Standard_EC16as_v6 Windows prices

Standard_EC16as_v6 with Windows costs $1.785 per hour on demand in East US ($1,303.05 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $1.414 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$1.414$0.678$0.736
East US$1.785$1.049$0.736
East US 2$1.785$1.049$0.736
North Central US$1.785$1.049$0.736
West US 2$1.785$1.049$0.736
West US 3$1.785$1.049$0.736
Sweden Central$1.859$1.123$0.736
Mexico Central$1.891$1.155$0.736
Canada Central$1.906$1.17$0.736
Canada East$1.906$1.17$0.736
North Europe$1.906$1.17$0.736
Central US$1.922$1.186$0.736
Korea South$1.943$1.207$0.736
UK South$1.956$1.22$0.736
France Central$1.968$1.232$0.736
Italy North$1.968$1.232$0.736
Spain Central$1.968$1.232$0.736
West US$1.968$1.232$0.736
South Central US$1.993$1.257$0.736
West Central US$1.993$1.257$0.736
Poland Central$2.003$1.267$0.736
Germany West Central$2.005$1.269$0.736
UK West$2.005$1.269$0.736
West Europe$2.005$1.269$0.736
Korea Central$2.03$1.294$0.736
Qatar Central$2.03$1.294$0.736
UAE North$2.03$1.294$0.736
Australia Central$2.054$1.318$0.736
Australia Central 2$2.054$1.318$0.736
Australia East$2.054$1.318$0.736
Southeast Asia$2.054$1.318$0.736
Taiwan North$2.054$1.318$0.736
US Gov Texas$2.054$1.318$0.736
US Gov Arizona$2.067$1.331$0.736
US Gov Virginia$2.067$1.331$0.736
West India$2.077$1.341$0.736
Australia Southeast$2.102$1.366$0.736
Japan East$2.102$1.366$0.736
Japan West$2.102$1.366$0.736
South Africa North$2.139$1.403$0.736
East Asia$2.188$1.452$0.736
Sweden South$2.20$1.464$0.736
South India$2.213$1.477$0.736
Israel Central$2.236$1.50$0.736
Norway East$2.237$1.501$0.736
Switzerland North$2.237$1.501$0.736
France South$2.334$1.598$0.736
Germany North$2.383$1.647$0.736
UAE Central$2.417$1.681$0.736
Brazil South$2.42$1.684$0.736
Taiwan North West$2.448$1.712$0.736
South Africa West$2.554$1.818$0.736
Norway West$2.688$1.952$0.736
Switzerland West$2.688$1.952$0.736
Brazil Southeast$2.92$2.184$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.785$1.575$1.365

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