Basic_A2 spot prices
Spot Basic_A2 costs about $0.0711 per hour in East US, 10% less than on demand ($0.079). The lowest spot price is in US Gov Arizona, at $0.0556 per hour. Spot capacity can be reclaimed at short notice, so it suits work that can stop and resume.
Spot prices by region, cheapest first
Linux, USD per hour. Spot prices change through the day; these are from the last update.
| Region | Spot | On-demand | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0556 | $0.0618 | 10% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0556 | $0.0618 | 10% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0556 | $0.0618 | 10% |
| East US 2 | $0.0612 | $0.068 | 10% |
| West US 2 | $0.0612 | $0.068 | 10% |
| North Europe | $0.0675 | $0.075 | 10% |
| Central US | $0.0699 | $0.085 | 18% |
| UK South | $0.0702 | $0.078 | 10% |
| West Europe | $0.0702 | $0.078 | 10% |
| East US | $0.0711 | $0.079 | 10% |
| South Central US | $0.0711 | $0.079 | 10% |
| West Central US | $0.0711 | $0.079 | 10% |
| West US | $0.0729 | $0.081 | 10% |
| North Central US | $0.0765 | $0.085 | 10% |
| Qatar Central | $0.0772 | $0.0858 | 10% |
| Canada Central | $0.0783 | $0.087 | 10% |
| Canada East | $0.0783 | $0.087 | 10% |
| Poland Central | $0.0831 | $0.0923 | 10% |
| South India | $0.0846 | $0.094 | 10% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0855 | $0.095 | 10% |
| Central India | $0.0864 | $0.096 | 10% |
| West India | $0.0864 | $0.096 | 10% |
| Korea South | $0.0873 | $0.097 | 10% |
| Australia Central | $0.0882 | $0.098 | 10% |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.0882 | $0.098 | 10% |
| Australia East | $0.0882 | $0.098 | 10% |
| Japan West | $0.0891 | $0.099 | 10% |
| France Central | $0.0909 | $0.101 | 10% |
| UK West | $0.0909 | $0.101 | 10% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0936 | $0.104 | 10% |
| East Asia | $0.0936 | $0.104 | 10% |
| Korea Central | $0.0972 | $0.108 | 10% |
| Japan East | $0.0981 | $0.109 | 10% |
| Brazil South | $0.1008 | $0.112 | 10% |
| France South | $0.1182 | $0.1313 | 10% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.1314 | $0.146 | 10% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.