BC_Gen5_24
BC_Gen5_24 is an Azure SQL Database size with 24 vCPUs, 122.4 GiB memory. In East US it costs $16.306 per hour on demand ($11,903.67 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $13.748 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 | $16.306 | $13.748 | $12.288 | $14.845 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $16.306 | $13.748 | $12.288 | $14.845 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $16.306 | $13.748 | $12.288 | $14.845 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $16.306 | $13.748 | $12.288 | $14.845 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $16.306 | $13.748 | $12.288 | $14.845 |
| North Europe northeurope | $16.453 | $13.844 | $12.353 | $14.962 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $16.825 | $14.088 | $12.521 | $15.26 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $16.825 | $14.088 | $12.521 | $15.26 |
| Central India centralindia | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| Italy North italynorth | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $17.037 | – | – | $15.43 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $17.037 | – | – | $15.43 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| West India westindia | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| West US westus | $17.037 | $14.225 | $12.616 | $15.43 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $17.173 | $14.312 | $12.678 | $15.538 |
| Japan East japaneast | $17.256 | $14.367 | $12.715 | $15.605 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $17.256 | $14.367 | $12.715 | $15.605 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $17.256 | $14.367 | $12.715 | $15.605 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $17.695 | $16.077 | $13.899 | $15.956 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $17.695 | $16.077 | $13.899 | $15.956 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $17.695 | $14.652 | $12.912 | $15.956 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $17.695 | $14.652 | $12.912 | $15.956 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $17.695 | $14.652 | $12.912 | $15.956 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $17.768 | $14.699 | $12.945 | $16.014 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $17.768 | $14.699 | $12.945 | $16.014 |
| Central US centralus | $17.768 | $13.748 | $12.288 | $16.014 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $17.768 | $14.699 | $12.945 | $16.014 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $17.768 | $14.699 | $12.945 | $16.014 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $17.841 | $14.745 | $12.978 | $16.073 |
| South India southindia | $17.841 | $14.745 | $12.978 | $16.073 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $17.841 | $14.745 | $12.978 | $16.073 |
| Japan West japanwest | $18.06 | $14.888 | $13.077 | $16.248 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $18.129 | $14.934 | $13.109 | $16.303 |
| France Central francecentral | $18.133 | $14.937 | $13.11 | $16.306 |
| UK South uksouth | $18.133 | $14.937 | $13.11 | $16.306 |
| UK West ukwest | $18.133 | $14.937 | $13.11 | $16.306 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $18.133 | $14.937 | $13.11 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $18.645 | – | – | $16.716 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $18.645 | $15.268 | $13.34 | $16.716 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $18.645 | $15.268 | $13.34 | $16.716 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $18.791 | $15.364 | $13.405 | $16.832 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $19.448 | $15.792 | $13.701 | $17.359 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $19.448 | $15.792 | $13.701 | $17.359 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $19.625 | $15.907 | $13.781 | $17.50 |
| East Asia eastasia | $19.887 | $16.077 | $13.899 | $17.709 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $20.493 | $16.471 | $14.172 | $18.194 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $20.493 | $16.471 | $14.171 | $18.195 |
| France South francesouth | $20.873 | $16.718 | $14.342 | $18.498 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $21.275 | $16.978 | $14.523 | $18.82 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $21.538 | $16.471 | $14.172 | $19.03 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $22.882 | $18.025 | $15.247 | $20.106 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $27.047 | $20.732 | $17.122 | $23.438 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $16.306 | $13.748 | $12.288 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $16.306 | $13.748 | $12.288 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $7.306 | $4.748 | $3.288 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $7.306 | $4.748 | $3.288 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 24 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 122.4 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_24 |
| 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.