The Standard_F4alds_v7 is a compute optimised instance in the Faldsv7 family with 4 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory on Intel Cascade Lake. It costs $208.78 a month on-demand in eastus (Virginia) and is offered in 31 regions.
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1 Mar 2026
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| Pod requests | Pods | Per pod, a month |
|---|---|---|
| 100m CPU, 128 MiB | 39cpu | $5.35 |
| 250m CPU, 512 MiB | 12memory | $17.40 |
| 500m CPU, 1 GiB | 6memory | $34.80 |
| 1 CPU, 4 GiB | 1memory | $208.78 |
Node share from GKE's published kube-reserved formula plus a 100 MiB eviction threshold; EKS and AKS keep similar amounts. DaemonSets take more on top. At most 110 pods per node, the kubelet default.
First year, 3 instances
Spot saves $6,058 a year
Reserved capacity is billed every hour of the month whether it runs or not.
Bars are on-demand per hour; the teal mark is spot. Price per vCPU is the same at every size, so pick the size that fits.
No grid or power data for this type in eastus.
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List prices from Microsoft Azure in US dollars, before discounts, credits and taxes. A month is 730 hours, a year 8,760. Azure pricing page