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Standard_M16bs_v3 Windows prices

Standard_M16bs_v3 with Windows costs $2.13 per hour on demand in East US ($1,554.90 a month), $0.73 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $2.13 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
East US$2.13$1.40$0.73
East US 2$2.13$1.40$0.73
West US 2$2.13$1.40$0.73
North Central US$2.131$1.395$0.736
West US 3$2.131$1.395$0.736
Central India$2.136$1.40$0.736
India South Central$2.136$1.40$0.736
Jio India Central$2.136$1.40$0.736
Jio India West$2.136$1.40$0.736
South India$2.14$1.40$0.74
Central US$2.313$1.577$0.736
Indonesia Central$2.37$1.64$0.73
Malaysia West$2.374$1.638$0.736
North Europe$2.41$1.67$0.74
South Central US$2.41$1.67$0.74
Australia East$2.414$1.678$0.736
Canada Central$2.416$1.68$0.736
US Gov Arizona$2.42$1.68$0.74
US Gov Virginia$2.42$1.68$0.74
Germany West Central$2.425$1.689$0.736
UK South$2.486$1.75$0.736
New Zealand North$2.498$1.762$0.736
Southeast Asia$2.55$1.814$0.736
West Europe$2.55$1.81$0.74
Taiwan North$2.56$1.82$0.74
Korea Central$2.626$1.89$0.736
Sweden Central$2.689$1.953$0.736
Switzerland North$2.738$2.002$0.736
UAE North$2.738$2.002$0.736
Japan East$2.766$2.03$0.736
East Asia$2.906$2.17$0.736
Japan West$2.906$2.17$0.736
Brazil South$3.54$2.80$0.74

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$2.13$1.553$1.218

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