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Standard_L12aos_v4 Windows prices

Standard_L12aos_v4 with Windows costs $1.908 per hour on demand in East US ($1,392.84 a month), $0.552 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Indonesia Central, at $1.747 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Indonesia Central$1.747$1.195$0.552
Malaysia West$1.752$1.20$0.552
East US$1.908$1.356$0.552
East US 2$1.908$1.356$0.552
North Central US$1.908$1.356$0.552
West US 2$1.908$1.356$0.552
West US 3$1.908$1.356$0.552
New Zealand North$1.909$1.357$0.552
Sweden Central$1.974$1.422$0.552
Mexico Central$2.044$1.492$0.552
Canada Central$2.052$1.50$0.552
North Europe$2.052$1.50$0.552
Spain Central$2.052$1.50$0.552
West US$2.052$1.50$0.552
Central US$2.084$1.532$0.552
Central India$2.094$1.542$0.552
Italy North$2.124$1.572$0.552
France Central$2.13$1.578$0.552
UK South$2.13$1.578$0.552
Japan East$2.148$1.596$0.552
Korea Central$2.148$1.596$0.552
Germany West Central$2.172$1.62$0.552
Poland Central$2.172$1.62$0.552
West Europe$2.172$1.62$0.552
Australia East$2.178$1.626$0.552
Southeast Asia$2.178$1.626$0.552
Taiwan North$2.178$1.626$0.552
South Central US$2.179$1.627$0.552
UAE North$2.202$1.65$0.552
US Gov Texas$2.247$1.695$0.552
US Gov Virginia$2.247$1.695$0.552
South Africa North$2.334$1.782$0.552
Switzerland North$2.334$1.782$0.552
East Asia$2.34$1.788$0.552
Norway East$2.491$1.939$0.552
Brazil South$2.712$2.16$0.552

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.908$1.42$1.067

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