Standard_A1 spot prices
Spot Standard_A1 costs about $0.054 per hour in East US, 10% less than on demand ($0.06). The lowest spot price is in West Central US, at $0.0459 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Central US | $0.0459 | $0.051 | 10% |
| West US 2 | $0.0459 | $0.051 | 10% |
| Central US | $0.0494 | $0.06 | 18% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0495 | $0.055 | 10% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0495 | $0.055 | 10% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0495 | $0.055 | 10% |
| Canada Central | $0.0504 | $0.056 | 10% |
| Canada East | $0.0504 | $0.056 | 10% |
| South India | $0.0531 | $0.059 | 10% |
| East Asia | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| East US | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| East US 2 | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| Korea South | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| North Central US | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| North Europe | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| South Central US | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| West Europe | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| West US | $0.054 | $0.06 | 10% |
| Central India | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| France Central | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| Korea Central | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| Poland Central | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| Qatar Central | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| UK South | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| UK West | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| West India | $0.0594 | $0.066 | 10% |
| Australia Central | $0.0639 | $0.071 | 10% |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.0639 | $0.071 | 10% |
| Australia East | $0.0639 | $0.071 | 10% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0639 | $0.071 | 10% |
| Japan West | $0.0657 | $0.073 | 10% |
| Brazil South | $0.072 | $0.08 | 10% |
| Japan East | $0.0729 | $0.081 | 10% |
| France South | $0.0772 | $0.0858 | 10% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.