A3 price in every region
Microsoft Azure · 4 vCPU · 7 GB · Intel · dedicated vCPUs · General purpose · family A
Monthly prices are 730 hours plus a 10 GB Standard SSD E3 (16 GiB, the smallest that holds 10 GB) boot disk ($1.20 in westus2), Linux, list prices in USD. Spot prices can change daily and spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time. Checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC. Sorted by spot price; click a column to sort.
| Region | Location | On-demand | Spot | 1-year commitment | Spot saves | Spot since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| westus2 | Washington, US | $149 | $134 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| westcentralus | Wyoming, US | $149 | $134 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| centralus | Iowa, US | $176 | $145 | – | 18% | 24 Oct |
| canadaeast | Quebec, Canada | $163 | $147 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| canadacentral | Toronto, Canada | $164 | $147 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| southindia | Chennai, India | $173 | $156 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| koreasouth | Busan, South Korea | $175 | $158 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| westus | California, US | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| southcentralus | Texas, US | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| northcentralus | Illinois, US | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| eastus | Virginia, US | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| eastus2 | Virginia, US | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| northeurope | Ireland | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| westeurope | Netherlands | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| southeastasia | Singapore | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| eastasia | Hong Kong | $176 | $159 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| westindia | Mumbai, India | $193 | $173 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| centralindia | Pune, India | $193 | $173 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| polandcentral | Warsaw, Poland | $194 | $175 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| koreacentral | Seoul, South Korea | $194 | $175 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| ukwest | Cardiff, United Kingdom | $194 | $175 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| uksouth | London, United Kingdom | $194 | $175 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| francecentral | Paris, France | $194 | $175 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| qatarcentral | Doha, Qatar | $194 | $175 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| australiasoutheast | Victoria, Australia | $209 | $188 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| australiaeast | New South Wales, Australia | $209 | $188 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| australiacentral | Canberra, Australia | $209 | $189 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| australiacentral2 | Canberra, Australia | $209 | $189 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| japanwest | Osaka, Japan | $214 | $193 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| brazilsouth | São Paulo State, Brazil | $236 | $212 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| japaneast | Tokyo, Saitama, Japan | $238 | $214 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
| francesouth | Marseille, France | $252 | $227 | – | 10% | 24 Oct |
The same shape on other clouds
4 vCPU, about 7 GB, x86, dedicated; the cheapest spot region of each.
- Google Cloud c4d-highcpu-4 AMD from $23.42 in us-west4
- AWS c4.xlarge Intel from $29.20 in us-east-2
Other A sizes
A3 is a 4 vCPU · 4 GB machine type: 4 vCPU · 4 GB on every cloud and zone.
Questions
How much does A3 cost per month?
On-demand from $149 in westus2 (Washington, US), up to $252 elsewhere; spot from $134 in westus2. A month of 730 hours with a 10 GB Standard SSD E3 (16 GiB, the smallest that holds 10 GB) boot disk, Linux list prices, checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC.
How much does spot save on A3?
Against on-demand in the same region: 10% in the median of 32 regions, 10% to 18%. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
How often does the A3 spot price change?
Since 24 October 2026, not at all in 32 regions, counted from daily checks.
What is the same size on other clouds?
Machine types with 4 vCPU, about 7 GB, x86 and dedicated cores are listed under "The same shape on other clouds" above, each from its cheapest region.