Standard_A4 Windows prices
Standard_A4 with Windows costs $0.72 per hour on demand in East US ($525.60 a month), $0.24 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is US Gov Arizona, at $0.664 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizona | $0.664 | $0.44 | $0.224 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.664 | $0.44 | $0.224 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.664 | $0.44 | $0.224 |
| West Central US | $0.681 | $0.405 | $0.276 |
| West US 2 | $0.681 | $0.405 | $0.276 |
| South India | $0.707 | $0.472 | $0.235 |
| Central US | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| East Asia | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| East US | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| East US 2 | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| North Central US | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| North Europe | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| South Central US | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| West Europe | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| West US | $0.72 | $0.48 | $0.24 |
| Canada Central | $0.749 | $0.446 | $0.303 |
| Canada East | $0.749 | $0.446 | $0.303 |
| Japan West | $0.76 | $0.584 | $0.176 |
| Central India | $0.786 | $0.524 | $0.262 |
| West India | $0.786 | $0.524 | $0.262 |
| Korea South | $0.792 | $0.475 | $0.317 |
| France Central | $0.792 | $0.528 | $0.264 |
| Qatar Central | $0.792 | $0.528 | $0.264 |
| UK South | $0.792 | $0.528 | $0.264 |
| UK West | $0.792 | $0.528 | $0.264 |
| Japan East | $0.848 | $0.648 | $0.2 |
| Korea Central | $0.88 | $0.528 | $0.352 |
| Brazil South | $0.88 | $0.64 | $0.24 |
| Poland Central | $0.896 | $0.528 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $0.904 | $0.568 | $0.336 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.904 | $0.568 | $0.336 |
| Australia East | $0.904 | $0.568 | $0.336 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.904 | $0.568 | $0.336 |
| France South | $1.03 | $0.6864 | $0.3432 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.72 | – | – |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.