Basic_A4 Windows prices
Basic_A4 with Windows costs $0.592 per hour on demand in East US ($432.16 a month), $0.24 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is US Gov Arizona, at $0.536 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizona | $0.536 | $0.32 | $0.216 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.536 | $0.32 | $0.216 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.536 | $0.32 | $0.216 |
| East US | $0.592 | $0.352 | $0.24 |
| East US 2 | $0.592 | $0.352 | $0.24 |
| South Central US | $0.592 | $0.352 | $0.24 |
| West Central US | $0.592 | $0.352 | $0.24 |
| West US 2 | $0.592 | $0.352 | $0.24 |
| North Europe | $0.6 | $0.376 | $0.224 |
| Central US | $0.616 | $0.376 | $0.24 |
| North Central US | $0.616 | $0.376 | $0.24 |
| West US | $0.616 | $0.376 | $0.24 |
| South India | $0.626 | $0.418 | $0.208 |
| Japan West | $0.6336 | $0.4392 | $0.1944 |
| UK South | $0.648 | $0.397 | $0.251 |
| West Europe | $0.648 | $0.408 | $0.24 |
| Canada Central | $0.651 | $0.387 | $0.264 |
| Canada East | $0.651 | $0.387 | $0.264 |
| Korea South | $0.673 | $0.404 | $0.269 |
| Central India | $0.696 | $0.464 | $0.232 |
| East Asia | $0.696 | $0.464 | $0.232 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.696 | $0.464 | $0.232 |
| West India | $0.696 | $0.464 | $0.232 |
| Brazil South | $0.712 | $0.464 | $0.248 |
| France Central | $0.713 | $0.449 | $0.264 |
| Qatar Central | $0.713 | $0.449 | $0.264 |
| UK West | $0.713 | $0.449 | $0.264 |
| Australia Central | $0.744 | $0.464 | $0.28 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.744 | $0.464 | $0.28 |
| Australia East | $0.744 | $0.464 | $0.28 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.744 | $0.464 | $0.28 |
| Korea Central | $0.748 | $0.449 | $0.299 |
| Japan East | $0.76 | $0.552 | $0.208 |
| Poland Central | $0.781 | $0.413 | $0.368 |
| France South | $0.9269 | $0.5837 | $0.3432 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.971 | $0.603 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.592 | – | – |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.