Pricing Overview
The Azure A2 costs $0.1200/hour ($87.60/month) for Linux and $0.1800/hour ($131.40/month) for Windows in East US, as of 3 September 2026.
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East US · USD · Linux OS · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
| Term / Tier | Hourly | Monthly | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
Standard Tier — On-Demand | $0.1200 | $87.60 | Baseline |
1-Year Reserved Instance | N/A | N/A | Baseline |
3-Year Reserved Instance | N/A | N/A | Baseline |
Spot Instance | $0.1080 | $78.84 | -10% |
Basic Tier — On-Demand | $0.0790 | $57.67 | -34% |
Basic Tier — Spot | $0.0711 | $51.90 | -41% |
You could save $8.76/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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$87.60
730 hrs × $0.1200/hr × 1
Compute
vCPUs i2
Memory i3.5 GB
Physical processorAMD EPYCâ„¢ Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
Within A family
A01 vCPU
A11 vCPU
A22 vCPU
A52 vCPU
A34 vCPU
A64 vCPU
A48 vCPU
A78 vCPU
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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 disks8
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
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SpecA2A0Δ
vCPUs21-50%
Memory3.5 GB0.75 GB-79%
Hourly Price$0.1200$0.0200-83%
Monthly Price$87.60$14.60-83%
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