Azure free account: $200 credit for 30 days
Microsoft$200 credit (30 days) + 12 months of free services
- Cost
- Free. A card is required for verification, and Microsoft may place a temporary $1 hold.
- How long
- 30 days for the credit. 12 months for the free monthly service amounts.
- Last verified
- Nov 9, 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
What you get
- $200 in credit to use on Azure services within 30 days.
- Monthly free amounts of 20+ popular services for 12 months (new customers), and 65+ services that are always free.
- Spending protection: Microsoft says your card won't be charged unless you move to pay-as-you-go.
Limits
- The credit can't be used for Azure Marketplace offers or Spot VMs.
- After 30 days or once the credit is used, you must move to pay-as-you-go to keep going. Otherwise the account and services are disabled.
Who qualifies
- New Azure customers only. Microsoft allows one free account with $200 credit per new customer.
- You need a phone number, a credit or debit card (not prepaid), and a Microsoft or GitHub account.
Claim it with an AI agent
A browser or computer-use AI agent, for example Grok Bot or Meta's Muse, can do most of the clicking and setup. You keep the steps tied to your identity, money and legal consent.
The agent can do
- Open the official Azure free account page and go through the eligibility rules with you.
- After you sign up, set a cost alert in Microsoft Cost Management and track how much credit is left.
- Create the resources you ask for and delete them when you're done.
You do yourself
- Do phone verification yourself.
- Enter your card details yourself.
- Accept the offer terms yourself.
- Decide yourself whether to move to pay-as-you-go.
Example prompt: "Open the official Microsoft Azure page (azure.microsoft.com) and check that this offer still matches what it says there. Once I've signed in, set it up for me. Stop and hand control back to me at any sign-in, phone or ID check, card field, captcha or terms acceptance."
Microsoft's FAQ is explicit: one free account per new customer.
Sources
Checked Nov 9, 2026 on the official pages above. Offers change, and the official page always wins. All deals