A0

api name Standard_A0 · Azure Virtual Machines · A family

The A0 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 1 vCPUs and 0.75 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.018 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
1

dedicated

memory
0.75 GiB

0.75 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.02

$14.60/mo · eastus

spot
$0.018

−10% vs on-demand

regions
35

across 6 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells A0, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

A0 price by region

35 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan

Korea SouthkoreasouthcheapestAsia$0.018$0.0162
South IndiasouthindiacheapestAsia$0.018$0.0162
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonacheapestNorth America$0.018$0.0162
US Gov TexasusgovtexascheapestNorth America$0.018$0.0162
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiacheapestNorth America$0.018$0.0162
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.02$0.018
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.02$0.0165
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.02$0.018
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$0.02$0.018
East US 2eastus2North America$0.02$0.018
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.02$0.018
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.02$0.018
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.02$0.018
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.02$0.018
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.02$0.018
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.02$0.018
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.02$0.018
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.02$0.018
West USwestusNorth America$0.02$0.018
West US 2westus2North America$0.02$0.018
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.021$0.0189
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.0219$0.0197
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.022$0.0198
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.022$0.0198
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.022$0.0198
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.022$0.0198
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.022$0.0198
UK WestukwestEurope$0.022$0.0198
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.024$0.0216
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.024$0.0216
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.0286$0.0257
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.029$0.0261
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.029$0.0261
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.029$0.0261
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.029$0.0261

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
1
Memory
0.75 GiB
Memory per vCPU
0.75 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
20 GB SSD
Storage detail
20 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_A0
Family
A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
35 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Korea South · $0.018/hr

A0 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs A0
AzureA010.75 GiBIntel Xeon$0.02–
AWSt2.micro1 GiB (1.33×) · burstable CPU11 GiBIntel Xeon Family$0.0116-42%
t2.nano0.5 GiB (1.5× less) · burstable CPU10.5 GiBIntel Xeon Family$0.0058-71%
AkamaiNanode 1GB1 GiB (1.33×) · burstable CPU11 GiBAMD EPYC$0.0075-62%
Vultrvc2-1c-1gb1 GiB (1.33×) · burstable CPU11 GiBIntel Xeon$0.007-65%
vhf-1c-1gb1 GiB (1.33×) · burstable CPU11 GiBIntel Xeon$0.008-60%

A family sizes

all about A→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
A010.75 GiB20 GB SSD$0.02$14.60$0.018
A111.75 GiB70 GB SSD$0.06$43.80$0.054
A223.5 GiB135 GB SSD$0.12$87.60$0.108
A5214 GiB135 GB SSD$0.25$183$0.225
A347 GiB285 GB SSD$0.24$175$0.216
A6428 GiB285 GB SSD$0.50$365$0.45
A4814 GiB605 GB SSD$0.48$350$0.432
A7856 GiB605 GB SSD$1.00$730$0.90

A0 FAQ

How much does A0 cost?

A0 costs $0.02 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $14.60 per month. Across 35 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.018 in Korea South to $0.029 in Australia Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.018 per hour (10% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.02 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does A0 have?

A0 has 1 vCPUs and 0.75 GiB of memory (0.75 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a general purpose VM size in the A family.

What is the cheapest region for A0?

Korea South (koreasouth) at $0.018 per hour for Linux on demand, 10% less than East US. A0 is sold in 35 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of A0 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, t2.micro (1 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.0116/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Akamai, Nanode 1GB (1 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.0075/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-1c-1gb (1 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.007/hour in New Jersey).