Standard_A8m_v2 spot prices
Spot Standard_A8m_v2 costs about $0.095 per hour in East US, 80% less than on demand ($0.475). The lowest spot price is in Australia Central 2, at $0.0552 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 | $0.0552 | $0.552 | 90% |
| West US 2 | $0.0734 | $0.397 | 82% |
| Central US | $0.0798 | $0.475 | 83% |
| West US 3 | $0.0808 | $0.437 | 82% |
| West Central US | $0.0817 | $0.442 | 82% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0836 | $0.453 | 82% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0837 | $0.453 | 82% |
| Italy North | $0.0837 | $0.453 | 82% |
| North Europe | $0.0837 | $0.453 | 82% |
| Poland Central | $0.0837 | $0.453 | 82% |
| Spain Central | $0.0837 | $0.453 | 82% |
| West Europe | $0.0837 | $0.453 | 82% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.0859 | $0.465 | 82% |
| Malaysia West | $0.0859 | $0.465 | 82% |
| Canada East | $0.0878 | $0.475 | 82% |
| North Central US | $0.0878 | $0.475 | 82% |
| South Central US | $0.0878 | $0.475 | 82% |
| West US | $0.0878 | $0.475 | 82% |
| UAE North | $0.0884 | $0.477 | 81% |
| Korea South | $0.0898 | $0.486 | 82% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0918 | $0.497 | 82% |
| Norway East | $0.092 | $0.498 | 82% |
| Switzerland North | $0.092 | $0.498 | 82% |
| East US | $0.095 | $0.475 | 80% |
| Central India | $0.0959 | $0.519 | 82% |
| South India | $0.0959 | $0.519 | 82% |
| West India | $0.0959 | $0.519 | 82% |
| UK South | $0.096 | $0.546 | 82% |
| Mexico Central | $0.0967 | $0.523 | 82% |
| Israel Central | $0.0968 | $0.524 | 82% |
| Qatar Central | $0.0968 | $0.524 | 82% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0979 | $0.53 | 82% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0979 | $0.53 | 82% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0979 | $0.53 | 82% |
| South Africa North | $0.0983 | $0.532 | 82% |
| Korea Central | $0.1 | $0.541 | 82% |
| Australia Central | $0.102 | $0.552 | 82% |
| Australia East | $0.102 | $0.552 | 82% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.102 | $0.552 | 82% |
| East Asia | $0.102 | $0.552 | 82% |
| France Central | $0.102 | $0.552 | 82% |
| UK West | $0.102 | $0.552 | 82% |
| Germany North | $0.1087 | $0.588 | 82% |
| Sweden South | $0.1087 | $0.588 | 82% |
| UAE Central | $0.1087 | $0.588 | 82% |
| Japan East | $0.1101 | $0.596 | 82% |
| Japan West | $0.1101 | $0.596 | 82% |
| New Zealand North | $0.1196 | $0.647 | 82% |
| Norway West | $0.1196 | $0.647 | 82% |
| Switzerland West | $0.1198 | $0.648 | 82% |
| South Africa West | $0.1238 | $0.668 | 81% |
| Brazil South | $0.1244 | $0.673 | 82% |
| France South | $0.1327 | $0.718 | 82% |
| Canada Central | $0.1361 | $0.475 | 71% |
| East US 2 | $0.1638 | $0.475 | 66% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.2203 | $1.192 | 82% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.