standard a1
$0.0600/hr
~$43.80/month on-demand in eastus
The standard a1 is a General purpose instance with 1 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory, starting at $0.060 per hour or $0.054 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC
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Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
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Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.0540/hr
~$39.42/mo
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