Standard_L96as_v4 Windows prices

Standard_L96as_v4 with Windows costs $12.672 per hour on demand in East US ($9,250.56 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is North Central US, at $12.653 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
North Central US$12.653$8.237$4.416
East US$12.672$8.256$4.416
East US 2$12.672$8.256$4.416
West US 2$12.672$8.256$4.416
West US 3$12.672$8.256$4.416
Sweden Central$13.022$8.606$4.416
Indonesia Central$13.114$8.698$4.416
Mexico Central$13.476$9.06$4.416
Spain Central$13.493$9.077$4.416
Canada Central$13.498$9.082$4.416
North Europe$13.536$9.12$4.416
West US$13.536$9.12$4.416
Central US$13.728$9.312$4.416
Central India$13.762$9.346$4.416
France Central$13.973$9.557$4.416
Italy North$13.973$9.557$4.416
UK South$14.016$9.60$4.416
Japan East$14.078$9.662$4.416
Korea Central$14.078$9.662$4.416
West Europe$14.208$9.792$4.416
Germany West Central$14.237$9.821$4.416
Poland Central$14.237$9.821$4.416
Australia East$14.29$9.874$4.416
Southeast Asia$14.29$9.874$4.416
Taiwan North$14.29$9.874$4.416
New Zealand North$14.294$9.878$4.416
South Central US$14.304$9.888$4.416
West Central US$14.323$9.907$4.416
UAE North$14.395$9.979$4.416
US Gov Texas$14.736$10.32$4.416
US Gov Virginia$14.736$10.32$4.416
Switzerland North$15.214$10.798$4.416
UK West$15.231$10.815$4.416
South Africa North$15.24$10.824$4.416
East Asia$15.293$10.877$4.416
Norway East$16.195$11.779$4.416
Australia Central$16.387$11.971$4.416
Brazil South$17.563$13.147$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$12.672$9.452$7.718

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