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Expired/stale · Azure Retail Prices API-vm-validated-catalog · fetched about 2 months ago · Fetched Apr 28, 2026 · Expires May 12, 2026Best on-demand
$0.0056
per hour in cheapest region
Buying summary
General-purpose profile · $0.0056/hr in lowest region · Partial enrichment confidence metadata
General-purpose
Network aware
Arm
vCPU
2
Memory
1 GiB
CPU model
—
Architecture
arm64
GPU
—
Storage / local disk
Premium SSD eligible
Network
Accelerated networking · accelerated, 2 NICs
$/vCPU /hr
$0.0028
$/GB RAM /hr
$0.0056
Data confidence
medium · 60/100
Freshness
stale
Cheapest region
Central India
centralindia
$0.0056
On-demand / hr
$4.09 / mo
Spot: $0.0050/hr (-10%)
Spot
$0.0050-10%
Reserved 1Y
$0.0033-41%
Reserved 3Y
$0.0021-63%
Savings 1Y
$0.0038-32%
Savings 3Y
$0.0025-56%
Why choose this
Decision framing from the current catalog row and its regional variants. No benchmark or workload-performance claims are added here.
2 vCPU and 1 GiB RAM in a general-purpose family.
Network metadata includes accelerated networking.
Current catalog coverage shows 23 priced regions, with Central India as the lowest on-demand location.
Cheapest region vs other regions
Regional spread is based on current on-demand pricing only and reflects the same offer across captured regions.
Lowest region
Central India
$0.0056/hr
Nearest alternative
IN Central Jio
$0.0056/hr · +$0.0000/hr
Spread
107%
East Asia at $0.0116/hr
Savings options and recommendation
Recommendation is limited to the purchase options captured on the cheapest currently priced region.
Lowest captured buy option
Reserved 3Y
Lowest commitment-priced option when the estate is stable. $0.0021/hr (63% below on-demand).
$0.0021/hr
63% below on-demand
Reserved 3Y
63%
$0.0021/hr
Lowest commitment-priced option when the estate is stable. $0.0021/hr (63% below on-demand).
Savings 3Y
56%
$0.0025/hr
Useful when 3-year commitment flexibility matters more than an RI shape lock. $0.0025/hr (56% below on-demand).
Reserved 1Y
41%
$0.0033/hr
Best fit when demand is steady for the next year. $0.0033/hr (41% below on-demand).
Savings 1Y
32%
$0.0038/hr
Useful when you want 1-year commitment flexibility. $0.0038/hr (32% below on-demand).
Spot
10%
$0.0050/hr
Use for interruption-tolerant capacity only. $0.0050/hr (10% below on-demand).
Workload fit tags
Tags reflect the current spec and enrichment fields only.
general-purpose shape
network aware
arm
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Provider notes and capability gaps
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Best-region enrichment points to Global at $0.0000/hr.
Coverage gaps to account for
capability_region_fallback
missing_series_enrichment
Spot price missing
Reserved 1Y missing
Reserved 3Y missing
CPU model missing
No historical snapshots yet
Regional pricing and placement trade-offs
23 regions · sorted cheapest first · savings vs on-demand shown in green
Cheapest on-demand: $0.0056/hrRegional spread: 107% from lowest to highest captured regionUse delta columns to judge premium for non-cheapest placement.
