Standard_L2as_v4 Windows prices

Standard_L2as_v4 with Windows costs $0.264 per hour on demand in East US ($192.72 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.264 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
East US$0.264$0.172$0.092
East US 2$0.264$0.172$0.092
North Central US$0.264$0.172$0.092
West US 2$0.264$0.172$0.092
West US 3$0.264$0.172$0.092
Sweden Central$0.271$0.179$0.092
Indonesia Central$0.273$0.181$0.092
Canada Central$0.281$0.189$0.092
Mexico Central$0.281$0.189$0.092
Spain Central$0.281$0.189$0.092
North Europe$0.282$0.19$0.092
West US$0.282$0.19$0.092
Central US$0.286$0.194$0.092
Central India$0.287$0.195$0.092
France Central$0.291$0.199$0.092
Italy North$0.291$0.199$0.092
UK South$0.292$0.2$0.092
Japan East$0.293$0.201$0.092
Korea Central$0.293$0.201$0.092
West Europe$0.296$0.204$0.092
Germany West Central$0.297$0.205$0.092
Poland Central$0.297$0.205$0.092
Australia East$0.298$0.206$0.092
New Zealand North$0.298$0.206$0.092
South Central US$0.298$0.206$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.298$0.206$0.092
Taiwan North$0.298$0.206$0.092
West Central US$0.298$0.206$0.092
UAE North$0.3$0.208$0.092
US Gov Texas$0.307$0.215$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.307$0.215$0.092
Switzerland North$0.317$0.225$0.092
UK West$0.317$0.225$0.092
South Africa North$0.318$0.226$0.092
East Asia$0.319$0.227$0.092
Norway East$0.337$0.245$0.092
Australia Central$0.341$0.249$0.092
Brazil South$0.366$0.274$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.264$0.1969$0.1608

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