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Standard_L16aos_v4 Windows prices

Standard_L16aos_v4 with Windows costs $2.544 per hour on demand in East US ($1,857.12 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Indonesia Central, at $2.33 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Indonesia Central$2.33$1.594$0.736
Malaysia West$2.336$1.60$0.736
East US$2.544$1.808$0.736
East US 2$2.544$1.808$0.736
North Central US$2.544$1.808$0.736
West US 2$2.544$1.808$0.736
West US 3$2.544$1.808$0.736
New Zealand North$2.546$1.81$0.736
Sweden Central$2.632$1.896$0.736
Mexico Central$2.725$1.989$0.736
Canada Central$2.736$2.00$0.736
North Europe$2.736$2.00$0.736
Spain Central$2.736$2.00$0.736
West US$2.736$2.00$0.736
Central US$2.779$2.043$0.736
Central India$2.792$2.056$0.736
Italy North$2.832$2.096$0.736
France Central$2.84$2.104$0.736
UK South$2.84$2.104$0.736
Japan East$2.864$2.128$0.736
Korea Central$2.864$2.128$0.736
Germany West Central$2.896$2.16$0.736
Poland Central$2.896$2.16$0.736
West Europe$2.896$2.16$0.736
Australia East$2.904$2.168$0.736
Southeast Asia$2.904$2.168$0.736
Taiwan North$2.904$2.168$0.736
South Central US$2.906$2.17$0.736
UAE North$2.936$2.20$0.736
US Gov Texas$2.996$2.26$0.736
US Gov Virginia$2.996$2.26$0.736
South Africa North$3.112$2.376$0.736
Switzerland North$3.112$2.376$0.736
East Asia$3.12$2.384$0.736
Norway East$3.321$2.585$0.736
Brazil South$3.616$2.88$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$2.544$1.893$1.423

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