Standard_E2a_v4 spot prices
Spot Standard_E2a_v4 costs about $0.0265 per hour in East US, 79% less than on demand ($0.126). The lowest spot price is in Central India, at $0.0148 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 | $0.0148 | $0.08 | 82% |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.0151 | $0.151 | 90% |
| Taiwan North | $0.0227 | $0.123 | 82% |
| East US 2 | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| North Central US | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| West US 2 | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| West US 3 | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| India South Central | $0.024 | $0.13 | 82% |
| Spain Central | $0.0246 | $0.133 | 82% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0248 | $0.134 | 81% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.0251 | $0.136 | 82% |
| Malaysia West | $0.0253 | $0.137 | 82% |
| Canada Central | $0.0255 | $0.138 | 82% |
| Canada East | $0.0255 | $0.138 | 82% |
| Mexico Central | $0.0257 | $0.139 | 82% |
| West US | $0.0259 | $0.14 | 82% |
| UK South | $0.026 | $0.148 | 82% |
| North Europe | $0.0261 | $0.141 | 81% |
| Central US | $0.0262 | $0.142 | 82% |
| East US | $0.0265 | $0.126 | 79% |
| Korea South | $0.0266 | $0.144 | 82% |
| France Central | $0.0274 | $0.148 | 81% |
| Israel Central | $0.0274 | $0.148 | 81% |
| Italy North | $0.0274 | $0.148 | 81% |
| Australia Central | $0.0279 | $0.151 | 82% |
| Australia East | $0.0279 | $0.151 | 82% |
| South Central US | $0.0279 | $0.151 | 82% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0279 | $0.151 | 82% |
| West Central US | $0.0279 | $0.151 | 82% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| Japan East | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| Japan West | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| Korea Central | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| Poland Central | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| UK West | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| Qatar Central | $0.0286 | $0.155 | 82% |
| UAE North | $0.0286 | $0.155 | 82% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0292 | $0.158 | 82% |
| New Zealand North | $0.0294 | $0.159 | 82% |
| Taiwan North West | $0.0296 | $0.16 | 82% |
| West India | $0.0298 | $0.161 | 81% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0303 | $0.164 | 82% |
| West Europe | $0.0309 | $0.152 | 80% |
| East Asia | $0.0309 | $0.167 | 81% |
| South Africa North | $0.031 | $0.168 | 82% |
| Sweden South | $0.0322 | $0.174 | 81% |
| South India | $0.0329 | $0.178 | 82% |
| Norway East | $0.0333 | $0.18 | 82% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0333 | $0.18 | 82% |
| France South | $0.0355 | $0.192 | 82% |
| Germany North | $0.0366 | $0.198 | 82% |
| Brazil South | $0.0371 | $0.201 | 82% |
| UAE Central | $0.0373 | $0.202 | 82% |
| South Africa West | $0.0403 | $0.218 | 82% |
| Norway West | $0.0432 | $0.234 | 82% |
| Switzerland West | $0.0432 | $0.234 | 82% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.0482 | $0.261 | 82% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.