A1
specs n/aA series · General purpose · ARM name Standard_A1 · priced in 35 regions · updated 2026-08-19
vCPUs
—
Memory
—
Temp disk
None
Bring your own data disk
GPUs
—
Max data disks
—
Max NICs
—
Architecture
—
Workload type
General purpose
Cheapest region
$0.0510
West Central US
Most expensive
$0.0858
France South
Region spread
+68%
35 regions priced
Price by region — Linux, Pay as you go
| Region | Geography | Price / hour | vs cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Central UScheapestwestcentralus | United States | $0.0510 | — |
| West US 2westus2 | United States | $0.0510 | — |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | US Government | $0.0550 | +8% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | US Government | $0.0550 | +8% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | US Government | $0.0550 | +8% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | Canada | $0.0560 | +10% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | Canada | $0.0560 | +10% |
| South Indiasouthindia | India | $0.0590 | +16% |
| Central UScentralus | United States | $0.0600 | +18% |
| East Asiaeastasia | Asia Pacific | $0.0600 | +18% |
| East USeastus | United States | $0.0600 | +18% |
| East US 2eastus2 | United States | $0.0600 | +18% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | Korea | $0.0600 | +18% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | United States | $0.0600 | +18% |
| North Europenortheurope | Europe | $0.0600 | +18% |
Every pricing model in West Central US
| Pricing model | Linux | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | $0.0510 | $0.0850 |
| Spot | $0.0459 | $0.0765 |
| Savings plan, 1 year | — | — |
| Savings plan, 3 years | — | — |
| Reserved instance, 1 year | — | — |
| Reserved instance, 3 years | — | — |
| Low priority | $0.0100 | $0.0340 |
| Dev/Test | $0.0510 | $0.0510 |
About these prices
Retail list prices excluding tax, storage, networking and any Enterprise Agreement or CSP discount. A listed price does not guarantee quota or capacity in a region, and moving region can change latency, data residency and egress costs.
Reserved instance and savings plan rates are the commitment price spread across the term and are sold without an OS licence. Azure publishes no meter for every combination, so a rate marked * is derived: a Windows commitment rate is the Linux rate plus the Windows pay-as-you-go surcharge, and a missing Dev/Test rate is the Linux pay-as-you-go rate, since Dev/Test only discounts the Windows licence.