Basic_A1 Windows prices
Basic_A1 with Windows costs $0.032 per hour on demand in East US ($23.36 a month), $0.009 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.032 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.032 | $0.023 | $0.009 |
| North Central US | $0.032 | $0.023 | $0.009 |
| West US 2 | $0.032 | $0.023 | $0.009 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0326 | $0.0218 | $0.0108 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0326 | $0.0218 | $0.0108 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0326 | $0.0218 | $0.0108 |
| North Europe | $0.034 | $0.025 | $0.009 |
| East US 2 | $0.035 | $0.024 | $0.011 |
| Central US | $0.035 | $0.025 | $0.01 |
| South Central US | $0.035 | $0.025 | $0.01 |
| West Central US | $0.035 | $0.025 | $0.01 |
| Canada Central | $0.035 | $0.026 | $0.009 |
| Canada East | $0.035 | $0.026 | $0.009 |
| France Central | $0.035 | $0.026 | $0.009 |
| UK South | $0.035 | $0.026 | $0.009 |
| UK West | $0.035 | $0.026 | $0.009 |
| West Europe | $0.036 | $0.027 | $0.009 |
| Korea South | $0.037 | $0.029 | $0.008 |
| Central India | $0.039 | $0.03 | $0.009 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.039 | $0.03 | $0.009 |
| West India | $0.039 | $0.03 | $0.009 |
| Qatar Central | $0.0396 | $0.0297 | $0.0099 |
| West US | $0.04 | $0.031 | $0.009 |
| Australia Central | $0.041 | $0.032 | $0.009 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.041 | $0.032 | $0.009 |
| Australia East | $0.041 | $0.032 | $0.009 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.041 | $0.032 | $0.009 |
| Japan East | $0.041 | $0.032 | $0.009 |
| Japan West | $0.041 | $0.032 | $0.009 |
| Korea Central | $0.041 | $0.032 | $0.009 |
| South India | $0.043 | $0.033 | $0.01 |
| France South | $0.0455 | $0.0338 | $0.0117 |
| East Asia | $0.049 | $0.038 | $0.011 |
| Brazil South | $0.05 | $0.041 | $0.009 |
| Poland Central | $0.073 | $0.027 | $0.046 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.0993 | $0.0533 | $0.046 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.032 | – | – |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.