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Standard_F8als_v7 Windows prices

Standard_F8als_v7 with Windows costs $0.852 per hour on demand in East US ($621.96 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.681 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.681$0.313$0.368
Jio India West$0.681$0.313$0.368
Central US$0.852$0.484$0.368
East US$0.852$0.484$0.368
East US 2$0.852$0.484$0.368
North Central US$0.852$0.484$0.368
West US 2$0.852$0.484$0.368
West US 3$0.852$0.484$0.368
Sweden Central$0.886$0.518$0.368
Mexico Central$0.9$0.532$0.368
Canada Central$0.908$0.54$0.368
North Europe$0.908$0.54$0.368
UK South$0.93$0.562$0.368
France Central$0.936$0.568$0.368
Italy North$0.936$0.568$0.368
Spain Central$0.936$0.568$0.368
West US$0.936$0.568$0.368
South Central US$0.947$0.579$0.368
Poland Central$0.952$0.584$0.368
Germany West Central$0.953$0.585$0.368
West Europe$0.953$0.585$0.368
Korea Central$0.964$0.596$0.368
UAE North$0.964$0.596$0.368
Australia East$0.975$0.607$0.368
Southeast Asia$0.975$0.607$0.368
Taiwan North$0.975$0.607$0.368
US Gov Virginia$0.981$0.613$0.368
Japan East$0.998$0.63$0.368
Japan West$0.998$0.63$0.368
South Africa North$1.014$0.646$0.368
East Asia$1.038$0.67$0.368
Norway East$1.06$0.692$0.368
Switzerland North$1.06$0.692$0.368
Brazil South$1.144$0.776$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.852$0.6681$0.5519

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