Standard_A1_v2
Standard_A1_v2 is an Azure VM size with 1 vCPU, 2 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M 2.1 GHz (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 2.3 GHz (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 2.4 GHz (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.043 per hour on demand ($31.39 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0086 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is West US 2 at $0.036 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.036 | $0.0067 | $0.0243 | $0.0162 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.036 | $0.0067 | $0.0243 | $0.0162 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.04 | $0.0074 | $0.0276 | $0.0188 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.041 | $0.0076 | $0.0307 | $0.022 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.041 | $0.0076 | $0.0307 | $0.022 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.041 | $0.0076 | $0.0301 | $0.022 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.041 | $0.0076 | – | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.041 | $0.0076 | $0.0307 | $0.022 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.041 | $0.0076 | $0.0312 | $0.0226 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.041 | $0.0072 | $0.0312 | $0.0226 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.041 | $0.0076 | $0.0307 | $0.022 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.0421 | $0.0078 | $0.0285 | $0.019 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.0421 | $0.0078 | $0.0285 | $0.019 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.043 | $0.0123 | $0.0327 | $0.0237 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.043 | $0.0079 | $0.0327 | $0.0237 |
| Central US centralus | $0.043 | $0.0072 | $0.0291 | $0.0194 |
| East US eastus | $0.043 | $0.0086 | $0.0291 | $0.0194 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.043 | $0.0148 | $0.0291 | $0.0194 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.043 | $0.0079 | $0.0291 | $0.0194 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.043 | $0.0079 | $0.0297 | $0.0202 |
| West US westus | $0.043 | $0.0079 | $0.0297 | $0.0202 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.0432 | $0.008 | $0.0294 | $0.0199 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.0432 | $0.008 | $0.0328 | $0.0238 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.0432 | $0.008 | $0.0328 | $0.0238 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.044 | $0.0081 | $0.0334 | $0.0242 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.045 | $0.0083 | $0.0326 | $0.0215 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.0451 | $0.0083 | $0.0343 | $0.0248 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.0451 | $0.0083 | $0.0343 | $0.0248 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.047 | $0.0087 | $0.0341 | $0.0226 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.047 | – | $0.047 | $0.047 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.047 | – | $0.047 | $0.047 |
| South India southindia | $0.047 | $0.0087 | $0.0357 | $0.0259 |
| West India westindia | $0.047 | $0.0087 | $0.0357 | $0.0259 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.0474 | $0.0088 | $0.032 | $0.0214 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.048 | $0.0089 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.048 | $0.0089 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.048 | $0.0089 | – | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.0482 | $0.0089 | $0.0366 | $0.0265 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.049 | $0.0091 | $0.0372 | $0.027 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.05 | $0.0092 | $0.0346 | $0.0238 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.05 | $0.005 | $0.0346 | $0.0238 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.05 | $0.0092 | $0.0346 | $0.0238 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.05 | $0.0092 | $0.038 | $0.0275 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.05 | $0.0092 | $0.038 | $0.0275 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.05 | $0.0092 | $0.038 | $0.0275 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.05 | $0.0092 | $0.038 | $0.0275 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.0533 | $0.0099 | $0.0405 | $0.0293 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.0533 | $0.0099 | $0.0405 | $0.0293 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.0533 | $0.0099 | $0.0405 | $0.0293 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.054 | $0.01 | $0.041 | $0.0297 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.054 | $0.01 | $0.041 | $0.0297 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.0586 | $0.0108 | $0.0405 | $0.0279 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.0586 | $0.0108 | $0.0445 | $0.0322 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.0587 | $0.0108 | $0.0446 | $0.0323 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.0605 | $0.0112 | $0.046 | $0.0333 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.061 | $0.0113 | $0.0464 | $0.0336 |
| France South francesouth | $0.065 | $0.012 | $0.0494 | $0.0357 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.0793 | $0.0147 | $0.0603 | $0.0436 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.043 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.065 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M 2.1 GHz (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 2.3 GHz (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 2.4 GHz (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 100 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 0.25 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | No |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 10 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 10 GiB |
| Max data disks | 2 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 1,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 24 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_A1_v2 |
| Family | Av2 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1 |
| Encryption at host | No |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | av2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_A1_v2
Other generations
Other Av2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_A1_v2 | 1 | 2 | $0.043 |
| Standard_A2_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0903 |
| Standard_A4_v2 | 4 | 8 | $0.191 |
| Standard_A8_v2 | 8 | 16 | $0.399 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.