Basic_A4vsStandard_A4_v2
Standard_A4_v2 is 46% cheaper than Basic_A4 on demand in East US, saving $117.53 a month. Per vCPU, Basic_A4 costs 8% less.
| At a glance | Basic_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.352/hr | $0.191/hr46% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.3168/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0382/hr88% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 14 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 8 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_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 | Standard_A4_v2 vs Basic_A4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.352 | $0.191 | ▼ 46% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 10% off$0.3168 | 80% off$0.0382 | ▼ 88% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 32% off$0.1291 | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 55% off$0.0861 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Basic_A4 leads
vCPUs8 vs 4
2× higherMemory (GiB)14 vs 8
75% higherWhere Standard_A4_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.191 vs $0.352 per hour
46% cheaperSpecs
21 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute5 of 6 differ | Basic_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 4 |
| Physical cores | – | 4 |
| 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_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 14 | 8 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Basic_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 1,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | – | No |
| Max network interfaces | – | 4 |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Basic_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 240 GiB temp SSD | 40 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | – | 40 GiB |
| Max data disks | – | 8 |
| Premium SSD | – | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | – | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | – | 96 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | – | No |
| Instance details3 of 4 differ | Basic_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | A | Av2 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | – | V1 |
| Encryption at host | – | No |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Basic_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | av1-series | av2-series |
| Specs source | Microsoft docs | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Basic_A4 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Basic_A4 | Standard_A4_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $0.32 | $0.194 | ▼ 39% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $0.32 | $0.194 | ▼ 39% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $0.32 | $0.194 | ▼ 39% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.352 | $0.191 | ▼ 46% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.352 | $0.191 | ▼ 46% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.352 | $0.191 | ▼ 46% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $0.352 | $0.175 | ▼ 50% |
| West US 2westus2 | $0.352 | $0.159 | ▼ 55% |
| Central UScentralus | $0.376 | $0.191 | ▼ 49% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.376 | $0.191 | ▼ 49% |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.376 | $0.182 | ▼ 52% |
| West USwestus | $0.376 | $0.191 | ▼ 49% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.387 | $0.191 | ▼ 51% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.387 | $0.191 | ▼ 51% |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.397 | $0.183 | ▼ 54% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $0.404 | $0.193 | ▼ 52% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.408 | $0.182 | ▼ 55% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.413 | $0.182 | ▼ 56% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $0.418 | $0.206 | ▼ 51% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $0.4392 | $0.238 | ▼ 46% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.449 | $0.222 | ▼ 51% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $0.449 | $0.214 | ▼ 52% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $0.449 | $0.191 | ▼ 57% |
| UK Westukwest | $0.449 | $0.222 | ▼ 51% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $0.464 | $0.222 | ▼ 52% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $0.464 | $0.222 | ▼ 52% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.464 | $0.222 | ▼ 52% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.464 | $0.222 | ▼ 52% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.464 | $0.27 | ▼ 42% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.464 | $0.206 | ▼ 56% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.464 | $0.222 | ▼ 52% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.464 | $0.198 | ▼ 57% |
| West Indiawestindia | $0.464 | $0.206 | ▼ 56% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.552 | $0.238 | ▼ 57% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $0.5837 | $0.2886 | ▼ 51% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $0.603 | $0.351 | ▼ 42% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.