Standard_E2s_v5 spot prices
Spot Standard_E2s_v5 costs about $0.0265 per hour in East US, 79% less than on demand ($0.126). The lowest spot price is in Australia Central 2, at $0.0151 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 | $0.0151 | $0.151 | 90% |
| North Central US | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| West US 2 | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| West US 3 | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| Central India | $0.024 | $0.13 | 82% |
| India South Central | $0.024 | $0.13 | 82% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0248 | $0.134 | 81% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.0253 | $0.137 | 82% |
| Malaysia West | $0.0253 | $0.137 | 82% |
| Taiwan North | $0.0253 | $0.137 | 82% |
| Canada East | $0.0255 | $0.138 | 82% |
| Mexico Central | $0.0257 | $0.139 | 82% |
| West US | $0.0259 | $0.14 | 82% |
| Spain Central | $0.0261 | $0.141 | 81% |
| Central US | $0.0262 | $0.142 | 82% |
| UK South | $0.0262 | $0.148 | 82% |
| East US | $0.0265 | $0.126 | 79% |
| Korea South | $0.0268 | $0.145 | 82% |
| France Central | $0.0274 | $0.148 | 81% |
| Israel Central | $0.0274 | $0.148 | 81% |
| Italy North | $0.0274 | $0.148 | 81% |
| Qatar Central | $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% |
| 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% |
| UK West | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| West Europe | $0.0281 | $0.152 | 82% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0282 | $0.152 | 81% |
| UAE North | $0.0286 | $0.155 | 82% |
| New Zealand North | $0.0294 | $0.159 | 82% |
| West India | $0.0298 | $0.161 | 81% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0303 | $0.164 | 82% |
| East Asia | $0.0309 | $0.167 | 81% |
| Norway East | $0.0309 | $0.167 | 81% |
| Switzerland North | $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% |
| Taiwan North West | $0.0329 | $0.178 | 82% |
| North Europe | $0.0348 | $0.141 | 75% |
| 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% |
| Norway West | $0.0401 | $0.217 | 82% |
| South Africa West | $0.0403 | $0.218 | 82% |
| Switzerland West | $0.0408 | $0.221 | 82% |
| East US 2 | $0.0445 | $0.126 | 65% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.0482 | $0.261 | 82% |
| Canada Central | $0.0501 | $0.138 | 64% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.