Standard_A1 Windows prices
Standard_A1 with Windows costs $0.09 per hour on demand in East US ($65.70 a month), $0.03 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is US Gov Arizona, at $0.083 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizona | $0.083 | $0.055 | $0.028 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.083 | $0.055 | $0.028 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.083 | $0.055 | $0.028 |
| West Central US | $0.085 | $0.051 | $0.034 |
| West US 2 | $0.085 | $0.051 | $0.034 |
| South India | $0.088 | $0.059 | $0.029 |
| Central US | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| East Asia | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| East US | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| East US 2 | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| North Central US | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| North Europe | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| South Central US | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| West Europe | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| West US | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| Canada Central | $0.094 | $0.056 | $0.038 |
| Canada East | $0.094 | $0.056 | $0.038 |
| Japan West | $0.095 | $0.073 | $0.022 |
| Central India | $0.098 | $0.066 | $0.032 |
| West India | $0.098 | $0.066 | $0.032 |
| Korea South | $0.099 | $0.06 | $0.039 |
| France Central | $0.099 | $0.066 | $0.033 |
| Qatar Central | $0.099 | $0.066 | $0.033 |
| UK South | $0.099 | $0.066 | $0.033 |
| UK West | $0.099 | $0.066 | $0.033 |
| Japan East | $0.106 | $0.081 | $0.025 |
| Korea Central | $0.11 | $0.066 | $0.044 |
| Brazil South | $0.11 | $0.08 | $0.03 |
| Poland Central | $0.112 | $0.066 | $0.046 |
| Australia Central | $0.113 | $0.071 | $0.042 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.113 | $0.071 | $0.042 |
| Australia East | $0.113 | $0.071 | $0.042 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.113 | $0.071 | $0.042 |
| France South | $0.1287 | $0.0858 | $0.0429 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.09 | – | – |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.