Standard_L8as_v4 Windows prices

Standard_L8as_v4 with Windows costs $1.056 per hour on demand in East US ($770.88 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is North Central US, at $1.054 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
North Central US$1.054$0.686$0.368
East US$1.056$0.688$0.368
East US 2$1.056$0.688$0.368
West US 2$1.056$0.688$0.368
West US 3$1.056$0.688$0.368
Sweden Central$1.085$0.717$0.368
Indonesia Central$1.093$0.725$0.368
Mexico Central$1.123$0.755$0.368
Spain Central$1.124$0.756$0.368
Canada Central$1.125$0.757$0.368
North Europe$1.128$0.76$0.368
West US$1.128$0.76$0.368
Central US$1.144$0.776$0.368
Central India$1.147$0.779$0.368
France Central$1.164$0.796$0.368
Italy North$1.164$0.796$0.368
UK South$1.168$0.8$0.368
Japan East$1.173$0.805$0.368
Korea Central$1.173$0.805$0.368
West Europe$1.184$0.816$0.368
Germany West Central$1.186$0.818$0.368
Poland Central$1.186$0.818$0.368
Australia East$1.191$0.823$0.368
New Zealand North$1.191$0.823$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.191$0.823$0.368
Taiwan North$1.191$0.823$0.368
South Central US$1.192$0.824$0.368
West Central US$1.194$0.826$0.368
UAE North$1.20$0.832$0.368
US Gov Texas$1.228$0.86$0.368
US Gov Virginia$1.228$0.86$0.368
Switzerland North$1.268$0.9$0.368
UK West$1.269$0.901$0.368
South Africa North$1.27$0.902$0.368
East Asia$1.274$0.906$0.368
Norway East$1.35$0.982$0.368
Australia Central$1.366$0.998$0.368
Brazil South$1.464$1.096$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.056$0.7876$0.6432

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