Standard_F1vsStandard_F1s

Standard_F1 and Standard_F1s cost the same on demand in East US, $0.0497 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F1Standard_F1s
On-demand$0.0497/hr$0.0497/hr
Lowest rate$0.0116/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0116/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size1 vCPUs, 2 GiB1 vCPUs, 2 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_F1Standard_F1sStandard_F1s vs Standard_F1
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0497$0.0497Same
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.011677% off$0.0116Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.034331% off$0.0343Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.023453% off$0.0234Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F1 leads
Temp disk16 GiB vs 4 GiB
4× higher
Where Standard_F1s leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 19 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_F1Standard_F1s
vCPUs11
Physical cores11
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)210210
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F1Standard_F1s
Memory (GiB)22
NetworkingAll 2 matchStandard_F1Standard_F1s
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 6 differStandard_F1Standard_F1s
Temp disk16 GiB4 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s48 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_F1Standard_F1s
FamilyFFs
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Retirement date2028-11-162028-11-15
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_F1Standard_F1s
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F1 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F1Standard_F1sDifference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.049$0.049Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.049$0.049Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.049$0.049Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0497$0.0497Same
East US 2eastus2$0.0497$0.0497Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0497$0.0497Same
West US 2westus2$0.0497$0.0497Same
West US 3westus3$0.0497$0.0497Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.05$0.05Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.051$0.051Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.051$0.051Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.0519$0.0519Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.052$0.052Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.052$0.052Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.0546$0.0546Same
Central UScentralus$0.0547$0.0547Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.0547$0.0547Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.0547$0.0547Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.0547$0.0547Same
West Indiawestindia$0.0549$0.0549Same
North Europenortheurope$0.0566$0.0566Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.0568$0.0568Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.0568$0.0568Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.0568$0.0568Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.0568$0.0568Same
UK Southuksouth$0.0568$0.0568Same
West Europewesteurope$0.0568$0.0568Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.057$0.057Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.0577$0.0577Same
UK Westukwest$0.059$0.059Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.0597$0.0597Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.0597$0.0597Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.0597$0.0597Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.0598$0.0598Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.0598$0.0598Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.0598$0.0598Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.06$0.06Same
West USwestus$0.062$0.062Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.0625$0.0625Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.0625$0.0625Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.063$0.063Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.063$0.063Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.065$0.065Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.065$0.065Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.065$0.065Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.065$0.065Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.0656$0.0656Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.0667$0.0667Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.0684$0.0684Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.0718$0.0718Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.072$0.072Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.0738$0.0738Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.0739$0.0739Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.0741$0.0741Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.0812$0.0812Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.0812$0.0812Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.0836$0.0836Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.0933$0.0933Same

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.