Azure
Standard_A1_v2
x86 · standardAv2FamilyAzure 1 vCPU / 2 GiB · x86 · in 33 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $30/mo
Compute /mo $26/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $26 per GiB/mo $13 Spot saves up to 81.1%
vCPU1
Memory2 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth0.25 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions33
FamilystandardAv2Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $30 | $37 | $48 | 33 |
| Spot | $8.3 | $10 | $15 | 33 |
Same spec on other clouds
Tencent Cloud SA2.SMALL2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $8.4/mo Tencent Cloud Intl SA2.SMALL2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $13/mo 
UCloud os.c1m2.amd 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $12/mo Huawei Cloud Intl ks2.small.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Vultr vc2-1c-2gb 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $13/mo Huawei Cloud t6.medium.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $15/mo Linode g6-standard-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $17/mo AWS c6g.medium 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $19/mo Google Cloud n4a-highcpu-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $27/mo
UCloud os.c1m2.amd 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $12/mo Huawei Cloud Intl ks2.small.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Vultr vc2-1c-2gb 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $13/mo Huawei Cloud t6.medium.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $15/mo Linode g6-standard-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $17/mo AWS c6g.medium 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $19/mo Google Cloud n4a-highcpu-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $27/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇺🇸 Seattle westus2 | $30 | — | $8.9 | — |
| 🇦🇹 Vienna austriaeast | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇧🇪 Brussels belgiumcentral | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇮🇹 Milan italynorth | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇵🇱 Warsaw polandcentral | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇪🇸 Madrid spaincentral | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇸🇪 Stockholm swedencentral | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇬🇧 London uksouth | $34 | — | $8.3 | — |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $34 | — | $9.5 | — |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta indonesiacentral | $35 | — | $9.7 | — |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur malaysiawest | $35 | — | $9.7 | — |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto canadacentral | $35 | — | $15 | — |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa centralus | $35 | — | $9.2 | — |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $35 | — | $10 | — |
| 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv israelcentral | $35 | — | $9.8 | — |
| 🇶🇦 Doha qatarcentral | $35 | — | $9.8 | — |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $35 | — | $9.8 | — |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $37 | — | $10 | — |
| 🇳🇴 Oslo norwayeast | $37 | — | $10 | — |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $37 | — | $10 | — |
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $38 | — | $10 | — |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City mexicocentral | $39 | — | $10 | — |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg southafricanorth | $39 | — | $10 | — |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul koreacentral | $40 | — | $11 | — |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney australiaeast | $40 | — | $11 | — |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong eastasia | $40 | — | $11 | — |
| 🇫🇷 Paris francecentral | $40 | — | $11 | — |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $43 | — | $11 | — |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka japanwest | $43 | — | $11 | — |
| 🇳🇿 Auckland newzealandnorth | $47 | — | $12 | — |
| 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo brazilsouth | $48 | — | $12 | — |
All are the total monthly price = machine (effective hourly ×730) + a 40G system disk (~$4.0/mo, representative SSD estimate): the lowest total per billing type per region. Normalized to USD — verify on each cloud's official page.
FAQ
How much does Standard_A1_v2 cost on Azure?
Standard_A1_v2 runs from about $30/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 33 regions.
Is Standard_A1_v2 cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Tencent Cloud SA2.SMALL2 at ~$8.4/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.