BC_Gen5_18
BC_Gen5_18 is an Azure SQL Database size with 18 vCPUs, 91.8 GiB memory. In East US it costs $12.23 per hour on demand ($8,927.75 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $10.311 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 | $12.23 | $10.311 | $9.216 | $11.134 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $12.23 | $10.311 | $9.216 | $11.134 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $12.23 | $10.311 | $9.216 | $11.134 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $12.23 | $10.311 | $9.216 | $11.134 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $12.23 | $10.311 | $9.216 | $11.134 |
| North Europe northeurope | $12.339 | $10.383 | $9.265 | $11.222 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $12.619 | $10.566 | $9.391 | $11.445 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $12.619 | $10.566 | $9.391 | $11.445 |
| Central India centralindia | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| Italy North italynorth | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $12.778 | – | – | $11.572 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $12.778 | – | – | $11.572 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| West India westindia | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| West US westus | $12.778 | $10.668 | $9.462 | $11.572 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $12.88 | $10.734 | $9.508 | $11.654 |
| Japan East japaneast | $12.942 | $10.775 | $9.536 | $11.704 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $12.942 | $10.775 | $9.536 | $11.704 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $12.942 | $10.775 | $9.536 | $11.704 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $13.271 | $12.057 | $10.424 | $11.967 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $13.271 | $12.057 | $10.424 | $11.967 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $13.271 | $10.989 | $9.684 | $11.967 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $13.271 | $10.989 | $9.684 | $11.967 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $13.271 | $10.989 | $9.684 | $11.967 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $13.326 | $11.024 | $9.709 | $12.011 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $13.326 | $11.024 | $9.709 | $12.011 |
| Central US centralus | $13.326 | $10.311 | $9.216 | $12.011 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $13.326 | $11.024 | $9.709 | $12.011 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $13.326 | $11.024 | $9.709 | $12.011 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $13.381 | $11.059 | $9.734 | $12.055 |
| South India southindia | $13.381 | $11.059 | $9.734 | $12.055 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $13.381 | $11.059 | $9.734 | $12.055 |
| Japan West japanwest | $13.545 | $11.166 | $9.807 | $12.186 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $13.597 | $11.201 | $9.832 | $12.228 |
| France Central francecentral | $13.60 | $11.203 | $9.832 | $12.23 |
| UK South uksouth | $13.60 | $11.203 | $9.832 | $12.23 |
| UK West ukwest | $13.60 | $11.203 | $9.832 | $12.23 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $13.60 | $11.203 | $9.832 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $13.983 | – | – | $12.537 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $13.983 | $11.451 | $10.005 | $12.537 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $13.983 | $11.451 | $10.005 | $12.537 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $14.093 | $11.523 | $10.054 | $12.624 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $14.586 | $11.844 | $10.276 | $13.019 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $14.586 | $11.844 | $10.276 | $13.019 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $14.719 | $11.93 | $10.336 | $13.125 |
| East Asia eastasia | $14.915 | $12.057 | $10.424 | $13.282 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $15.37 | $12.353 | $10.629 | $13.646 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $15.37 | $12.353 | $10.628 | $13.646 |
| France South francesouth | $15.655 | $12.538 | $10.757 | $13.874 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $15.956 | $12.734 | $10.893 | $14.115 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $16.153 | $12.353 | $10.629 | $14.273 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $17.162 | $13.518 | $11.435 | $15.079 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $20.285 | $15.549 | $12.841 | $17.578 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $12.23 | $10.311 | $9.216 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $12.23 | $10.311 | $9.216 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $5.48 | $3.561 | $2.466 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $5.48 | $3.561 | $2.466 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 18 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 91.8 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_18 |
| 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.