Standard_D2a_v4 spot prices
Spot Standard_D2a_v4 costs about $0.0202 per hour in East US, 79% less than on demand ($0.096). The lowest spot price is in Central India, at $0.0115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central India | $0.0115 | $0.0622 | 82% |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.012 | $0.12 | 90% |
| India South Central | $0.0168 | $0.0909 | 82% |
| East US 2 | $0.0177 | $0.096 | 82% |
| North Central US | $0.0177 | $0.096 | 82% |
| West US 2 | $0.0177 | $0.096 | 82% |
| West US 3 | $0.0177 | $0.096 | 82% |
| Taiwan North | $0.0185 | $0.1 | 82% |
| Spain Central | $0.0187 | $0.101 | 81% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0189 | $0.102 | 81% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0192 | $0.104 | 82% |
| Poland Central | $0.0192 | $0.104 | 82% |
| Mexico Central | $0.0196 | $0.106 | 82% |
| Canada East | $0.0198 | $0.107 | 81% |
| North Europe | $0.0198 | $0.107 | 81% |
| Central US | $0.0199 | $0.108 | 82% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.02 | $0.108 | 81% |
| Malaysia West | $0.02 | $0.108 | 81% |
| East US | $0.0202 | $0.096 | 79% |
| Korea South | $0.0205 | $0.111 | 82% |
| UK South | $0.0205 | $0.111 | 82% |
| France Central | $0.0207 | $0.112 | 82% |
| Israel Central | $0.0207 | $0.112 | 82% |
| Italy North | $0.0207 | $0.112 | 82% |
| West US | $0.0207 | $0.112 | 82% |
| Canada Central | $0.0208 | $0.107 | 81% |
| New Zealand North | $0.0209 | $0.113 | 82% |
| South Central US | $0.0213 | $0.115 | 81% |
| West Central US | $0.0213 | $0.115 | 81% |
| UK West | $0.0214 | $0.116 | 82% |
| Korea Central | $0.0218 | $0.118 | 82% |
| Qatar Central | $0.0218 | $0.118 | 82% |
| UAE North | $0.0218 | $0.118 | 82% |
| Australia Central | $0.0222 | $0.12 | 82% |
| Australia East | $0.0222 | $0.12 | 82% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0222 | $0.12 | 82% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0222 | $0.12 | 82% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0224 | $0.121 | 81% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0224 | $0.121 | 81% |
| West India | $0.0227 | $0.123 | 82% |
| Japan East | $0.0229 | $0.124 | 82% |
| Japan West | $0.0229 | $0.124 | 82% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0231 | $0.125 | 82% |
| West Europe | $0.0234 | $0.115 | 80% |
| South Africa North | $0.0235 | $0.127 | 81% |
| Taiwan North West | $0.0242 | $0.131 | 82% |
| East Asia | $0.0244 | $0.132 | 82% |
| Sweden South | $0.0246 | $0.133 | 82% |
| Germany North | $0.0249 | $0.135 | 82% |
| South India | $0.0249 | $0.135 | 82% |
| Norway East | $0.0253 | $0.137 | 82% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0253 | $0.137 | 82% |
| France South | $0.027 | $0.146 | 82% |
| UAE Central | $0.0283 | $0.153 | 82% |
| Brazil South | $0.0284 | $0.153 | 81% |
| South Africa West | $0.0305 | $0.165 | 82% |
| Norway West | $0.0329 | $0.178 | 82% |
| Switzerland West | $0.0329 | $0.178 | 82% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.0368 | $0.199 | 82% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.