H family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

H16m

The Azure H16m (Standard_H16m) is a virtual machine from the H series, with 16 vCPUs, 224 GB of RAM and 2000 GB of temporary storage. On-demand pricing starts at $2.4220/hour in East US.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
16
Memory
224 GB
Network
Up to 8–16 Gbps
Storage
2000 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

The Azure H16m costs $2.42/hour ($1768.06/month) for Linux and $4.70/hour ($3430.27/month) for Windows in East US, as of 3 September 2026.

All pricing options

East US · USD · Linux OS · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
Standard Tier — On-Demand
$2.4220$1768.06 Baseline
1-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
3-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
Spot Instance
$0.4476$326.74 -82%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i16
Memory i224 GB
Physical processorIntel® Xeon® Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
Within H family
H8
8 vCPU
H8m
8 vCPU
H16
16 vCPU
H16m
16 vCPU
H16mr
16 vCPU
H16r
16 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth8–16 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks64
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

Compare with another instance

vs.
SpecH16mH8Δ
vCPUs168-50%
Memory224 GB56 GB-75%
Hourly Price$2.4220$0.9040-63%
Monthly Price$1768.06$659.92-63%
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