BC_Gen5_12
BC_Gen5_12 is an Azure SQL Database size with 12 vCPUs, 61.2 GiB memory. In East US it costs $8.153 per hour on demand ($5,951.84 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $6.874 per hour, 16% less. It is sold in 60 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, License included, Single zone. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $8.153 | $6.874 | $6.144 | $7.423 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $8.153 | $6.874 | $6.144 | $7.423 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $8.153 | $6.874 | $6.144 | $7.423 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.153 | $6.874 | $6.144 | $7.423 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $8.153 | $6.874 | $6.144 | $7.423 |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.226 | $6.922 | $6.177 | $7.481 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $8.413 | $7.044 | $6.261 | $7.63 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $8.413 | $7.044 | $6.261 | $7.63 |
| Central India centralindia | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| Italy North italynorth | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $8.518 | – | – | $7.715 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $8.518 | – | – | $7.715 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| West India westindia | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| West US westus | $8.518 | $7.112 | $6.308 | $7.715 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.586 | $7.156 | $6.339 | $7.769 |
| Japan East japaneast | $8.628 | $7.184 | $6.357 | $7.803 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $8.628 | $7.184 | $6.357 | $7.803 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $8.628 | $7.184 | $6.357 | $7.803 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $8.847 | $8.038 | $6.949 | $7.978 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $8.847 | $8.038 | $6.949 | $7.978 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $8.847 | $7.326 | $6.456 | $7.978 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $8.847 | $7.326 | $6.456 | $7.978 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $8.847 | $7.326 | $6.456 | $7.978 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $8.884 | $7.349 | $6.473 | $8.007 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $8.884 | $7.349 | $6.473 | $8.007 |
| Central US centralus | $8.884 | $6.874 | $6.144 | $8.007 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $8.884 | $7.349 | $6.473 | $8.007 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $8.884 | $7.349 | $6.473 | $8.007 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $8.92 | $7.373 | $6.489 | $8.036 |
| South India southindia | $8.92 | $7.373 | $6.489 | $8.036 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.92 | $7.373 | $6.489 | $8.036 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.03 | $7.444 | $6.538 | $8.124 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $9.065 | $7.467 | $6.554 | $8.152 |
| France Central francecentral | $9.066 | $7.468 | $6.555 | $8.153 |
| UK South uksouth | $9.066 | $7.468 | $6.555 | $8.153 |
| UK West ukwest | $9.066 | $7.468 | $6.555 | $8.153 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $9.066 | $7.468 | $6.555 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $9.322 | – | – | $8.358 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $9.322 | $7.634 | $6.67 | $8.358 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $9.322 | $7.634 | $6.67 | $8.358 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $9.395 | $7.682 | $6.703 | $8.416 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $9.724 | $7.896 | $6.851 | $8.679 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $9.724 | $7.896 | $6.851 | $8.679 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $9.812 | $7.953 | $6.89 | $8.75 |
| East Asia eastasia | $9.943 | $8.038 | $6.949 | $8.855 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $10.246 | $8.236 | $7.086 | $9.097 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $10.247 | $8.236 | $7.085 | $9.097 |
| France South francesouth | $10.437 | $8.359 | $7.171 | $9.249 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $10.637 | $8.489 | $7.262 | $9.41 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $10.769 | $8.236 | $7.086 | $9.515 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $11.441 | $9.012 | $7.623 | $10.053 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $13.523 | $10.366 | $8.561 | $11.719 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $8.153 | $6.874 | $6.144 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $8.153 | $6.874 | $6.144 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $3.653 | $2.374 | $1.644 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $3.653 | $2.374 | $1.644 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 12 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 61.2 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_12 |
| Family | BC_Gen5 |
| Category | Business Critical |
| Service tier | Business Critical |
| Hardware | Standard-series (Gen5) |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.375 |
Other BC_Gen5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC_Gen5_2 | 2 | 10.2 | $1.359 |
| BC_Gen5_4 | 4 | 20.4 | $2.718 |
| BC_Gen5_6 | 6 | 30.6 | $4.077 |
| BC_Gen5_8 | 8 | 40.8 | $5.436 |
| BC_Gen5_10 | 10 | 51 | $6.794 |
| BC_Gen5_12 | 12 | 61.2 | $8.153 |
| BC_Gen5_14 | 14 | 71.4 | $9.512 |
| BC_Gen5_16 | 16 | 81.6 | $10.871 |
| BC_Gen5_18 | 18 | 91.8 | $12.23 |
| BC_Gen5_20 | 20 | 102 | $13.589 |
| BC_Gen5_24 | 24 | 122.4 | $16.306 |
| BC_Gen5_32 | 32 | 163.2 | $21.742 |
| BC_Gen5_40 | 40 | 204 | $27.177 |
| BC_Gen5_80 | 80 | 408 | $54.355 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.