Standard_A6 spot prices
Spot Standard_A6 costs about $0.45 per hour in East US, 10% less than on demand ($0.5). The lowest spot price is in Korea South, at $0.2781 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea South | $0.2781 | $0.309 | 10% |
| Korea Central | $0.3087 | $0.343 | 10% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.3609 | $0.401 | 10% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.3609 | $0.401 | 10% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.3609 | $0.401 | 10% |
| East US 2 | $0.396 | $0.44 | 10% |
| South Central US | $0.396 | $0.44 | 10% |
| West Central US | $0.396 | $0.44 | 10% |
| West US 2 | $0.396 | $0.44 | 10% |
| Central US | $0.4114 | $0.5 | 18% |
| South India | $0.4212 | $0.468 | 10% |
| Canada Central | $0.4356 | $0.484 | 10% |
| Canada East | $0.4356 | $0.484 | 10% |
| North Europe | $0.4464 | $0.496 | 10% |
| East US | $0.45 | $0.5 | 10% |
| North Central US | $0.45 | $0.5 | 10% |
| West US | $0.45 | $0.5 | 10% |
| Japan West | $0.4644 | $0.516 | 10% |
| Central India | $0.468 | $0.52 | 10% |
| West India | $0.468 | $0.52 | 10% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.486 | $0.54 | 10% |
| West Europe | $0.486 | $0.54 | 10% |
| Poland Central | $0.495 | $0.55 | 10% |
| Australia Central | $0.5004 | $0.556 | 10% |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.5004 | $0.556 | 10% |
| Australia East | $0.5004 | $0.556 | 10% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.5004 | $0.556 | 10% |
| Japan East | $0.5058 | $0.562 | 10% |
| Brazil South | $0.5238 | $0.582 | 10% |
| East Asia | $0.5292 | $0.588 | 10% |
| France Central | $0.5346 | $0.594 | 10% |
| Qatar Central | $0.5346 | $0.594 | 10% |
| UK South | $0.5346 | $0.594 | 10% |
| UK West | $0.5346 | $0.594 | 10% |
| France South | $0.695 | $0.7722 | 10% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.