Standard_F8ads_v7 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_F8ads_v7 with no upfront payment costs $0.4253 per hour in East US, 38% less than on demand ($0.686). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.2675 per hour effective, 61% 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–$0.4253$0.4253$310.5038%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$3,726.00$0$0.4253$310.5038%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$0.4733$0.4733$345.5431%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.2675$0.2675$195.3161%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$7,031.00$0$0.2675$195.3161%month 15
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.3156$0.3156$230.3654%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Central India$0.443$0.2747$0.177260%
Central US$0.686$0.4253$0.267561%
East US$0.686$0.4253$0.267561%
East US 2$0.686$0.4253$0.267561%
North Central US$0.686$0.4253$0.267561%
South Central US$0.686$0.4253$0.267561%
West US 2$0.686$0.4253$0.267561%
West US 3$0.686$0.4253$0.267561%
Sweden Central$0.733$0.4546$0.28661%
Mexico Central$0.754$0.4451$0.286662%
Canada Central$0.765$0.4516$0.290862%
North Europe$0.765$0.4745$0.298561%
UK South$0.797$0.4705$0.30362%
France Central$0.806$0.4994$0.314261%
Italy North$0.806$0.4994$0.314261%
Spain Central$0.806$0.4752$0.306162%
West US$0.806$0.4994$0.322260%
Poland Central$0.829$0.4889$0.314962%
Germany West Central$0.83$0.5144$0.323661%
West Europe$0.83$0.5144$0.323661%
Korea Central$0.846$0.5243$0.329861%
UAE North$0.846$0.499$0.329861%
Australia East$0.862$0.5342$0.336161%
Southeast Asia$0.862$0.5342$0.336161%
Taiwan North$0.862$0.5342$0.336161%
US Gov Virginia$0.869$0.5387$0.338961%
Japan East$0.893$0.5537$0.348261%
Japan West$0.893$0.5537$0.348261%
South Africa North$0.917$0.5685$0.357661%
East Asia$0.949$0.5885$0.370261%
Norway East$0.981$0.579$0.372962%
Switzerland North$0.981$0.579$0.372962%
Brazil South$1.101$0.6825$0.429361%

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