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Standard_M12ds_v3 Windows prices

Standard_M12ds_v3 with Windows costs $2.18 per hour on demand in East US ($1,591.40 a month), $0.55 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $2.18 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
East US$2.18$1.63$0.55
East US 2$2.18$1.63$0.55
North Central US$2.18$1.63$0.55
West US 2$2.18$1.63$0.55
West US 3$2.18$1.63$0.55
India South Central$2.224$1.672$0.552
Central India$2.24$1.68$0.56
Jio India West$2.24$1.68$0.56
Canada Central$2.345$1.793$0.552
Central US$2.40$1.84$0.56
Indonesia Central$2.403$1.908$0.495
Malaysia West$2.459$1.907$0.552
Australia East$2.507$1.955$0.552
US Gov Arizona$2.508$1.956$0.552
US Gov Virginia$2.508$1.956$0.552
South Central US$2.51$1.96$0.55
New Zealand North$2.605$2.053$0.552
UK South$2.61$2.06$0.55
North Europe$2.62$1.96$0.66
Southeast Asia$2.67$2.12$0.55
Taiwan North$2.67$2.12$0.55
West US$2.671$2.119$0.552
UAE North$2.71$2.15$0.56
Germany West Central$2.84$2.28$0.56
Sweden Central$2.84$2.28$0.56
West Europe$2.84$2.28$0.56
Japan East$2.913$2.364$0.5491
Japan West$2.913$2.364$0.5491
Korea Central$2.918$2.366$0.552
South India$3.02$2.46$0.56
Switzerland North$3.07$2.51$0.56
East Asia$3.082$2.53$0.552
Brazil South$3.731$3.179$0.552

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$2.18$1.498$1.008

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