BC_Gen5_6
BC_Gen5_6 is an Azure SQL Database size with 6 vCPUs, 30.6 GiB memory. In East US it costs $4.077 per hour on demand ($2,975.92 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.437 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 | $4.077 | $3.437 | $3.072 | $3.711 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.077 | $3.437 | $3.072 | $3.711 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.077 | $3.437 | $3.072 | $3.711 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.077 | $3.437 | $3.072 | $3.711 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.077 | $3.437 | $3.072 | $3.711 |
| North Europe northeurope | $4.113 | $3.461 | $3.088 | $3.74 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $4.206 | $3.522 | $3.13 | $3.815 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $4.206 | $3.522 | $3.13 | $3.815 |
| Central India centralindia | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| Italy North italynorth | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $4.259 | – | – | $3.857 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $4.259 | – | – | $3.857 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| West India westindia | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| West US westus | $4.259 | $3.556 | $3.154 | $3.857 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $4.293 | $3.578 | $3.169 | $3.885 |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.314 | $3.592 | $3.179 | $3.901 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $4.314 | $3.592 | $3.179 | $3.901 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $4.314 | $3.592 | $3.179 | $3.901 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $4.424 | $4.019 | $3.475 | $3.989 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $4.424 | $4.019 | $3.475 | $3.989 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $4.424 | $3.663 | $3.228 | $3.989 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $4.424 | $3.663 | $3.228 | $3.989 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.424 | $3.663 | $3.228 | $3.989 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $4.442 | $3.675 | $3.236 | $4.003 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $4.442 | $3.675 | $3.236 | $4.003 |
| Central US centralus | $4.442 | $3.437 | $3.072 | $4.003 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $4.442 | $3.675 | $3.236 | $4.003 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $4.442 | $3.675 | $3.236 | $4.003 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $4.46 | $3.686 | $3.244 | $4.018 |
| South India southindia | $4.46 | $3.686 | $3.244 | $4.018 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $4.46 | $3.686 | $3.244 | $4.018 |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.515 | $3.722 | $3.269 | $4.062 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $4.532 | $3.734 | $3.277 | $4.076 |
| France Central francecentral | $4.533 | $3.734 | $3.277 | $4.077 |
| UK South uksouth | $4.533 | $3.734 | $3.277 | $4.077 |
| UK West ukwest | $4.533 | $3.734 | $3.277 | $4.077 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $4.533 | $3.734 | $3.277 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $4.661 | – | – | $4.179 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $4.661 | $3.817 | $3.335 | $4.179 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $4.661 | $3.817 | $3.335 | $4.179 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $4.698 | $3.841 | $3.351 | $4.208 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $4.862 | $3.948 | $3.425 | $4.34 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $4.862 | $3.948 | $3.425 | $4.34 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $4.906 | $3.977 | $3.445 | $4.375 |
| East Asia eastasia | $4.972 | $4.019 | $3.475 | $4.427 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $5.123 | $4.118 | $3.543 | $4.549 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $5.123 | $4.118 | $3.543 | $4.549 |
| France South francesouth | $5.218 | $4.179 | $3.586 | $4.625 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $5.319 | $4.245 | $3.631 | $4.705 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $5.385 | $4.118 | $3.543 | $4.758 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $5.721 | $4.506 | $3.812 | $5.026 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $6.762 | $5.183 | $4.28 | $5.859 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $4.077 | $3.437 | $3.072 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $4.077 | $3.437 | $3.072 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $1.827 | $1.187 | $0.8219 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $1.827 | $1.187 | $0.8219 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 6 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 30.6 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_6 |
| 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.