Standard_L2aos_v4 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_L2aos_v4 with no upfront payment costs $0.1446 per hour in East US, 36% less than on demand ($0.226). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.08588 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–$0.1446$0.1446$105.5836%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$1,267.00$0$0.1446$105.5836%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$0.165$0.165$120.4427%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.08588$0.08588$62.6962%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$2,257.00$0$0.08588$62.6962%month 14
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.1017$0.1017$74.2455%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Indonesia Central$0.199$0.1176$0.075762%
Malaysia West$0.2$0.118$0.07662%
East US$0.226$0.1446$0.085962%
East US 2$0.226$0.1446$0.085962%
New Zealand North$0.226$0.1334$0.08662%
North Central US$0.226$0.1333$0.085962%
West US 2$0.226$0.1446$0.085962%
West US 3$0.226$0.1446$0.085962%
Sweden Central$0.237$0.1398$0.090162%
Mexico Central$0.249$0.1467$0.094562%
Canada Central$0.25$0.1475$0.09562%
North Europe$0.25$0.16$0.09562%
Spain Central$0.25$0.1475$0.09562%
West US$0.25$0.16$0.09562%
Central US$0.255$0.1446$0.085966%
Central India$0.257$0.1516$0.097762%
Italy North$0.262$0.1546$0.099562%
France Central$0.263$0.1551$0.099962%
UK South$0.263$0.1683$0.099962%
Japan East$0.266$0.157$0.101162%
Korea Central$0.266$0.157$0.101162%
Germany West Central$0.27$0.1592$0.102662%
Poland Central$0.27$0.1592$0.102662%
West Europe$0.27$0.1728$0.102662%
Australia East$0.271$0.1599$0.10362%
South Central US$0.271$0.1735$0.10362%
Southeast Asia$0.271$0.1599$0.10362%
Taiwan North$0.271$0.1599$0.10362%
UAE North$0.275$0.1622$0.104562%
US Gov Texas$0.283$0.1667$0.107362%
US Gov Virginia$0.283$0.1667$0.107362%
South Africa North$0.297$0.1752$0.112962%
Switzerland North$0.297$0.1752$0.112962%
East Asia$0.298$0.1758$0.113262%
Norway East$0.323$0.1906$0.122862%
Brazil South$0.36$0.2124$0.136862%

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