Standard_L16aos_v4 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_L16aos_v4 with no upfront payment costs $1.157 per hour in East US, 36% less than on demand ($1.808). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.687 per hour effective, 62% 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–$1.157$1.157$844.6736%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$10,136.00$0$1.157$844.6736%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$1.32$1.32$963.4827%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.687$0.687$501.5362%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$18,055.00$0$0.687$501.5362%month 14
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.8136$0.8136$593.9355%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Indonesia Central$1.594$0.9402$0.605662%
Malaysia West$1.60$0.9439$0.60862%
East US$1.808$1.157$0.68762%
East US 2$1.808$1.157$0.68762%
North Central US$1.808$1.067$0.68762%
West US 2$1.808$1.157$0.68762%
West US 3$1.808$1.157$0.68762%
New Zealand North$1.81$1.068$0.687662%
Sweden Central$1.896$1.119$0.720562%
Mexico Central$1.989$1.173$0.755762%
Canada Central$2.00$1.18$0.7662%
North Europe$2.00$1.28$0.7662%
Spain Central$2.00$1.18$0.7662%
West US$2.00$1.28$0.7662%
Central US$2.043$1.157$0.68766%
Central India$2.056$1.213$0.781362%
Italy North$2.096$1.237$0.796562%
France Central$2.104$1.241$0.799562%
UK South$2.104$1.347$0.799562%
Japan East$2.128$1.256$0.808662%
Korea Central$2.128$1.256$0.808662%
Germany West Central$2.16$1.274$0.820862%
Poland Central$2.16$1.274$0.820862%
West Europe$2.16$1.382$0.820862%
Australia East$2.168$1.279$0.823962%
Southeast Asia$2.168$1.279$0.823962%
Taiwan North$2.168$1.279$0.823962%
South Central US$2.17$1.389$0.824462%
UAE North$2.20$1.298$0.83662%
US Gov Texas$2.26$1.333$0.858862%
US Gov Virginia$2.26$1.333$0.858862%
South Africa North$2.376$1.402$0.902962%
Switzerland North$2.376$1.402$0.902962%
East Asia$2.384$1.407$0.905962%
Norway East$2.585$1.526$0.982562%
Brazil South$2.88$1.699$1.09462%

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