Standard_M1pds_v4 Windows prices

Standard_M1pds_v4 with Windows costs $0.188 per hour on demand in East US ($137.24 a month), $0.046 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $0.188 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central US$0.188$0.142$0.046
East US$0.188$0.142$0.046
East US 2$0.188$0.142$0.046
West US 2$0.188$0.142$0.046
West US 3$0.188$0.142$0.046
Mexico Central$0.202$0.156$0.046
Indonesia Central$0.212$0.166$0.046
Malaysia West$0.212$0.166$0.046
Canada Central$0.216$0.17$0.046
Canada East$0.216$0.17$0.046
North Central US$0.216$0.17$0.046
South Central US$0.216$0.17$0.046
West Central US$0.216$0.17$0.046
France Central$0.223$0.177$0.046
UK South$0.223$0.177$0.046
Germany West Central$0.23$0.184$0.046
Italy North$0.23$0.184$0.046
Spain Central$0.23$0.184$0.046
Sweden Central$0.23$0.184$0.046
West US$0.23$0.184$0.046
Korea Central$0.238$0.192$0.046
Australia Southeast$0.245$0.199$0.046
Central India$0.245$0.199$0.046
India South Central$0.245$0.199$0.046
Southeast Asia$0.245$0.199$0.046
North Europe$0.249$0.203$0.046
Switzerland North$0.249$0.203$0.046
UAE North$0.249$0.203$0.046
West Europe$0.249$0.203$0.046
Australia East$0.252$0.206$0.046
Japan East$0.252$0.206$0.046
South Africa North$0.253$0.207$0.046
New Zealand North$0.262$0.216$0.046
East Asia$0.266$0.22$0.046
Brazil South$0.33$0.284$0.046

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.188$0.1297$0.0999

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