Standard_F4
Standard_F4 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.199 per hour on demand ($145.27 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0463 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.198 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $0.198 | $0.0461 | $0.1505 | $0.1089 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.198 | – | $0.198 | $0.198 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.198 | – | $0.198 | $0.198 |
| East US eastus | $0.199 | $0.0463 | $0.1373 | $0.0935 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.199 | $0.0882 | $0.1373 | $0.0935 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.199 | $0.0463 | $0.1373 | $0.0935 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.199 | $0.0463 | $0.1373 | $0.0935 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.199 | $0.0463 | $0.1373 | $0.0935 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.202 | $0.047 | $0.1535 | $0.1111 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.204 | $0.0475 | $0.155 | $0.1122 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.204 | $0.0475 | $0.155 | $0.1122 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.207 | $0.0804 | $0.1573 | $0.1139 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.208 | $0.0484 | $0.1435 | $0.0978 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.208 | $0.0484 | $0.1435 | $0.0978 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.218 | $0.0507 | $0.1657 | $0.1199 |
| Central US centralus | $0.219 | $0.0404 | $0.1511 | $0.1029 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.219 | $0.051 | $0.1664 | $0.1205 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.219 | $0.051 | $0.1511 | $0.1029 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.219 | $0.051 | $0.1511 | $0.1029 |
| West India westindia | $0.219 | $0.051 | $0.1664 | $0.1205 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.226 | $0.0526 | $0.1718 | $0.1243 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.227 | $0.0528 | $0.1725 | $0.1249 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.227 | $0.0528 | $0.1966 | $0.1552 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.227 | $0.0528 | $0.1725 | $0.1249 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.227 | $0.0528 | $0.1725 | $0.1249 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.227 | $0.0528 | $0.1725 | $0.1249 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.227 | $0.0528 | $0.1725 | $0.1249 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.228 | $0.0531 | $0.1733 | $0.1254 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.231 | $0.0538 | $0.1756 | $0.1271 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.237 | $0.0552 | $0.1801 | $0.1304 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.239 | $0.0556 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.239 | $0.0556 | $0.1816 | $0.1315 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.239 | $0.0556 | $0.1816 | $0.1315 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.239 | $0.0556 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.239 | $0.0556 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.239 | $0.0556 | – | – |
| South India southindia | $0.242 | $0.0563 | $0.1839 | $0.1331 |
| West US westus | $0.249 | $0.0579 | $0.1718 | $0.117 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.2497 | $0.0581 | $0.1898 | $0.1373 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.25 | $0.0582 | $0.19 | $0.1375 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.252 | $0.0586 | $0.1915 | $0.1386 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.252 | $0.0586 | $0.1915 | $0.1386 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.26 | $0.0605 | $0.1976 | $0.143 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.26 | $0.026 | $0.1976 | $0.143 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.26 | $0.0605 | $0.1976 | $0.143 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.26 | $0.0605 | $0.1976 | $0.143 |
| France South francesouth | $0.262 | $0.061 | $0.1991 | $0.1441 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.267 | $0.0621 | $0.2029 | $0.1469 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.274 | $0.0638 | $0.2082 | $0.1507 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.287 | $0.0668 | $0.2181 | $0.1579 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.289 | $0.0673 | $0.2196 | $0.159 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.295 | $0.0686 | $0.2242 | $0.1623 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.295 | $0.0686 | $0.2242 | $0.1623 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.296 | $0.0689 | $0.225 | $0.1628 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.3244 | $0.0755 | $0.2466 | $0.1784 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.325 | $0.0756 | $0.247 | $0.1788 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.334 | $0.0777 | $0.2538 | $0.1837 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.373 | $0.0868 | $0.2835 | $0.2052 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.199 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.383 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 210 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Temp disk | 64 GiB |
| Max data disks | 16 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 192 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F4 |
| Family | F |
| VM generations | V1 |
| Encryption at host | No |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-16 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other F sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_F1 | 1 | 2 | $0.0497 |
| Standard_F2 | 2 | 4 | $0.099 |
| Standard_F4 | 4 | 8 | $0.199 |
| Standard_F8 | 8 | 16 | $0.398 |
| Standard_F16 | 16 | 32 | $0.796 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.