Standard_M48pds_v4 Windows prices

Standard_M48pds_v4 with Windows costs $9.019 per hour on demand in East US ($6,583.87 a month), $2.208 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $9.019 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central US$9.019$6.811$2.208
East US$9.019$6.811$2.208
East US 2$9.019$6.811$2.208
West US 2$9.019$6.811$2.208
West US 3$9.019$6.811$2.208
Mexico Central$9.70$7.492$2.208
Indonesia Central$10.177$7.969$2.208
Malaysia West$10.177$7.969$2.208
Canada Central$10.381$8.173$2.208
Canada East$10.381$8.173$2.208
North Central US$10.381$8.173$2.208
South Central US$10.381$8.173$2.208
West Central US$10.381$8.173$2.208
France Central$10.722$8.514$2.208
UK South$10.722$8.514$2.208
Germany West Central$11.063$8.855$2.208
Italy North$11.063$8.855$2.208
Spain Central$11.063$8.855$2.208
Sweden Central$11.063$8.855$2.208
West US$11.063$8.855$2.208
Korea Central$11.403$9.195$2.208
Australia Southeast$11.744$9.536$2.208
Central India$11.744$9.536$2.208
India South Central$11.744$9.536$2.208
Southeast Asia$11.744$9.536$2.208
North Europe$11.948$9.74$2.208
Switzerland North$11.948$9.74$2.208
UAE North$11.948$9.74$2.208
West Europe$11.948$9.74$2.208
Australia East$12.084$9.876$2.208
Japan East$12.084$9.876$2.208
South Africa North$12.152$9.944$2.208
New Zealand North$12.578$10.37$2.208
East Asia$12.765$10.557$2.208
Brazil South$15.83$13.622$2.208

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$9.019$6.227$4.796

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