Standard_E96ias_v5 Windows prices

Standard_E96ias_v5 with Windows costs $10.382 per hour on demand in East US ($7,578.86 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $8.191 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$8.191$3.775$4.416
Jio India Central$8.191$3.775$4.416
Jio India West$8.191$3.775$4.416
East US$10.382$5.966$4.416
East US 2$10.382$5.966$4.416
North Central US$10.382$5.966$4.416
West US 2$10.382$5.966$4.416
West US 3$10.382$5.966$4.416
India South Central$10.594$6.178$4.416
Sweden Central$10.805$6.389$4.416
Indonesia Central$10.879$6.463$4.416
Malaysia West$10.879$6.463$4.416
Taiwan North$10.917$6.501$4.416
Canada Central$10.963$6.547$4.416
Canada East$10.963$6.547$4.416
West US$11.069$6.653$4.416
North Europe$11.122$6.706$4.416
Central US$11.158$6.742$4.416
Korea South$11.277$6.861$4.416
France Central$11.438$7.022$4.416
Italy North$11.438$7.022$4.416
Spain Central$11.438$7.022$4.416
UK South$11.438$7.022$4.416
South Central US$11.576$7.16$4.416
West Central US$11.576$7.16$4.416
Australia Central$11.597$7.181$4.416
Australia Central 2$11.597$7.181$4.416
Australia East$11.597$7.181$4.416
Korea Central$11.597$7.181$4.416
Southeast Asia$11.597$7.181$4.416
US Gov Arizona$11.597$7.181$4.416
US Gov Virginia$11.597$7.181$4.416
UK West$11.635$7.219$4.416
Germany West Central$11.65$7.234$4.416
Japan East$11.65$7.234$4.416
Japan West$11.65$7.234$4.416
Poland Central$11.65$7.234$4.416
West Europe$11.65$7.234$4.416
Israel Central$11.808$7.392$4.416
Qatar Central$11.808$7.392$4.416
UAE North$11.808$7.392$4.416
US Gov Texas$11.874$7.458$4.416
New Zealand North$11.956$7.54$4.416
West India$12.053$7.637$4.416
Australia Southeast$12.172$7.756$4.416
East Asia$12.362$7.946$4.416
South Africa North$12.389$7.973$4.416
Sweden South$12.721$8.305$4.416
South India$12.829$8.413$4.416
Taiwan North West$12.867$8.451$4.416
Norway East$12.948$8.532$4.416
Switzerland North$12.948$8.532$4.416
France South$13.545$9.129$4.416
Germany North$13.82$9.404$4.416
Brazil South$13.973$9.557$4.416
UAE Central$14.026$9.61$4.416
South Africa West$14.781$10.365$4.416
Norway West$15.508$11.092$4.416
Switzerland West$15.508$11.092$4.416
Brazil Southeast$16.84$12.424$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$10.382$7.936$6.683

More on Standard_E96ias_v5

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