Standard_F2s_v2 spot prices
Spot Standard_F2s_v2 costs about $0.019 per hour in East US, 78% less than on demand ($0.0846). The lowest spot price is in Australia Central 2, at $0.0111 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 | $0.0111 | $0.111 | 90% |
| West US 2 | $0.0156 | $0.0846 | 82% |
| West US 3 | $0.0156 | $0.0846 | 82% |
| Central India | $0.0157 | $0.085 | 82% |
| North Central US | $0.0157 | $0.085 | 82% |
| West India | $0.0157 | $0.085 | 82% |
| South Africa West | $0.0158 | $0.085 | 81% |
| Indonesia Central | $0.0163 | $0.0882 | 82% |
| Malaysia West | $0.0163 | $0.0882 | 82% |
| Canada East | $0.0171 | $0.0927 | 82% |
| Mexico Central | $0.0172 | $0.0931 | 82% |
| South India | $0.0173 | $0.0935 | 81% |
| Korea Central | $0.0177 | $0.096 | 82% |
| Spain Central | $0.0177 | $0.096 | 82% |
| Korea South | $0.0178 | $0.0961 | 81% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0179 | $0.097 | 82% |
| Poland Central | $0.0179 | $0.097 | 82% |
| West Europe | $0.0179 | $0.097 | 82% |
| Italy North | $0.018 | $0.097 | 81% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0181 | $0.098 | 82% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0182 | $0.097 | 81% |
| UK South | $0.0186 | $0.101 | 82% |
| France Central | $0.0187 | $0.101 | 81% |
| Israel Central | $0.0187 | $0.101 | 81% |
| UK West | $0.0187 | $0.101 | 81% |
| Central US | $0.0187 | $0.102 | 82% |
| South Central US | $0.0189 | $0.102 | 81% |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0189 | $0.102 | 81% |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0189 | $0.102 | 81% |
| West Central US | $0.0189 | $0.102 | 81% |
| East US | $0.019 | $0.0846 | 78% |
| North Europe | $0.0192 | $0.096 | 80% |
| Qatar Central | $0.0196 | $0.106 | 82% |
| UAE North | $0.0196 | $0.106 | 82% |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0196 | $0.106 | 82% |
| West US | $0.0196 | $0.106 | 82% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0197 | $0.1067 | 82% |
| Japan East | $0.0198 | $0.107 | 81% |
| Norway East | $0.0198 | $0.107 | 81% |
| East Asia | $0.02 | $0.108 | 81% |
| Australia Central | $0.0205 | $0.111 | 82% |
| Australia East | $0.0205 | $0.111 | 82% |
| Australia Southeast | $0.0205 | $0.111 | 82% |
| South Africa North | $0.0211 | $0.114 | 81% |
| New Zealand North | $0.0216 | $0.117 | 82% |
| Japan West | $0.0217 | $0.117 | 81% |
| Sweden South | $0.022 | $0.119 | 82% |
| Germany North | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| UAE Central | $0.0233 | $0.126 | 82% |
| Brazil South | $0.0242 | $0.131 | 82% |
| France South | $0.0242 | $0.131 | 82% |
| Switzerland West | $0.0257 | $0.1389 | 81% |
| Norway West | $0.0292 | $0.158 | 82% |
| East US 2 | $0.0303 | $0.0846 | 64% |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.0314 | $0.17 | 82% |
| Canada Central | $0.0341 | $0.0927 | 63% |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.