H family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

H8

The Azure H8 (Standard_H8) is a virtual machine from the H series, with 8 vCPUs, 56 GB of RAM and 1000 GB of temporary storage. On-demand pricing starts at $0.9040/hour in East US.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
56 GB
Network
Up to 4–8 Gbps
Storage
1000 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

The Azure H8 costs $0.9040/hour ($659.92/month) for Linux and $1.75/hour ($1280.42/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
$0.9040$659.92 Baseline
1-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
3-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
Spot Instance
$0.1671$121.95 -82%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i8
Memory i56 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 bandwidth4–8 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks32
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

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vs.
SpecH8H8mΔ
vCPUs880%
Memory56 GB112 GB+100%
Hourly Price$0.9040$1.2110+34%
Monthly Price$659.92$884.03+34%
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