Question
You manage an Azure Machine Learning workspace. You develop a machine learning model.
You must deploy the model to use a low-priority VM with a pricing discount.
You need to deploy the model.
Which compute target should you use?
- A. Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- B. Azure Machine Learning compute clusters Correct
- C. Local deployment
- D. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Explanation
Low-priority VMs are available for deployments through Azure Machine Learning compute clusters created with the low_priority tier, which batch endpoint deployments run on. Since March 31, 2026 those nodes are allocated as Spot VMs, so Spot pricing and eviction apply, but the compute cluster is still the target that provides the discounted capacity. Azure Container Instances, local deployment, and AKS inference targets do not offer low-priority VMs for model deployment.
