Standard_F16s_v2 Windows prices
Standard_F16s_v2 with Windows costs $1.416 per hour on demand in East US ($1,033.68 a month), $0.739 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US 2, at $1.302 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 | $1.302 | $0.677 | $0.625 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.411 | $0.706 | $0.705 |
| Malaysia West | $1.411 | $0.706 | $0.705 |
| East US | $1.416 | $0.677 | $0.739 |
| West US 2 | $1.416 | $0.677 | $0.739 |
| West US 3 | $1.416 | $0.677 | $0.739 |
| Central India | $1.416 | $0.68 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $1.416 | $0.68 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $1.416 | $0.68 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $1.416 | $0.68 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $1.416 | $0.68 | $0.736 |
| West India | $1.416 | $0.68 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $1.477 | $0.741 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $1.477 | $0.741 | $0.736 |
| Mexico Central | $1.48 | $0.744 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $1.481 | $0.768 | $0.713 |
| Germany West Central | $1.481 | $0.776 | $0.705 |
| Italy North | $1.481 | $0.776 | $0.705 |
| Sweden Central | $1.481 | $0.776 | $0.705 |
| West Europe | $1.481 | $0.776 | $0.705 |
| South India | $1.484 | $0.748 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| North Europe | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $1.512 | $0.776 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.52 | $0.784 | $0.736 |
| France Central | $1.544 | $0.808 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $1.544 | $0.808 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $1.544 | $0.808 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $1.545 | $0.809 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $1.552 | $0.816 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $1.552 | $0.816 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Texas | $1.552 | $0.816 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Virginia | $1.552 | $0.816 | $0.736 |
| West Central US | $1.552 | $0.816 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $1.552 | $0.845 | $0.707 |
| Qatar Central | $1.581 | $0.845 | $0.736 |
| West US | $1.584 | $0.848 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Arizona | $1.586 | $0.85 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $1.59 | $0.8536 | $0.736 |
| Norway East | $1.59 | $0.854 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $1.592 | $0.856 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $1.60 | $0.864 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central | $1.624 | $0.888 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.624 | $0.888 | $0.736 |
| Australia East | $1.624 | $0.888 | $0.736 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.627 | $0.891 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $1.647 | $0.911 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $1.669 | $0.933 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $1.674 | $0.938 | $0.736 |
| Sweden South | $1.688 | $0.952 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $1.745 | $1.009 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $1.745 | $1.009 | $0.736 |
| France South | $1.783 | $1.047 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $1.784 | $1.048 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland West | $1.857 | $1.11 | $0.7463 |
| Norway West | $2.00 | $1.264 | $0.736 |
| Brazil Southeast | $2.098 | $1.362 | $0.736 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.416 | – | – |
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