 | $0.053 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.0977 | $0.0879 | $0.0576 | $0.0371 | $0.0743 | $0.0537 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.0978 | $0.088 | $0.0576 | $0.0371 | $0.0743 | $0.0538 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.0978 | $0.088 | $0.0576 | $0.0371 | $0.0847 | $0.0669 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.098 | $0.0882 | $0.0579 | $0.0373 | $0.0715 | $0.051 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.098 | $0.0882 | $0.0579 | $0.0373 | $0.0745 | $0.0539 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.0998 | $0.0898 | $0.0589 | $0.0379 | $0.0729 | $0.0509 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.101 | $0.0909 | $0.0596 | $0.0384 | $0.0768 | $0.0556 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $0.105 | $0.0798 | $0.0621 | $0.04 | $0.0704 | $0.0473 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.105 | $0.0945 | $0.062 | $0.04 | $0.0798 | $0.0578 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.106 | $0.0954 | $0.0626 | $0.0403 | $0.0806 | $0.0583 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.111 | $0.0999 | $0.0652 | $0.042 | $0.0844 | $0.0611 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.112 | $0.1008 | $0.0663 | $0.0427 | $0.0851 | $0.0616 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.117 | $0.1053 | $0.0693 | $0.0446 | $0.0889 | $0.0644 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.121 | $0.1089 | $0.0653 | $0.046 | $0.075 | $0.0545 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.124 | $0.1116 | $0.0729 | $0.047 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.124 | $0.1116 | $0.0729 | $0.047 | $0.0942 | $0.0682 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.127 | $0.1143 | $0.0749 | $0.0483 | $0.0965 | $0.0699 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $0.157 | $0.1413 | $0.0928 | $0.0598 | $0.1193 | $0.0864 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 4 GiB
- Processor
- AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
- CPU vendor
- AMD
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- Yes (shared cores)
storage & network
- Local storage
- Remote storage only
azure details
- API name
Standard_B2as_v2- Family
- Basv2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 60 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Central India · $0.0492/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
B2as 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 B2as v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | B2as v2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.0752 | – |
| AWS | t3a.large | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.0752 | 0% |
| t3.large | 2 | 8 GiB | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | $0.0832 | +11% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-standard-2dedicated CPU | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.067 | -11% |
| n2d-standard-2dedicated CPU | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.0845 | +12% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 8x2dedicated CPU | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | +46% |
| Linode 4GB4 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.036 | -52% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-2c-8gdedicated CPU | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.06 | -20% |
| vx1-g-2c-8g-120sdedicated CPU | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.076 | +1% |
Basv2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2ats v2 | 2 | 1 GiB | – | $0.0094 | $6.862 | $0.00846 | $0.00559 |
| B2als v2 | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0376 | $27.45 | $0.0338 | $0.0221 |
| B2as v2 | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0752 | $54.90 | $0.0677 | $0.0444 |
| B4als v2 | 4 | 8 GiB | – | $0.133 | $97.09 | $0.1197 | $0.0785 |
| B4as v2 | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.15 | $110 | $0.135 | $0.0887 |
| B8als v2 | 8 | 16 GiB | – | $0.266 | $194 | $0.2394 | $0.1572 |
| B8as v2 | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.301 | $220 | $0.2709 | $0.1775 |
| B16als v2 | 16 | 32 GiB | – | $0.533 | $389 | $0.4797 | $0.3143 |
| B16as v2 | 16 | 64 GiB | – | $0.602 | $439 | $0.5418 | $0.3549 |
| B32als v2 | 32 | 64 GiB | – | $1.065 | $777 | $0.9585 | $0.6287 |
| B32as v2 | 32 | 128 GiB | – | $1.203 | $878 | $1.083 | $0.7099 |
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B2as v2 FAQ
How much does B2as v2 cost?
B2as v2 costs $0.0752 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $54.90 per month. Across 60 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0492 in Central India to $0.157 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0677 per hour (10% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.0444 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.0844 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does B2as v2 have?
B2as v2 has 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan). It is a general purpose VM size in the Basv2 family with a burstable (shared) CPU.
What is the cheapest region for B2as v2?
Central India (centralindia) at $0.0492 per hour for Linux on demand, 35% less than East US. B2as v2 is sold in 60 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of B2as v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, t3a.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0752/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, e2-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.067/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 8x2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-2c-8g (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.06/hour in New Jersey).
Is B2as v2 burstable?
Yes. B2as v2 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.