Standard_F8as_v7 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_F8as_v7 with no upfront payment costs $0.3388 per hour in East US, 38% less than on demand ($0.546). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.2131 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–$0.3388$0.3388$247.3338%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$2,968.00$0$0.3388$247.3338%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$0.3767$0.3767$275.0231%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.2131$0.2131$155.5661%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$5,600.00$0$0.2131$155.5661%month 15
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.2512$0.2512$183.3554%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Central India$0.353$0.2187$0.141160%
Central US$0.546$0.3388$0.213161%
East US$0.546$0.3388$0.213161%
East US 2$0.546$0.3388$0.213161%
North Central US$0.546$0.3388$0.213161%
West US 2$0.546$0.3388$0.213161%
West US 3$0.546$0.3388$0.213161%
Sweden Central$0.584$0.3621$0.227861%
Mexico Central$0.601$0.3545$0.228362%
Canada Central$0.61$0.3597$0.231762%
North Europe$0.61$0.378$0.237761%
UK South$0.635$0.3748$0.241462%
France Central$0.642$0.3978$0.250261%
Italy North$0.642$0.3978$0.250261%
Spain Central$0.642$0.3785$0.243862%
West US$0.642$0.3978$0.256660%
South Central US$0.654$0.4057$0.255261%
Poland Central$0.66$0.3894$0.250862%
Germany West Central$0.661$0.4097$0.257761%
West Europe$0.661$0.4097$0.257761%
Korea Central$0.674$0.4176$0.262761%
UAE North$0.674$0.3974$0.262761%
Australia East$0.686$0.4256$0.267761%
Southeast Asia$0.686$0.4256$0.267761%
Taiwan North$0.686$0.4256$0.267761%
US Gov Virginia$0.692$0.429$0.269961%
Japan East$0.711$0.441$0.277461%
Japan West$0.711$0.441$0.277461%
South Africa North$0.73$0.4529$0.284961%
East Asia$0.756$0.4687$0.294861%
Norway East$0.782$0.4612$0.29762%
Switzerland North$0.782$0.4612$0.29762%
Brazil South$0.877$0.5436$0.341961%

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