A family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

A0

The Azure A0 (Standard_A0) is a virtual machine from the A series, with 1 vCPU, 0.75 GB of RAM and 20 GB of temporary storage. On-demand pricing starts at $0.0200/hour in East US.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
1
Memory
0.75 GB
Network
Up to 1–4 Gbps
Storage
20 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

The Azure A0 costs $0.0200/hour ($14.60/month) for Linux and $0.0200/hour ($14.60/month) for Windows in East US, as of 3 September 2026.

All pricing options

East US · USD · Linux OS · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
Standard Tier — On-Demand
$0.0200$14.60 Baseline
1-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
3-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
Spot Instance
$0.0180$13.14 -10%
Basic Tier — On-Demand
$0.0180$13.14 -10%
Basic Tier — Spot
$0.0162$11.83 -19%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i1
Memory i0.75 GB
Physical processorAMD EPYCâ„¢ Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth1–4 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks4
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

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vs.
SpecA0A1Δ
vCPUs110%
Memory0.75 GB1.75 GB+133%
Hourly Price$0.0200$0.0600+200%
Monthly Price$14.60$43.80+200%
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