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Standard_M48bds_v3 Windows prices

Standard_M48bds_v3 with Windows costs $6.60 per hour on demand in East US ($4,818.00 a month), $2.21 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $6.598 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$6.598$4.39$2.208
India South Central$6.598$4.39$2.208
Jio India Central$6.598$4.39$2.208
Jio India West$6.598$4.39$2.208
East US$6.60$4.39$2.21
East US 2$6.60$4.39$2.21
South India$6.60$4.39$2.21
West US 2$6.60$4.39$2.21
North Central US$6.603$4.395$2.208
West US 3$6.603$4.395$2.208
Central US$7.174$4.966$2.208
Indonesia Central$7.34$5.14$2.20
Malaysia West$7.344$5.136$2.208
Australia East$7.469$5.261$2.208
Canada Central$7.476$5.268$2.208
US Gov Arizona$7.476$5.268$2.208
US Gov Virginia$7.476$5.268$2.208
North Europe$7.48$5.27$2.21
South Central US$7.48$5.27$2.21
Germany West Central$7.504$5.296$2.208
UK South$7.696$5.487$2.208
New Zealand North$7.732$5.524$2.208
Taiwan North$7.92$5.71$2.21
West Europe$7.92$5.71$2.21
Southeast Asia$7.921$5.713$2.208
Korea Central$8.134$5.926$2.208
Sweden Central$8.361$6.153$2.208
Switzerland North$8.486$6.278$2.208
UAE North$8.486$6.278$2.208
Japan East$8.573$6.365$2.208
East Asia$9.012$6.804$2.208
Japan West$9.012$6.804$2.208
Brazil South$10.99$8.78$2.21

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$6.60$4.802$3.748

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