Standard_F16as_v6 Windows prices

Standard_F16as_v6 with Windows costs $1.829 per hour on demand in East US ($1,335.17 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $1.442 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$1.442$0.706$0.736
Jio India Central$1.442$0.706$0.736
Jio India West$1.442$0.706$0.736
East US$1.829$1.093$0.736
East US 2$1.829$1.093$0.736
North Central US$1.829$1.093$0.736
West US 2$1.829$1.093$0.736
West US 3$1.829$1.093$0.736
India South Central$1.883$1.147$0.736
Sweden Central$1.904$1.168$0.736
Mexico Central$1.938$1.202$0.736
Canada Central$1.955$1.219$0.736
Canada East$1.955$1.219$0.736
North Europe$1.955$1.219$0.736
Central US$1.971$1.235$0.736
Indonesia Central$1.971$1.235$0.736
Malaysia West$1.971$1.235$0.736
Korea South$1.992$1.256$0.736
UK South$2.006$1.27$0.736
France Central$2.019$1.283$0.736
Italy North$2.019$1.283$0.736
Spain Central$2.019$1.283$0.736
West US$2.019$1.283$0.736
South Central US$2.045$1.309$0.736
West Central US$2.045$1.309$0.736
Poland Central$2.056$1.32$0.736
Germany West Central$2.058$1.322$0.736
UK West$2.058$1.322$0.736
West Europe$2.058$1.322$0.736
Korea Central$2.083$1.347$0.736
Qatar Central$2.083$1.347$0.736
UAE North$2.083$1.347$0.736
Australia Central$2.109$1.373$0.736
Australia Central 2$2.109$1.373$0.736
Australia East$2.109$1.373$0.736
New Zealand North$2.109$1.373$0.736
Southeast Asia$2.109$1.373$0.736
Taiwan North$2.109$1.373$0.736
US Gov Texas$2.109$1.373$0.736
US Gov Arizona$2.12$1.384$0.736
US Gov Virginia$2.12$1.384$0.736
West India$2.133$1.397$0.736
Australia Southeast$2.158$1.422$0.736
Japan East$2.158$1.422$0.736
Japan West$2.158$1.422$0.736
South Africa North$2.197$1.461$0.736
East Asia$2.248$1.512$0.736
Sweden South$2.261$1.525$0.736
South India$2.274$1.538$0.736
Israel Central$2.298$1.562$0.736
Norway East$2.299$1.563$0.736
Switzerland North$2.299$1.563$0.736
France South$2.40$1.664$0.736
Germany North$2.451$1.715$0.736
UAE Central$2.486$1.75$0.736
Brazil South$2.49$1.754$0.736
Taiwan North West$2.52$1.784$0.736
South Africa West$2.629$1.893$0.736
Norway West$2.768$2.032$0.736
Switzerland West$2.768$2.032$0.736
Brazil Southeast$3.01$2.274$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.829$1.413$1.162

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