Standard_L96ps_v5 Windows prices

Standard_L96ps_v5 with Windows costs $14.879 per hour on demand in East US ($10,861.67 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $14.879 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central US$14.879$10.463$4.416
East US$14.879$10.463$4.416
East US 2$14.879$10.463$4.416
West US 2$14.879$10.463$4.416
West US 3$14.879$10.463$4.416
Mexico Central$15.925$11.509$4.416
Indonesia Central$16.658$12.242$4.416
Malaysia West$16.658$12.242$4.416
Canada Central$16.972$12.556$4.416
Canada East$16.972$12.556$4.416
North Central US$16.972$12.556$4.416
South Central US$16.972$12.556$4.416
West Central US$16.972$12.556$4.416
France Central$17.495$13.079$4.416
UK South$17.495$13.079$4.416
Germany West Central$18.018$13.602$4.416
Italy North$18.018$13.602$4.416
Spain Central$18.018$13.602$4.416
Sweden Central$18.018$13.602$4.416
West US$18.018$13.602$4.416
Korea Central$18.541$14.125$4.416
Australia Southeast$19.064$14.648$4.416
Central India$19.064$14.648$4.416
India South Central$19.064$14.648$4.416
Southeast Asia$19.064$14.648$4.416
North Europe$19.378$14.962$4.416
Switzerland North$19.378$14.962$4.416
UAE North$19.378$14.962$4.416
West Europe$19.378$14.962$4.416
Australia East$19.587$15.171$4.416
Japan East$19.587$15.171$4.416
South Africa North$19.692$15.276$4.416
New Zealand North$20.346$15.93$4.416
East Asia$20.634$16.218$4.416
Brazil South$25.342$20.926$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$14.879$10.589$8.392

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