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Standard_F8-2ams_v7 Windows prices

Standard_F8-2ams_v7 with Windows costs $1.084 per hour on demand in East US ($791.32 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.83 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.83$0.462$0.368
Jio India West$0.83$0.462$0.368
Central US$1.084$0.716$0.368
East US$1.084$0.716$0.368
East US 2$1.084$0.716$0.368
North Central US$1.084$0.716$0.368
West US 2$1.084$0.716$0.368
West US 3$1.084$0.716$0.368
Sweden Central$1.134$0.766$0.368
Mexico Central$1.155$0.787$0.368
Canada Central$1.167$0.799$0.368
North Europe$1.167$0.799$0.368
UK South$1.20$0.832$0.368
France Central$1.209$0.841$0.368
Italy North$1.209$0.841$0.368
Spain Central$1.209$0.841$0.368
West US$1.209$0.841$0.368
South Central US$1.225$0.857$0.368
Poland Central$1.232$0.864$0.368
Germany West Central$1.234$0.866$0.368
West Europe$1.234$0.866$0.368
Korea Central$1.25$0.882$0.368
UAE North$1.25$0.882$0.368
Australia East$1.266$0.898$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.266$0.898$0.368
Taiwan North$1.266$0.898$0.368
US Gov Virginia$1.275$0.907$0.368
Japan East$1.30$0.932$0.368
Japan West$1.30$0.932$0.368
South Africa North$1.325$0.957$0.368
East Asia$1.358$0.99$0.368
Norway East$1.391$1.023$0.368
Switzerland North$1.391$1.023$0.368
Brazil South$1.516$1.148$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.084$0.8119$0.6472

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