Standard_EC96as_cc_v5 Windows prices

Standard_EC96as_cc_v5 with Windows costs $9.84 per hour on demand in East US ($7,183.20 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $7.848 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$7.848$3.432$4.416
Jio India Central$7.848$3.432$4.416
Jio India West$7.848$3.432$4.416
East US$9.84$5.424$4.416
East US 2$9.84$5.424$4.416
North Central US$9.84$5.424$4.416
West US 2$9.84$5.424$4.416
West US 3$9.84$5.424$4.416
Sweden Central$10.224$5.808$4.416
Canada Central$10.368$5.952$4.416
West US$10.464$6.048$4.416
North Europe$10.512$6.096$4.416
Central US$10.536$6.12$4.416
France Central$10.80$6.384$4.416
Italy North$10.80$6.384$4.416
UK South$10.80$6.384$4.416
South Central US$10.925$6.509$4.416
Australia Central$10.944$6.528$4.416
Australia East$10.944$6.528$4.416
Korea Central$10.944$6.528$4.416
Southeast Asia$10.944$6.528$4.416
Germany West Central$10.992$6.576$4.416
Japan East$10.992$6.576$4.416
Japan West$10.992$6.576$4.416
Poland Central$10.992$6.576$4.416
West Europe$10.992$6.576$4.416
UAE North$11.136$6.72$4.416
Australia Southeast$11.467$7.051$4.416
East Asia$11.64$7.224$4.416
South Africa North$11.664$7.248$4.416
South India$12.064$7.648$4.416
Norway East$12.172$7.756$4.416
Switzerland North$12.172$7.756$4.416
France South$12.715$8.299$4.416
Germany North$12.965$8.549$4.416
Brazil South$13.104$8.688$4.416
UAE Central$13.152$8.736$4.416
South Africa West$13.838$9.422$4.416
Norway West$14.499$10.083$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$9.84––

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