Standard_A3 spot prices
Spot Standard_A3 costs about $0.216 per hour in East US, 10% less than on demand ($0.24). The lowest spot price is in West Central US, at $0.1818 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 | $0.1818 | $0.202 | 10% |
| West US 2 | $0.1818 | $0.202 | 10% |
| Central US | $0.1974 | $0.24 | 18% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.198 | $0.22 | 10% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.198 | $0.22 | 10% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.198 | $0.22 | 10% |
| Canada Central | $0.1998 | $0.222 | 10% |
| Canada East | $0.1998 | $0.222 | 10% |
| South India | $0.2124 | $0.236 | 10% |
| Korea South | $0.2142 | $0.238 | 10% |
| East Asia | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| East US | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| East US 2 | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| North Central US | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| North Europe | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| South Central US | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| West Europe | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| West US | $0.216 | $0.24 | 10% |
| Central India | $0.2358 | $0.262 | 10% |
| West India | $0.2358 | $0.262 | 10% |
| France Central | $0.2376 | $0.264 | 10% |
| Korea Central | $0.2376 | $0.264 | 10% |
| Poland Central | $0.2376 | $0.264 | 10% |
| Qatar Central | $0.2376 | $0.264 | 10% |
| UK South | $0.2376 | $0.264 | 10% |
| UK West | $0.2376 | $0.264 | 10% |
| Australia Central | $0.2556 | $0.284 | 10% |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.2556 | $0.284 | 10% |
| Australia East | $0.2556 | $0.284 | 10% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.2556 | $0.284 | 10% |
| Japan West | $0.2628 | $0.292 | 10% |
| Brazil South | $0.288 | $0.32 | 10% |
| Japan East | $0.2916 | $0.324 | 10% |
| France South | $0.3089 | $0.3432 | 10% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.