Standard_EC2as_v6 Windows prices

Standard_EC2as_v6 with Windows costs $0.223 per hour on demand in East US ($162.79 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.177 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.177$0.0847$0.0923
East US$0.223$0.131$0.092
East US 2$0.223$0.131$0.092
North Central US$0.223$0.131$0.092
West US 2$0.223$0.131$0.092
West US 3$0.223$0.131$0.092
Sweden Central$0.232$0.14$0.092
Mexico Central$0.236$0.144$0.092
Canada Central$0.238$0.146$0.092
Canada East$0.238$0.146$0.092
North Europe$0.238$0.146$0.092
Central US$0.24$0.148$0.092
Korea South$0.243$0.151$0.092
UK South$0.244$0.152$0.092
France Central$0.246$0.154$0.092
Italy North$0.246$0.154$0.092
Spain Central$0.246$0.154$0.092
West US$0.246$0.154$0.092
South Central US$0.249$0.157$0.092
West Central US$0.249$0.157$0.092
Poland Central$0.25$0.158$0.092
Germany West Central$0.251$0.159$0.092
UK West$0.251$0.159$0.092
West Europe$0.251$0.159$0.092
Korea Central$0.254$0.162$0.092
Qatar Central$0.254$0.162$0.092
UAE North$0.254$0.162$0.092
Australia Central$0.257$0.165$0.092
Australia Central 2$0.257$0.165$0.092
Australia East$0.257$0.165$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.257$0.165$0.092
Taiwan North$0.257$0.165$0.092
US Gov Texas$0.257$0.165$0.092
US Gov Arizona$0.258$0.166$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.258$0.166$0.092
West India$0.26$0.168$0.092
Australia Southeast$0.263$0.171$0.092
Japan East$0.263$0.171$0.092
Japan West$0.263$0.171$0.092
South Africa North$0.267$0.175$0.092
East Asia$0.274$0.182$0.092
Sweden South$0.275$0.183$0.092
South India$0.277$0.185$0.092
Israel Central$0.279$0.187$0.092
Norway East$0.28$0.188$0.092
Switzerland North$0.28$0.188$0.092
France South$0.292$0.2$0.092
Germany North$0.298$0.206$0.092
UAE Central$0.302$0.21$0.092
Brazil South$0.303$0.211$0.092
Taiwan North West$0.306$0.214$0.092
South Africa West$0.319$0.227$0.092
Norway West$0.336$0.244$0.092
Switzerland West$0.336$0.244$0.092
Brazil Southeast$0.365$0.273$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.223$0.1969$0.1707

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