Standard_F2 spot prices
Spot Standard_F2 costs about $0.023 per hour in East US, 77% less than on demand ($0.099). The lowest spot price is in Australia Central 2, at $0.013 per hour. Spot capacity can be reclaimed at short notice, so it suits work that can stop and resume.
Spot prices by region, cheapest first
Linux, USD per hour. Spot prices change through the day; these are from the last update.
| Region | Spot | On-demand | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Central 2 | $0.013 | $0.13 | 90% |
| Central US | $0.0201 | $0.109 | 82% |
| Central India | $0.023 | $0.0988 | 77% |
| East US | $0.023 | $0.099 | 77% |
| North Central US | $0.023 | $0.099 | 77% |
| West US 2 | $0.023 | $0.099 | 77% |
| West US 3 | $0.023 | $0.099 | 77% |
| France Central | $0.0235 | $0.101 | 77% |
| Korea Central | $0.0237 | $0.102 | 77% |
| Korea South | $0.0237 | $0.102 | 77% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.0242 | $0.104 | 77% |
| Malaysia West | $0.0242 | $0.104 | 77% |
| Canada East | $0.0254 | $0.109 | 77% |
| Mexico Central | $0.0254 | $0.109 | 77% |
| South Central US | $0.0254 | $0.109 | 77% |
| West Central US | $0.0254 | $0.109 | 77% |
| West India | $0.0256 | $0.11 | 77% |
| North Europe | $0.0263 | $0.113 | 77% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0265 | $0.114 | 77% |
| Italy North | $0.0265 | $0.114 | 77% |
| Poland Central | $0.0265 | $0.114 | 77% |
| Spain Central | $0.0265 | $0.114 | 77% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0265 | $0.114 | 77% |
| UK South | $0.0265 | $0.114 | 77% |
| West Europe | $0.0265 | $0.114 | 77% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0268 | $0.115 | 77% |
| Israel Central | $0.0277 | $0.119 | 77% |
| Qatar Central | $0.0277 | $0.119 | 77% |
| UAE North | $0.0277 | $0.119 | 77% |
| UK West | $0.0277 | $0.119 | 77% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0279 | $0.12 | 77% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0279 | $0.12 | 77% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0279 | $0.12 | 77% |
| South India | $0.0282 | $0.121 | 77% |
| West US | $0.0289 | $0.124 | 77% |
| Norway East | $0.0291 | $0.125 | 77% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0292 | $0.1254 | 77% |
| Japan East | $0.0293 | $0.126 | 77% |
| Japan West | $0.0293 | $0.126 | 77% |
| Australia Central | $0.0303 | $0.13 | 77% |
| Australia East | $0.0303 | $0.13 | 77% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0303 | $0.13 | 77% |
| France South | $0.0305 | $0.131 | 77% |
| South Africa North | $0.0309 | $0.133 | 77% |
| New Zealand North | $0.0319 | $0.137 | 77% |
| Brazil South | $0.0335 | $0.144 | 77% |
| East Asia | $0.0335 | $0.144 | 77% |
| Germany North | $0.0344 | $0.148 | 77% |
| Sweden South | $0.0344 | $0.148 | 77% |
| UAE Central | $0.0344 | $0.148 | 77% |
| Switzerland West | $0.0379 | $0.1629 | 77% |
| Norway West | $0.0379 | $0.163 | 77% |
| South Africa West | $0.0389 | $0.167 | 77% |
| Canada Central | $0.0404 | $0.104 | 61% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.0435 | $0.187 | 77% |
| East US 2 | $0.0439 | $0.099 | 56% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.