Standard_M128ds_v2 Windows prices

Standard_M128ds_v2 with Windows costs $19.228 per hour on demand in East US ($14,036.44 a month), $5.888 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is US Gov Arizona, at $18.952 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
US Gov Arizona$18.952$16.008$2.944
East US$19.228$13.34$5.888
East US 2$19.228$13.34$5.888
North Central US$19.228$13.34$5.888
West US 2$19.228$13.34$5.888
West US 3$19.228$13.34$5.888
Central India$19.651$13.763$5.888
Jio India Central$19.651$13.763$5.888
Jio India West$19.651$13.763$5.888
Canada Central$20.562$14.674$5.888
Canada East$20.562$14.674$5.888
Mexico Central$20.562$14.674$5.888
Central US$20.962$15.074$5.888
North Europe$21.896$16.008$5.888
South Central US$21.896$16.008$5.888
US Gov Virginia$21.896$16.008$5.888
UK West$22.029$16.141$5.888
Korea South$22.563$16.675$5.888
France Central$22.696$16.808$5.888
UK South$22.696$16.808$5.888
Sweden Central$22.70$16.808$5.892
Australia Southeast$23.23$17.342$5.888
West US$23.23$17.342$5.888
Indonesia Central$23.297$17.409$5.888
Malaysia West$23.297$17.409$5.888
Israel Central$23.497$17.609$5.888
UAE North$23.497$17.609$5.888
Qatar Central$23.50$17.61$5.89
South Africa North$23.765$17.877$5.888
Germany West Central$24.564$18.676$5.888
Italy North$24.564$18.676$5.888
Poland Central$24.564$18.676$5.888
Spain Central$24.564$18.676$5.888
West Europe$24.564$18.676$5.888
Norway East$24.964$19.076$5.888
Australia Central$25.23$19.34$5.89
Australia Central 2$25.231$19.343$5.888
Australia East$25.231$19.343$5.888
Japan East$25.231$19.343$5.888
Japan West$25.231$19.343$5.888
Korea Central$25.231$19.343$5.888
Southeast Asia$25.231$19.343$5.888
Taiwan North$25.231$19.343$5.888
South India$26.031$20.143$5.888
New Zealand North$26.164$20.276$5.888
South Africa West$26.184$23.24$2.944
Switzerland North$26.432$20.544$5.888
Switzerland West$26.432$20.544$5.888
UAE Central$26.699$20.81$5.889
Germany North$27.223$24.279$2.944
East Asia$27.232$21.344$5.888
Brazil South$31.901$26.013$5.888
Brazil Southeast$35.903$30.015$5.888

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$19.228$13.647$9.634

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