Standard_M16ps_v4 Windows prices

Standard_M16ps_v4 with Windows costs $2.556 per hour on demand in East US ($1,865.88 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $2.556 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

Region	Windows	Linux	Windows license
Central US	$2.556	$1.82	$0.736
East US	$2.556	$1.82	$0.736
East US 2	$2.556	$1.82	$0.736
West US 2	$2.556	$1.82	$0.736
West US 3	$2.556	$1.82	$0.736
Mexico Central	$2.738	$2.002	$0.736
Indonesia Central	$2.866	$2.13	$0.736
Malaysia West	$2.866	$2.13	$0.736
Canada Central	$2.92	$2.184	$0.736
Canada East	$2.92	$2.184	$0.736
North Central US	$2.92	$2.184	$0.736
South Central US	$2.92	$2.184	$0.736
West Central US	$2.92	$2.184	$0.736
France Central	$3.011	$2.275	$0.736
UK South	$3.011	$2.275	$0.736
Germany West Central	$3.102	$2.366	$0.736
Italy North	$3.102	$2.366	$0.736
Spain Central	$3.102	$2.366	$0.736
Sweden Central	$3.102	$2.366	$0.736
West US	$3.102	$2.366	$0.736
Korea Central	$3.193	$2.457	$0.736
Australia Southeast	$3.284	$2.548	$0.736
Central India	$3.284	$2.548	$0.736
India South Central	$3.284	$2.548	$0.736
Southeast Asia	$3.284	$2.548	$0.736
North Europe	$3.339	$2.603	$0.736
Switzerland North	$3.339	$2.603	$0.736
UAE North	$3.339	$2.603	$0.736
West Europe	$3.339	$2.603	$0.736
Australia East	$3.375	$2.639	$0.736
Japan East	$3.375	$2.639	$0.736
South Africa North	$3.393	$2.657	$0.736
New Zealand North	$3.507	$2.771	$0.736
East Asia	$3.557	$2.821	$0.736
Brazil South	$4.376	$3.64	$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Region

Operating system	On-demand /hr	1-yr reserved /hr	3-yr reserved /hr
Windows	$2.556	$1.81	$1.428

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