Standard_DC96ads_cc_v5 Windows prices

Standard_DC96ads_cc_v5 with Windows costs $9.36 per hour on demand in East US ($6,832.80 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $7.637 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$7.637$3.221$4.416
Jio India Central$7.637$3.221$4.416
Jio India West$7.637$3.221$4.416
East US$9.36$4.944$4.416
East US 2$9.36$4.944$4.416
North Central US$9.36$4.944$4.416
West US 2$9.36$4.944$4.416
West US 3$9.36$4.944$4.416
Sweden Central$9.696$5.28$4.416
Canada Central$9.936$5.52$4.416
North Europe$9.936$5.52$4.416
Central US$10.003$5.587$4.416
UK South$10.176$5.76$4.416
France Central$10.224$5.808$4.416
West US$10.272$5.856$4.416
South Central US$10.349$5.933$4.416
Germany West Central$10.416$6.00$4.416
Italy North$10.416$6.00$4.416
Poland Central$10.416$6.00$4.416
West Europe$10.416$6.00$4.416
UAE North$10.507$6.091$4.416
Korea Central$10.512$6.096$4.416
Southeast Asia$10.608$6.192$4.416
Australia Central$10.656$6.24$4.416
Australia East$10.656$6.24$4.416
Australia Southeast$10.843$6.427$4.416
Japan East$10.848$6.432$4.416
Japan West$10.848$6.432$4.416
South Africa North$11.016$6.60$4.416
East Asia$11.232$6.816$4.416
South India$11.387$6.971$4.416
Norway East$11.486$7.07$4.416
Switzerland North$11.486$7.07$4.416
France South$11.966$7.55$4.416
Germany North$12.216$7.80$4.416
UAE Central$12.335$7.919$4.416
Brazil South$12.336$7.92$4.416
South Africa West$12.996$8.58$4.416
Norway West$13.607$9.191$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$9.36––

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.