Standard_DC96as_cc_v5 Windows prices

Standard_DC96as_cc_v5 with Windows costs $8.544 per hour on demand in East US ($6,237.12 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $7.082 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$7.082$2.666$4.416
Jio India Central$7.082$2.666$4.416
Jio India West$7.082$2.666$4.416
East US$8.544$4.128$4.416
East US 2$8.544$4.128$4.416
North Central US$8.544$4.128$4.416
West US 2$8.544$4.128$4.416
West US 3$8.544$4.128$4.416
Sweden Central$8.832$4.416$4.416
Canada Central$9.024$4.608$4.416
North Europe$9.024$4.608$4.416
Central US$9.081$4.665$4.416
UK South$9.216$4.80$4.416
France Central$9.264$4.848$4.416
West US$9.264$4.848$4.416
South Central US$9.37$4.954$4.416
Germany West Central$9.408$4.992$4.416
Poland Central$9.408$4.992$4.416
West Europe$9.408$4.992$4.416
Korea Central$9.504$5.088$4.416
UAE North$9.504$5.088$4.416
Australia Central$9.60$5.184$4.416
Australia East$9.60$5.184$4.416
Southeast Asia$9.60$5.184$4.416
Australia Southeast$9.782$5.366$4.416
Japan East$9.792$5.376$4.416
Japan West$9.792$5.376$4.416
Italy North$9.912$5.496$4.416
South Africa North$9.912$5.496$4.416
East Asia$10.128$5.712$4.416
South India$10.236$5.82$4.416
Norway East$10.319$5.903$4.416
Switzerland North$10.319$5.903$4.416
France South$10.718$6.302$4.416
Germany North$10.906$6.49$4.416
UAE Central$11.03$6.614$4.416
Brazil South$11.04$6.624$4.416
South Africa West$11.561$7.145$4.416
Norway West$12.09$7.674$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$8.544––

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