Standard_DS5_v2 spot prices
Spot Standard_DS5_v2 costs about $0.2723 per hour in East US, 77% less than on demand ($1.17). The lowest spot price is in Australia Central 2, at $0.1345 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 | $0.1345 | $1.345 | 90% |
| West US 2 | $0.2132 | $0.916 | 77% |
| West US 3 | $0.2132 | $0.916 | 77% |
| Central US | $0.2161 | $1.17 | 82% |
| Mexico Central | $0.2334 | $1.003 | 77% |
| South Central US | $0.2367 | $1.017 | 77% |
| West Central US | $0.2367 | $1.017 | 77% |
| North Europe | $0.245 | $1.053 | 77% |
| Germany West Central | $0.2476 | $1.064 | 77% |
| Italy North | $0.2527 | $1.086 | 77% |
| Spain Central | $0.2529 | $1.087 | 77% |
| Sweden Central | $0.2529 | $1.087 | 77% |
| West Europe | $0.2529 | $1.087 | 77% |
| Poland Central | $0.2532 | $1.088 | 77% |
| Israel Central | $0.255 | $1.096 | 77% |
| Qatar Central | $0.2557 | $1.099 | 77% |
| UAE North | $0.2557 | $1.099 | 77% |
| West US | $0.2599 | $1.117 | 77% |
| Canada East | $0.2606 | $1.12 | 77% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.2657 | $1.142 | 77% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.2657 | $1.142 | 77% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.2657 | $1.142 | 77% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.2718 | $1.168 | 77% |
| Malaysia West | $0.2718 | $1.168 | 77% |
| East US | $0.2723 | $1.17 | 77% |
| North Central US | $0.2723 | $1.17 | 77% |
| Korea South | $0.2767 | $1.189 | 77% |
| Switzerland North | $0.2782 | $1.196 | 77% |
| Norway East | $0.2783 | $1.196 | 77% |
| South Africa North | $0.2855 | $1.227 | 77% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.2899 | $1.246 | 77% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.2939 | $1.263 | 77% |
| Korea Central | $0.3074 | $1.321 | 77% |
| Australia Central | $0.313 | $1.345 | 77% |
| Australia East | $0.313 | $1.345 | 77% |
| Central India | $0.3141 | $1.35 | 77% |
| South India | $0.3141 | $1.35 | 77% |
| West India | $0.3141 | $1.35 | 77% |
| Brazil South | $0.3188 | $1.37 | 77% |
| Germany North | $0.3244 | $1.394 | 77% |
| France Central | $0.3267 | $1.404 | 77% |
| UK West | $0.3267 | $1.404 | 77% |
| UK South | $0.3269 | $1.405 | 77% |
| Sweden South | $0.329 | $1.414 | 77% |
| UAE Central | $0.3325 | $1.429 | 77% |
| Japan West | $0.3395 | $1.459 | 77% |
| South Africa West | $0.3581 | $1.539 | 77% |
| Switzerland West | $0.3615 | $1.554 | 77% |
| Norway West | $0.3616 | $1.554 | 77% |
| New Zealand North | $0.3637 | $1.563 | 77% |
| Japan East | $0.3807 | $1.636 | 77% |
| East Asia | $0.3988 | $1.714 | 77% |
| East US 2 | $0.4058 | $0.916 | 56% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.4142 | $1.78 | 77% |
| France South | $0.4244 | $1.824 | 77% |
| Canada Central | $0.4351 | $1.12 | 61% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.