Azure Cosmos DB pricing
In Australia Central 2, Azure Cosmos DB bills throughput (RU/s) or request units, and storage. Our Small app example (400 RU/s and 10 GB; serverless, 50 million request units a month) costs $29.74 a month on Provisioned, $43.18 a month on Autoscale, $56.61 a month on Multi-region writes and $17.13 a month on Serverless, pay as you go.
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What a month costs
Pay as you go, in Australia Central 2.
| Usage a month | Provisioned | Autoscale | Multi-region writes | Serverless |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small app400 RU/s and 10 GB; serverless, 50 million request units a month | $29.74 | $43.18 | $56.61 | $17.13 Cheapest |
| Busy app10,000 RU/s and 500 GB; serverless, 5 billion request units | $815.60 Cheapest | $1,151.40 | $1,487.20 | $1,569.00 |
| Large workload100,000 RU/s and 5 TB; serverless, 50 billion request units (it caps at 1 TB per container) | $8,190.56 Cheapest | $11,548.56 | $14,906.56 | $15,724.56 |
Every charge
Pay as you go. A dash means the plan doesn't have that charge.
| Charge | Per | Provisioned | Autoscale | Multi-region writes | Serverless |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThroughputPer region; add regions as separate lines | 100 RU/s for a month | $6.716 | $10.074 | $13.432 | — |
| Request units | million request units | — | — | — | $0.285 |
| Data storedTransactional storage, per region | GB a month | $0.288 | $0.288 | $0.288 | $0.288 |
Pay as you go or a savings plan
The Small app example on each plan. A savings plan commits to an hourly spend for 1 or 3 years.
| Plan | Pay as you go | 1-year savings plan | 3-year savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProvisionedA fixed RU/s, billed by the hour | $29.74 | $26.1712% less | $26.1712% less |
| AutoscaleScales between 10% and 100% of a maximum RU/s; priced here at the maximum | $43.18 | $37.9912% less | $37.9912% less |
| Multi-region writesProvisioned RU/s written in every region | $56.61 | $49.8212% less | $49.8212% less |
| ServerlessPay per request unit used, no provisioned throughput | $17.13 | —Not sold | —Not sold |
Reserved capacity
Commit to a block of throughput for 1 or 3 years, the same price in every region. Shown per month, against pay as you go for the same RU/s.
| Plan and amount | 1 year | 1-yr off | 3 years | 3-yr off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provisioned · 100 RU/s | $4.67a month | 31% | $4.08a month | 39% |
| Provisioned · 1,000,000 RU/s | $42,632.00a month | 37% | $35,332.00a month | 47% |
| Provisioned · 2,000,000 RU/s | $83,512.00a month | 38% | $67,452.00a month | 50% |
| Provisioned · 3,000,000 RU/s | $124,392.00a month | 38% | $99,566.17a month | 51% |
| Provisioned · 5,000,000 RU/s | $188,632.00a month | 44% | $146,292.00a month | 56% |
| Provisioned · 10,000,000 RU/s | $349,232.00a month | 48% | $263,092.00a month | 61% |
| Provisioned · 20,000,000 RU/s | $670,432.00a month | 50% | $496,633.61a month | 63% |
| Provisioned · 30,000,000 RU/s | $991,632.00a month | 51% | $730,233.61a month | 64% |
| Multi-region writes · 100 RU/s | $9.33a month | 31% | $8.17a month | 39% |
| Multi-region writes · 1,000,000 RU/s | $79,424.00a month | 41% | $64,824.00a month | 52% |
| Multi-region writes · 2,000,000 RU/s | $155,344.00a month | 42% | $123,224.00a month | 54% |
| Multi-region writes · 3,000,000 RU/s | $231,264.00a month | 43% | $181,612.33a month | 55% |
| Multi-region writes · 5,000,000 RU/s | $348,064.00a month | 48% | $263,384.00a month | 61% |
| Multi-region writes · 10,000,000 RU/s | $640,064.00a month | 52% | $467,784.00a month | 65% |
| Multi-region writes · 20,000,000 RU/s | $1,224,064.00a month | 54% | $876,467.19a month | 67% |
| Multi-region writes · 30,000,000 RU/s | $1,808,064.00a month | 55% | $1,285,267.19a month | 68% |
The Small app example by region
400 RU/s and 10 GB; serverless, 50 million request units a month. Pay as you go, a month, cheapest region first.
| Region | Provisioned | Autoscale | Multi-region writes | Serverless |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East USeastus | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $15.00 |
| East US 2eastus2 | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $15.00 |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $15.00 |
| West US 2westus2 | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $15.00 |
| West US 3westus3 | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $15.00 |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $15.33 |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $15.33 |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $16.05 |
| West USwestus | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $16.45 |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $28.45 | $41.29 | $54.14 | $16.50 |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $28.45 | $41.29 | $54.14 | $16.50 |
| Central UScentralus | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $16.60 |
| North Europenortheurope | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $16.65 |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $16.75 |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $16.75 |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $16.90 |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $29.11 | $42.25 | $55.39 | $17.08 |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $29.11 | $42.25 | $55.39 | $17.08 |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $29.42 | $42.71 | $55.99 | $17.10 |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $29.42 | $42.71 | $55.99 | $17.10 |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $29.42 | $42.71 | $55.99 | $17.10 |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $29.42 | $42.71 | $55.99 | $17.10 |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $29.74 | $43.18 | $56.61 | $17.13 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $29.74 | $43.18 | $56.61 | $17.13 |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $29.74 | $43.17 | $56.60 | $17.13 |
| UK Southuksouth | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.35 |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $50.43 | $73.20 | $95.98 | $17.38 |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.50 |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.50 |
| UK Westukwest | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.60 |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $28.45 | $41.29 | $54.14 | $17.75 |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.75 |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.75 |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.75 |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.75 |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.75 |
| West Europewesteurope | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $17.75 |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $32.33 | $46.93 | $61.53 | $17.98 |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $31.23 | $45.33 | $59.43 | $17.98 |
| East Asiaeastasia | $25.86 | $37.54 | $49.22 | $18.00 |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $32.33 | $46.93 | $61.53 | $18.13 |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $32.33 | $46.93 | $61.53 | $18.13 |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $32.33 | $46.93 | $61.53 | $18.73 |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $34.14 | $49.55 | $64.97 | $18.85 |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $34.14 | $49.55 | $64.97 | $18.85 |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $34.14 | $49.55 | $64.97 | $18.85 |
| West Indiawestindia | $29.42 | $42.71 | $55.99 | $18.85 |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $29.74 | $43.17 | $56.60 | $19.13 |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $28.45 | $41.29 | $54.14 | $19.53 |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $31.03 | $45.05 | $59.06 | $19.78 |
| South Indiasouthindia | $26.84 | $38.95 | $51.07 | $20.20 |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $37.81 | $54.90 | $71.98 | $20.40 |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $33.62 | $48.80 | $63.99 | $21.78 |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $38.79 | $56.31 | $73.83 | $22.50 |
| France Southfrancesouth | $42.02 | $61.00 | $79.98 | $23.06 |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $33.62 | $48.80 | $63.99 | $23.08 |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $36.98 | $53.69 | $70.45 | $23.08 |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $33.62 | $48.80 | $63.99 | $23.25 |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $37.03 | $53.76 | $70.49 | $23.71 |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $43.33 | $62.89 | $82.75 | $25.20 |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $36.87 | $53.51 | $70.45 | $25.37 |
Prices from the Azure Retail Prices API, updated 2026-11-12. Free allowances are per subscription each month. Networking, storage accounts and support are billed separately.