| Region | On-demand /hr | Monthly | Delta vs cheapest | Spot /hr | Reserved 1yr | Reserved 3yr | Savings 1yr | Savings 3yr | Quality | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central India centralindia | $0.0056 | $4.09 | Lowest | $0.0050 -10% | $0.0033 -41% | $0.0021 -63% | $0.0038 -32% | $0.0025 -56% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
IN Central Jio jioindiacentral | $0.0056 | $4.09 | Lowest | — | — | — | $0.0056 | $0.0056 | medium 55/100 · stale | Compare |
IN West Jio jioindiawest | $0.0056 | $4.09 | Lowest | — | — | — | $0.0056 | $0.0056 | medium 55/100 · stale | Compare |
West US 3 westus3 | $0.0075 | $5.48 | $0.0019/hr +$1.39/mo | $0.0068 -10% | $0.0045 -41% | $0.0029 -62% | $0.0052 -31% | $0.0035 -53% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
East US eastus | $0.0084 | $6.13 | $0.0028/hr +$2.04/mo | $0.0076 -10% | $0.0049 -42% | $0.0032 -62% | $0.0056 -33% | $0.0038 -55% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
East US 2 eastus2 | $0.0084 | $6.13 | $0.0028/hr +$2.04/mo | $0.0076 -10% | $0.0049 -42% | $0.0032 -62% | $0.0058 -31% | $0.0039 -53% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
North Central US northcentralus | $0.0084 | $6.13 | $0.0028/hr +$2.04/mo | $0.0076 -10% | $0.0049 -42% | $0.0032 -62% | $0.0056 -33% | $0.0038 -55% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
West US 2 westus2 | $0.0084 | $6.13 | $0.0028/hr +$2.04/mo | $0.0076 -10% | $0.0049 -42% | $0.0032 -62% | $0.0056 -33% | $0.0038 -55% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.0086 | $6.28 | $0.0030/hr +$2.19/mo | $0.0077 -10% | $0.0050 -42% | $0.0032 -63% | $0.0065 -24% | $0.0046 -47% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
Canada Central canadacentral | $0.0092 | $6.72 | $0.0036/hr +$2.63/mo | $0.0083 -10% | $0.0055 -40% | $0.0035 -62% | $0.0063 -32% | $0.0041 -55% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
North Europe northeurope | $0.0092 | $6.72 | $0.0036/hr +$2.63/mo | $0.0083 -10% | $0.0055 -40% | $0.0035 -62% | $0.0070 -24% | $0.0049 -47% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
France Central francecentral | $0.0094 | $6.86 | $0.0038/hr +$2.77/mo | $0.0085 -10% | $0.0056 -40% | $0.0036 -62% | $0.0071 -24% | $0.0050 -47% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
UK South uksouth | $0.0094 | $6.86 | $0.0038/hr +$2.77/mo | $0.0085 -10% | $0.0056 -40% | $0.0036 -62% | $0.0071 -24% | $0.0050 -47% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
Central US centralus | $0.0095 | $6.93 | $0.0039/hr +$2.84/mo | $0.0075 -21% | $0.0049 -48% | $0.0032 -66% | $0.0056 -41% | $0.0038 -60% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
West Europe westeurope | $0.0096 | $7.01 | $0.0040/hr +$2.92/mo | $0.0086 -10% | $0.0057 -41% | $0.0037 -62% | $0.0073 -24% | $0.0053 -45% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
West US westus | $0.0100 | $7.30 | $0.0044/hr +$3.21/mo | $0.0090 -10% | $0.0059 -41% | $0.0038 -62% | $0.0069 -31% | $0.0047 -53% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
South Central US southcentralus | $0.0101 | $7.37 | $0.0045/hr +$3.28/mo | $0.0091 -10% | $0.0059 -41% | $0.0038 -62% | $0.0070 -31% | $0.0047 -53% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
US West Central westcentralus | $0.0101 | $7.37 | $0.0045/hr +$3.28/mo | $0.0091 -10% | $0.0059 -41% | $0.0038 -62% | $0.0070 -31% | $0.0047 -53% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
Australia East australiaeast | $0.0106 | $7.74 | $0.0050/hr +$3.65/mo | $0.0095 -10% | $0.0063 -41% | $0.0040 -62% | $0.0077 -27% | $0.0054 -49% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.0106 | $7.74 | $0.0050/hr +$3.65/mo | $0.0095 -10% | $0.0063 -41% | $0.0039 -63% | $0.0071 -33% | $0.0047 -56% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.0106 | $7.74 | $0.0050/hr +$3.65/mo | $0.0095 -10% | — | — | $0.0092 -13% | $0.0072 -32% | medium 55/100 · stale | Compare |
Japan East japaneast | $0.0108 | $7.88 | $0.0052/hr +$3.80/mo | $0.0097 -10% | $0.0064 -41% | $0.0041 -62% | $0.0079 -27% | $0.0055 -49% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
East Asia eastasia | $0.0116 | $8.47 | $0.0060/hr +$4.38/mo | $0.0104 -10% | $0.0068 -41% | $0.0043 -63% | $0.0078 -33% | $0.0051 -56% | medium 60/100 · stale | Compare |
Price history
Based on stored daily catalog snapshots. Deltas and change notes reflect what was actually captured, not inferred future pricing.
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