Standard_DS4_v2 Windows prices

Standard_DS4_v2 with Windows costs $0.952 per hour on demand in East US ($694.96 a month), $0.367 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Mexico Central, at $0.87 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Mexico Central$0.87$0.502$0.368
Italy North$0.911$0.543$0.368
Poland Central$0.912$0.544$0.368
Spain Central$0.912$0.544$0.368
Sweden Central$0.912$0.544$0.368
Israel Central$0.916$0.548$0.368
Qatar Central$0.918$0.55$0.368
UAE North$0.918$0.55$0.368
Korea South$0.925$0.594$0.331
North Europe$0.929$0.527$0.402
East US 2$0.936$0.458$0.478
West US 2$0.936$0.458$0.478
West US 3$0.936$0.458$0.478
South Central US$0.936$0.509$0.427
West Central US$0.936$0.509$0.427
Indonesia Central$0.952$0.584$0.368
Malaysia West$0.952$0.584$0.368
East US$0.952$0.585$0.367
Norway East$0.966$0.598$0.368
South Africa North$0.982$0.614$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.00$0.631$0.369
West US$1.008$0.559$0.449
Central US$1.008$0.585$0.423
North Central US$1.008$0.585$0.423
Switzerland North$1.021$0.5984$0.4226
Korea Central$1.028$0.66$0.368
Canada Central$1.03$0.56$0.47
Canada East$1.03$0.56$0.47
Central India$1.043$0.675$0.368
Jio India Central$1.043$0.675$0.368
Jio India West$1.043$0.675$0.368
South India$1.043$0.675$0.368
West India$1.043$0.675$0.368
Japan West$1.051$0.729$0.322
Brazil South$1.053$0.685$0.368
Germany North$1.065$0.697$0.368
Germany West Central$1.066$0.532$0.534
West Europe$1.066$0.544$0.522
Sweden South$1.075$0.707$0.368
UAE Central$1.082$0.714$0.368
Japan East$1.091$0.818$0.273
Australia Southeast$1.123$0.623$0.5
Australia Central$1.123$0.673$0.45
Australia Central 2$1.123$0.673$0.45
Australia East$1.123$0.673$0.45
South Africa West$1.137$0.769$0.368
Norway West$1.146$0.778$0.368
New Zealand North$1.15$0.782$0.368
US Gov Arizona$1.17$0.571$0.599
US Gov Texas$1.17$0.571$0.599
US Gov Virginia$1.17$0.571$0.599
France Central$1.176$0.702$0.474
UK South$1.176$0.702$0.474
UK West$1.176$0.702$0.474
Switzerland West$1.217$0.778$0.439
Brazil Southeast$1.258$0.89$0.368
East Asia$1.333$0.857$0.476
France South$1.528$0.912$0.616

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.952––

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