Basic_A1vsStandard_A1_v2
Basic_A1 is 47% cheaper than Standard_A1_v2 on demand in East US, saving $14.60 a month.
| At a glance | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.023/hr47% less | $0.043/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0207/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0086/hr58% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 1.75 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 | Standard_A1_v2 vs Basic_A1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.023 | $0.043 | ▲ 87% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 10% off$0.0207 | 80% off$0.0086 | ▼ 58% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 32% off$0.0291 | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 55% off$0.0194 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Basic_A1 leads
On-demand price$0.023 vs $0.043 per hour
47% cheaperWhere Standard_A1_v2 leads
Memory (GiB)2 vs 1.75
14% higherSpecs
20 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 6 differ | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | – | 1 |
| Threads per core | – | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M 2.1 GHz (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 2.3 GHz (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 2.4 GHz (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | – | 100 |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1.75 | 2 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 250 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | – | No |
| Max network interfaces | – | 2 |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 40 GiB temp SSD | 10 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | – | 10 GiB |
| Max data disks | – | 2 |
| Premium SSD | – | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | – | 1,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | – | 24 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | – | No |
| Instance details3 of 4 differ | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | A | Av2 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | – | V1 |
| Encryption at host | – | No |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | av1-series | av2-series |
| Specs source | Microsoft docs | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Basic_A1 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Basic_A1 | Standard_A1_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $0.0218 | $0.048 | ▲ 120% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $0.0218 | $0.048 | ▲ 120% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $0.0218 | $0.048 | ▲ 120% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.023 | $0.043 | ▲ 87% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.023 | $0.043 | ▲ 87% |
| West US 2westus2 | $0.023 | $0.036 | ▲ 57% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.024 | $0.043 | ▲ 79% |
| Central UScentralus | $0.025 | $0.043 | ▲ 72% |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.025 | $0.041 | ▲ 64% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.025 | $0.043 | ▲ 72% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $0.025 | $0.04 | ▲ 60% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.026 | $0.043 | ▲ 65% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.026 | $0.043 | ▲ 65% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.026 | $0.05 | ▲ 92% |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.026 | $0.041 | ▲ 58% |
| UK Westukwest | $0.026 | $0.05 | ▲ 92% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.027 | $0.041 | ▲ 52% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.027 | $0.041 | ▲ 52% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $0.029 | $0.044 | ▲ 52% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $0.0297 | $0.0432 | ▲ 45% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.03 | $0.047 | ▲ 57% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.03 | $0.045 | ▲ 50% |
| West Indiawestindia | $0.03 | $0.047 | ▲ 57% |
| West USwestus | $0.031 | $0.043 | ▲ 39% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $0.032 | $0.05 | ▲ 56% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $0.032 | $0.05 | ▲ 56% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.032 | $0.05 | ▲ 56% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.032 | $0.05 | ▲ 56% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.032 | $0.054 | ▲ 69% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $0.032 | $0.054 | ▲ 69% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $0.032 | $0.049 | ▲ 53% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $0.033 | $0.047 | ▲ 42% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $0.0338 | $0.065 | ▲ 92% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.038 | $0.05 | ▲ 32% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.041 | $0.061 | ▲ 49% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $0.0533 | $0.0793 | ▲ 49% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.