GP_Gen5_40
GP_Gen5_40 is an Azure SQL Database size with 40 vCPUs, 204 GiB memory. In East US it costs $10.087 per hour on demand ($7,363.73 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $7.957 per hour, 21% 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 | $10.087 | $7.957 | $6.738 | $8.87 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $10.087 | $7.957 | $6.738 | $8.87 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $10.087 | $7.957 | $6.738 | $8.87 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $10.087 | $7.957 | $6.738 | $8.87 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $10.087 | $7.957 | $6.738 | $8.87 |
| North Europe northeurope | $10.209 | $8.035 | $6.793 | $8.967 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $10.52 | $8.236 | $6.933 | $9.215 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $10.52 | $8.236 | $6.933 | $9.215 |
| Central India centralindia | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| Italy North italynorth | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $10.696 | – | – | $9.357 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $10.696 | – | – | $9.357 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| West India westindia | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| West US westus | $10.696 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.357 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $10.809 | $8.423 | $7.063 | $9.447 |
| Japan East japaneast | $10.879 | $8.469 | $7.095 | $9.503 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $10.879 | $8.469 | $7.095 | $9.503 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $10.879 | $8.469 | $7.095 | $9.503 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $11.244 | $9.894 | $8.081 | $9.795 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $11.244 | $9.894 | $8.081 | $9.795 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.244 | $8.706 | $7.259 | $9.795 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $11.244 | $8.706 | $7.259 | $9.795 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $11.244 | $8.706 | $7.259 | $9.795 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| Central US centralus | $11.305 | $7.957 | $6.738 | $9.844 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $11.366 | $8.789 | $7.314 | $9.893 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $11.366 | $8.35 | $7.012 | $9.893 |
| South India southindia | $11.366 | $8.789 | $7.314 | $9.893 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $11.366 | $8.789 | $7.314 | $9.893 |
| Japan West japanwest | $11.549 | $8.907 | $7.396 | $10.039 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $11.606 | $8.944 | $7.422 | $10.085 |
| France Central francecentral | $11.61 | $8.944 | $7.423 | $10.087 |
| UK South uksouth | $11.61 | $8.944 | $7.423 | $10.087 |
| UK West ukwest | $11.61 | $8.944 | $7.423 | $10.087 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $11.61 | $8.944 | $7.423 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $12.036 | – | – | $10.428 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $12.036 | $7.957 | $6.738 | $10.428 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $12.158 | $9.30 | $7.67 | $10.526 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $12.705 | $9.656 | $7.916 | $10.964 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $12.706 | $9.656 | $7.916 | $10.964 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $12.853 | $9.752 | $7.983 | $11.082 |
| East Asia eastasia | $13.071 | $9.894 | $8.081 | $11.256 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $13.576 | $10.222 | $8.309 | $11.661 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $13.576 | $10.222 | $8.601 | $11.661 |
| France South francesouth | $13.893 | $10.428 | $8.451 | $11.914 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $14.228 | $10.647 | $8.601 | $12.182 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $14.447 | $10.222 | $8.309 | $12.357 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $15.567 | $11.519 | $9.204 | $13.253 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $19.038 | $13.775 | $10.766 | $16.03 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $10.087 | $7.957 | $6.738 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $13.741 | $10.332 | $8.382 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $6.089 | $3.959 | $2.74 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $9.742 | $6.333 | $4.384 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 40 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 204 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | GP_Gen5_40 |
| Family | GP_Gen5 |
| Category | General Purpose |
| Service tier | General Purpose |
| Hardware | Standard-series (Gen5) |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.099966 |
Other GP_Gen5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP_Gen5_2 | 2 | 10.2 | $0.5044 |
| GP_Gen5_4 | 4 | 20.4 | $1.009 |
| GP_Gen5_6 | 6 | 30.6 | $1.513 |
| GP_Gen5_8 | 8 | 40.8 | $2.018 |
| GP_Gen5_10 | 10 | 51 | $2.522 |
| GP_Gen5_12 | 12 | 61.2 | $3.026 |
| GP_Gen5_14 | 14 | 71.4 | $3.531 |
| GP_Gen5_16 | 16 | 81.6 | $4.035 |
| GP_Gen5_18 | 18 | 91.8 | $4.539 |
| GP_Gen5_20 | 20 | 102 | $5.044 |
| GP_Gen5_24 | 24 | 122.4 | $6.052 |
| GP_Gen5_32 | 32 | 163.2 | $8.07 |
| GP_Gen5_40 | 40 | 204 | $10.087 |
| GP_Gen5_80 | 80 | 408 | $20.175 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.