Standard_F1alds_v7 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_F1alds_v7 with no upfront payment costs $0.04441 per hour in East US, 38% less than on demand ($0.0715). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.02717 per hour effective, 62% less.

Every option in East US

Linux prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

TermOptionPaymentUpfrontHourlyEffective /hrEffective /moSavingBreak-even
1 yearReservationNo upfront–$0.04441$0.04441$32.4238%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$389.00$0$0.04441$32.4238%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$0.04791$0.04791$34.9733%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.02717$0.02717$19.8362%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$714.00$0$0.02717$19.8362%month 14
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.03146$0.03146$22.9756%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Central India$0.0462$0.0287$0.018560%
South Central US$0.0674$0.0418$0.025662%
Central US$0.0715$0.0444$0.027262%
East US$0.0715$0.0444$0.027262%
East US 2$0.0715$0.0444$0.027262%
North Central US$0.0715$0.0444$0.027262%
West US 2$0.0715$0.0444$0.027262%
West US 3$0.0715$0.0444$0.027262%
Sweden Central$0.0765$0.0475$0.030660%
Mexico Central$0.0786$0.0463$0.029962%
Canada Central$0.0798$0.0471$0.030362%
North Europe$0.0798$0.0495$0.031960%
UK South$0.0831$0.0491$0.031662%
France Central$0.084$0.0521$0.032861%
Italy North$0.084$0.0521$0.032861%
Spain Central$0.084$0.0495$0.031962%
West US$0.084$0.0521$0.033660%
Poland Central$0.0863$0.0509$0.032862%
Germany West Central$0.0864$0.0537$0.034660%
West Europe$0.0864$0.0537$0.034660%
Korea Central$0.0881$0.0547$0.034461%
UAE North$0.0881$0.0519$0.034461%
Australia East$0.0898$0.0556$0.035960%
Southeast Asia$0.0898$0.0556$0.035960%
Taiwan North$0.0898$0.0556$0.03561%
US Gov Virginia$0.0906$0.0562$0.034462%
Japan East$0.0931$0.0576$0.037260%
Japan West$0.0931$0.0576$0.037260%
South Africa North$0.0956$0.0592$0.038260%
East Asia$0.099$0.0614$0.039660%
Norway East$0.102$0.0604$0.038962%
Switzerland North$0.102$0.0604$0.038962%
Brazil South$0.115$0.0711$0.044761%

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