Standard_M128s_v2 Windows prices

Standard_M128s_v2 with Windows costs $18.807 per hour on demand in East US ($13,729.11 a month), $5.888 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is US Gov Arizona, at $18.447 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
US Gov Arizona$18.447$15.503$2.944
East US$18.807$12.919$5.888
East US 2$18.807$12.919$5.888
North Central US$18.807$12.919$5.888
West US 2$18.807$12.919$5.888
West US 3$18.807$12.919$5.888
Central India$19.217$13.329$5.888
Jio India Central$19.217$13.329$5.888
Jio India West$19.217$13.329$5.888
Mexico Central$20.099$14.211$5.888
Canada Central$20.099$14.211$5.888
Canada East$20.099$14.211$5.888
Central US$20.487$14.599$5.888
North Europe$21.391$15.503$5.888
South Central US$21.391$15.503$5.888
US Gov Virginia$21.391$15.503$5.888
UK West$21.52$15.632$5.888
Korea South$22.037$16.149$5.888
France Central$22.166$16.278$5.888
UK South$22.166$16.278$5.888
Sweden Central$22.166$16.278$5.888
Australia Southeast$22.683$16.795$5.888
West US$22.683$16.795$5.888
Indonesia Central$22.747$16.859$5.888
Malaysia West$22.747$16.859$5.888
Qatar Central$22.94$17.05$5.89
Israel Central$22.941$17.053$5.888
UAE North$22.941$17.053$5.888
South Africa North$23.201$17.313$5.888
Spain Central$23.973$18.085$5.888
Germany West Central$23.975$18.087$5.888
Italy North$23.975$18.087$5.888
Poland Central$23.975$18.087$5.888
West Europe$23.975$18.087$5.888
Norway East$24.362$18.474$5.888
Taiwan North$24.62$18.732$5.888
Australia Central$24.62$18.73$5.89
Australia Central 2$24.621$18.733$5.888
Korea Central$24.621$18.733$5.888
Australia East$24.621$18.733$5.888
Japan East$24.621$18.733$5.888
Japan West$24.621$18.733$5.888
Southeast Asia$24.621$18.733$5.888
South India$25.396$19.508$5.888
South Africa West$25.451$22.507$2.944
Switzerland West$25.783$19.895$5.888
Switzerland North$25.784$19.896$5.888
New Zealand North$25.852$19.67$6.182
UAE Central$26.042$20.154$5.888
Germany North$26.457$23.513$2.944
East Asia$26.559$20.671$5.888
Brazil South$31.08$25.192$5.888
Brazil Southeast$34.956$29.068$5.888

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$18.807$13.402$9.516

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