Standard_F1
Standard_F1 is an Azure VM size with 1 vCPU, 2 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.0497 per hour on demand ($36.28 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0116 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.049 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $0.049 | $0.0114 | $0.0372 | $0.027 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.049 | – | $0.049 | $0.049 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.049 | – | $0.049 | $0.049 |
| East US eastus | $0.0497 | $0.0116 | $0.0343 | $0.0234 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.0497 | $0.022 | $0.0343 | $0.0234 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.0497 | $0.0116 | $0.0343 | $0.0234 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.0497 | $0.0116 | $0.0343 | $0.0234 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.0497 | $0.0116 | $0.0343 | $0.0234 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.05 | $0.0116 | $0.038 | $0.0275 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.051 | $0.0119 | $0.0388 | $0.0281 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.051 | $0.0119 | $0.0388 | $0.0281 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.0519 | $0.0202 | $0.0394 | $0.0285 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.052 | $0.0121 | $0.0359 | $0.0244 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.052 | $0.0121 | $0.0359 | $0.0244 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.0546 | $0.0127 | $0.0415 | $0.03 |
| Central US centralus | $0.0547 | $0.0101 | $0.0377 | $0.0257 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.0547 | $0.0127 | $0.0416 | $0.0301 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.0547 | $0.0127 | $0.0377 | $0.0257 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.0547 | $0.0127 | $0.0377 | $0.0257 |
| West India westindia | $0.0549 | $0.0128 | $0.0417 | $0.0302 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.0566 | $0.0132 | $0.043 | $0.0311 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.0568 | $0.0132 | $0.0432 | $0.0312 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.0568 | $0.0132 | $0.0492 | $0.0388 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.0568 | $0.0132 | $0.0432 | $0.0312 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.0568 | $0.0132 | $0.0432 | $0.0312 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.0568 | $0.0132 | $0.0432 | $0.0312 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.0568 | $0.0132 | $0.0432 | $0.0312 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.057 | $0.0133 | $0.0433 | $0.0314 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.0577 | $0.0134 | $0.0439 | $0.0317 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.059 | $0.0137 | $0.0448 | $0.0325 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.0597 | $0.0139 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.0597 | $0.0139 | $0.0454 | $0.0328 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.0597 | $0.0139 | $0.0454 | $0.0328 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.0598 | $0.0139 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.0598 | $0.0139 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.0598 | $0.0139 | – | – |
| South India southindia | $0.06 | $0.014 | $0.0456 | $0.033 |
| West US westus | $0.062 | $0.0144 | $0.0428 | $0.0291 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.0625 | $0.0145 | $0.0475 | $0.0344 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.0625 | $0.0145 | $0.0475 | $0.0344 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.063 | $0.0147 | $0.0479 | $0.0347 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.063 | $0.0147 | $0.0479 | $0.0347 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.065 | $0.0151 | $0.0494 | $0.0357 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.065 | $0.0065 | $0.0494 | $0.0357 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.065 | $0.0151 | $0.0494 | $0.0357 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.065 | $0.0151 | $0.0494 | $0.0357 |
| France South francesouth | $0.0656 | $0.0153 | $0.0499 | $0.0361 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.0667 | $0.0155 | $0.0507 | $0.0367 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.0684 | $0.0159 | $0.052 | $0.0376 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.0718 | $0.0167 | $0.0546 | $0.0395 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.072 | $0.0168 | $0.0547 | $0.0396 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.0738 | $0.0172 | $0.0561 | $0.0406 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.0739 | $0.0172 | $0.0562 | $0.0406 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.0741 | $0.0172 | $0.0563 | $0.0408 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.0812 | $0.0189 | $0.0617 | $0.0447 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.0812 | $0.0189 | $0.0617 | $0.0446 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.0836 | $0.0195 | $0.0635 | $0.046 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.0933 | $0.0217 | $0.0709 | $0.0513 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0497 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.0957 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 210 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 16 GiB |
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 48 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F1 |
| Family | F |
| VM generations | V1 |
| Encryption at host | No |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-16 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other F sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_F1 | 1 | 2 | $0.0497 |
| Standard_F2 | 2 | 4 | $0.099 |
| Standard_F4 | 4 | 8 | $0.199 |
| Standard_F8 | 8 | 16 | $0.398 |
| Standard_F16 | 16 | 32 | $0.796 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.