Standard_L48as_v3 Windows prices

Standard_L48as_v3 with Windows costs $5.952 per hour on demand in East US ($4,344.96 a month), $2.208 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $5.952 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
East US$5.952$3.744$2.208
East US 2$5.952$3.744$2.208
North Central US$5.952$3.744$2.208
West US 2$5.952$3.744$2.208
West US 3$5.952$3.744$2.208
Sweden Central$6.12$3.912$2.208
Indonesia Central$6.158$3.95$2.208
Malaysia West$6.158$3.95$2.208
Mexico Central$6.326$4.118$2.208
Canada Central$6.336$4.128$2.208
Canada East$6.336$4.128$2.208
North Europe$6.336$4.128$2.208
West US$6.336$4.128$2.208
Central US$6.439$4.231$2.208
Central India$6.456$4.248$2.208
Jio India Central$6.456$4.248$2.208
Jio India West$6.456$4.248$2.208
Korea South$6.514$4.306$2.208
France Central$6.552$4.344$2.208
Italy North$6.552$4.344$2.208
UK South$6.552$4.344$2.208
Japan East$6.60$4.392$2.208
Japan West$6.60$4.392$2.208
Korea Central$6.60$4.392$2.208
Poland Central$6.672$4.464$2.208
West Europe$6.672$4.464$2.208
Australia Central$6.696$4.488$2.208
Australia Central 2$6.696$4.488$2.208
Australia East$6.696$4.488$2.208
Southeast Asia$6.696$4.488$2.208
Taiwan North$6.696$4.488$2.208
South Central US$6.701$4.493$2.208
US Gov Virginia$6.72$4.512$2.208
UK West$6.738$4.53$2.208
Qatar Central$6.744$4.536$2.208
UAE North$6.744$4.536$2.208
US Gov Texas$6.888$4.68$2.208
West India$7.00$4.792$2.208
Australia Southeast$7.075$4.867$2.208
Switzerland North$7.116$4.908$2.208
South Africa North$7.128$4.92$2.208
East Asia$7.152$4.944$2.208
Sweden South$7.294$5.086$2.208
South India$7.487$5.279$2.208
Norway East$7.562$5.354$2.208
France South$7.855$5.647$2.208
Germany North$8.011$5.803$2.208
Taiwan North West$8.042$5.834$2.208
UAE Central$8.105$5.897$2.208
Brazil South$8.184$5.976$2.208
Switzerland West$8.588$6.38$2.208
South Africa West$8.604$6.396$2.208
Norway West$9.168$6.96$2.208
Brazil Southeast$9.977$7.769$2.208

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$5.952$4.604$3.78

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