Azure Container Instances pricing
In West Europe, Azure Container Instances bills vCPU and memory time, per second. Our Small container example (1 vCPU and 1.5 GB running all month) costs $39.61 a month on Linux, $71.15 a month on Windows, $11.88 a month on Spot and $49.25 a month on Confidential, pay as you go.
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What a month costs
Pay as you go, in West Europe.
| Usage a month | Linux | Windows | Spot | Confidential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small container1 vCPU and 1.5 GB running all month | $39.61 | $71.15 | $11.88 Cheapest | $49.25 |
| Nightly batch4 vCPU and 16 GB for 2 hours a night | $16.09 | $26.46 | $4.83 Cheapest | $20.01 |
| Always-on fleet10 containers of 2 vCPU and 8 GB all month | $978.78 | $1,609.50 | $293.64 Cheapest | $1,217.22 |
Every charge
Pay as you go. A dash means the plan doesn't have that charge.
| Charge | Per | Linux | Windows | Spot | Confidential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vCPU time | vCPU-hour | $0.0466 | $0.0898 | $0.01398 | $0.05792 |
| Memory time | GB-hour | $0.00511 | $0.00511 | $0.001533 | $0.006364 |
Pay as you go or a savings plan
The Small container example on each plan. A savings plan commits to an hourly spend for 1 or 3 years.
| Plan | Pay as you go | 1-year savings plan | 3-year savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxBilled per second for the vCPU and memory you request | $39.61 | $28.9227% less | $19.0152% less |
| WindowsLinux rates plus Windows software per vCPU | $71.15 | $51.9427% less | $34.1552% less |
| SpotSpare capacity at a deep discount; can be evicted | $11.88 | —Not sold | —Not sold |
| ConfidentialRuns in a hardware-based trusted execution environment | $49.25 | $35.9527% less | $23.6452% less |
Same usage on AWS Fargate
The cheapest option on each cloud for the same usage, pay as you go (Spot left out), in the nearest matching region. Data transfer out is extra on every cloud.
| Usage a month | Azure Container Instances, West Europe | AWS Fargate, US East (N. Virginia) |
|---|---|---|
| Small container1 vCPU and 1.5 GB running all month | $39.61Linux | $27.54 CheapestLinux Arm (Graviton) |
| Nightly batch4 vCPU and 16 GB for 2 hours a night | $16.09Linux | $11.19 CheapestLinux Arm (Graviton) |
| Always-on fleet10 containers of 2 vCPU and 8 GB all month | $978.78Linux | $680.65 CheapestLinux Arm (Graviton) |
The Small container example by region
1 vCPU and 1.5 GB running all month. Pay as you go, a month, cheapest region first.
| Region | Linux | Windows | Spot | Confidential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East USeastus | $34.44 | $65.97 | $10.33 | $37.88 |
| East US 2eastus2 | $34.44 | $65.97 | $10.33 | $37.88 |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $34.44 | $65.97 | $10.33 | $45.46 |
| North Europenortheurope | $34.44 | $65.97 | $10.33 | $45.46 |
| West US 2westus2 | $34.44 | $65.97 | $10.33 | $37.89 |
| West Europewesteurope | $39.61 | $71.15 | $11.88 | $49.25 |
| West USwestus | $39.61 | $71.15 | $11.88 | $49.25 |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $41.30 | $72.84 | $12.39 | $54.91 |
| Central UScentralus | $41.31 | $72.85 | $12.39 | $37.88 |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $41.31 | $72.85 | $12.39 | $45.45 |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $42.99 | $74.53 | $12.90 | $54.93 |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $43.57 | $75.11 | $13.07 | $54.17 |
| West US 3westus3 | $34.44 | $34.44 | — | $37.89 |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $36.20 | $67.74 | — | $53.03 |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $36.20 | $67.74 | — | $53.03 |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $36.20 | $36.20 | — | $53.03 |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $36.20 | $67.74 | — | $53.03 |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $37.88 | $72.05 | — | $41.67 |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $37.89 | $69.43 | — | $45.46 |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $38.69 | $70.23 | — | $44.32 |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $38.69 | $70.23 | — | $44.32 |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $39.58 | $71.12 | — | $49.25 |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $39.58 | $71.12 | — | $49.25 |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $39.61 | $71.15 | — | $49.25 |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $39.61 | $71.15 | — | $51.14 |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $39.61 | $71.15 | — | $49.25 |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $39.61 | $71.15 | — | $49.25 |
| UK Southuksouth | $39.61 | $71.15 | — | $47.35 |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $41.28 | $72.82 | — | $47.36 |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $41.28 | $80.70 | — | $47.35 |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $41.28 | $80.70 | — | $47.35 |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $41.31 | $72.85 | — | $45.46 |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $41.31 | $72.85 | — | $70.46 |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $41.31 | $72.85 | — | $45.46 |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $41.64 | $41.64 | — | $64.02 |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $42.99 | $74.53 | — | $49.25 |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $42.99 | $74.53 | — | $49.25 |
| UK Westukwest | $43.03 | $74.56 | — | $49.63 |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $43.03 | $43.03 | — | $47.35 |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $43.37 | $77.53 | — | $57.67 |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $43.57 | $75.11 | — | $54.17 |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $46.43 | $77.96 | — | $47.35 |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $46.43 | $77.96 | — | $55.31 |
| West Indiawestindia | $48.20 | $79.74 | — | $52.28 |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $49.25 | $80.78 | — | $54.17 |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $49.25 | $49.25 | — | $54.17 |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $49.91 | $81.45 | — | $53.03 |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $51.51 | $83.04 | — | $64.02 |
| South Indiasouthindia | $51.61 | $83.15 | — | $57.20 |
| East Asiaeastasia | $52.22 | $83.76 | — | $58.72 |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $52.29 | $83.83 | — | $70.46 |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $53.32 | $84.85 | — | $54.93 |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $53.66 | $85.20 | — | $54.17 |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $62.41 | $93.94 | — | $54.93 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $62.41 | $93.94 | — | $54.93 |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $55.89 | $97.94 | — | $64.02 |
| France Southfrancesouth | $55.94 | $87.48 | — | $61.75 |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $56.65 | $56.65 | — | $70.46 |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $65.36 | $65.36 | — | $68.94 |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $68.86 | $100.40 | — | $75.76 |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $79.21 | $110.74 | — | $87.13 |
Prices from the Azure Retail Prices API, updated 2026-11-12. Free allowances are per subscription each month. Networking, storage accounts and support are billed separately.