Standard_A1_v2 spot prices
Spot Standard_A1_v2 costs about $0.0086 per hour in East US, 80% less than on demand ($0.043). The lowest spot price is in Australia Central 2, at $0.005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Central 2 | $0.005 | $0.05 | 90% |
| West US 2 | $0.0067 | $0.036 | 81% |
| West US 3 | $0.0067 | $0.036 | 81% |
| UK South | $0.0072 | $0.041 | 82% |
| Central US | $0.0072 | $0.043 | 83% |
| West Central US | $0.0074 | $0.04 | 82% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0076 | $0.041 | 81% |
| Italy North | $0.0076 | $0.041 | 81% |
| North Europe | $0.0076 | $0.041 | 81% |
| Poland Central | $0.0076 | $0.041 | 81% |
| Spain Central | $0.0076 | $0.041 | 81% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0076 | $0.041 | 81% |
| West Europe | $0.0076 | $0.041 | 81% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.0078 | $0.0421 | 81% |
| Malaysia West | $0.0078 | $0.0421 | 81% |
| Canada East | $0.0079 | $0.043 | 82% |
| North Central US | $0.0079 | $0.043 | 82% |
| South Central US | $0.0079 | $0.043 | 82% |
| West US | $0.0079 | $0.043 | 82% |
| Israel Central | $0.008 | $0.0432 | 81% |
| Qatar Central | $0.008 | $0.0432 | 81% |
| UAE North | $0.008 | $0.0432 | 81% |
| Korea South | $0.0081 | $0.044 | 82% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0083 | $0.045 | 82% |
| Norway East | $0.0083 | $0.0451 | 82% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0083 | $0.0451 | 82% |
| East US | $0.0086 | $0.043 | 80% |
| Central India | $0.0087 | $0.047 | 81% |
| South India | $0.0087 | $0.047 | 81% |
| West India | $0.0087 | $0.047 | 81% |
| Mexico Central | $0.0088 | $0.0474 | 81% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0089 | $0.048 | 81% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0089 | $0.048 | 81% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0089 | $0.048 | 81% |
| South Africa North | $0.0089 | $0.0482 | 82% |
| Korea Central | $0.0091 | $0.049 | 81% |
| Australia Central | $0.0092 | $0.05 | 82% |
| Australia East | $0.0092 | $0.05 | 82% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0092 | $0.05 | 82% |
| East Asia | $0.0092 | $0.05 | 82% |
| France Central | $0.0092 | $0.05 | 82% |
| UK West | $0.0092 | $0.05 | 82% |
| Germany North | $0.0099 | $0.0533 | 81% |
| Sweden South | $0.0099 | $0.0533 | 81% |
| UAE Central | $0.0099 | $0.0533 | 81% |
| Japan East | $0.01 | $0.054 | 81% |
| Japan West | $0.01 | $0.054 | 81% |
| New Zealand North | $0.0108 | $0.0586 | 82% |
| Norway West | $0.0108 | $0.0586 | 82% |
| Switzerland West | $0.0108 | $0.0587 | 82% |
| South Africa West | $0.0112 | $0.0605 | 81% |
| Brazil South | $0.0113 | $0.061 | 81% |
| France South | $0.012 | $0.065 | 82% |
| Canada Central | $0.0123 | $0.043 | 71% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.0147 | $0.0793 | 81% |
| East US 2 | $0.0148 | $0.043 | 66% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.