GP_Gen5_8
GP_Gen5_8 is an Azure SQL Database size with 8 vCPUs, 40.8 GiB memory. In East US it costs $2.018 per hour on demand ($1,472.78 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.591 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 | $2.018 | $1.591 | $1.348 | $1.774 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.018 | $1.591 | $1.348 | $1.774 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.018 | $1.591 | $1.348 | $1.774 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.018 | $1.591 | $1.348 | $1.774 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.018 | $1.591 | $1.348 | $1.774 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.042 | $1.607 | $1.359 | $1.793 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $2.104 | $1.647 | $1.387 | $1.843 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $2.104 | $1.647 | $1.387 | $1.843 |
| Central India centralindia | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| Italy North italynorth | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $2.139 | – | – | $1.871 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $2.139 | – | – | $1.871 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| West India westindia | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| West US westus | $2.139 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.871 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $2.162 | $1.685 | $1.413 | $1.889 |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.176 | $1.694 | $1.419 | $1.901 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $2.176 | $1.694 | $1.419 | $1.901 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $2.176 | $1.694 | $1.419 | $1.901 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $2.249 | $1.979 | $1.616 | $1.959 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $2.249 | $1.979 | $1.616 | $1.959 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $2.249 | $1.741 | $1.452 | $1.959 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $2.249 | $1.741 | $1.452 | $1.959 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $2.249 | $1.741 | $1.452 | $1.959 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| Central US centralus | $2.261 | $1.591 | $1.348 | $1.969 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $2.273 | $1.758 | $1.463 | $1.978 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $2.273 | $1.67 | $1.403 | $1.978 |
| South India southindia | $2.273 | $1.758 | $1.463 | $1.978 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.273 | $1.758 | $1.463 | $1.978 |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.31 | $1.782 | $1.479 | $2.008 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $2.321 | $1.789 | $1.484 | $2.017 |
| France Central francecentral | $2.322 | $1.789 | $1.485 | $2.018 |
| UK South uksouth | $2.322 | $1.789 | $1.485 | $2.018 |
| UK West ukwest | $2.322 | $1.789 | $1.485 | $2.018 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $2.322 | $1.789 | $1.485 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $2.407 | – | – | $2.086 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $2.407 | $1.591 | $1.348 | $2.086 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $2.432 | $1.86 | $1.534 | $2.105 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.541 | $1.931 | $1.583 | $2.193 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $2.541 | $1.931 | $1.583 | $2.193 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.571 | $1.95 | $1.597 | $2.216 |
| East Asia eastasia | $2.614 | $1.979 | $1.616 | $2.251 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.715 | $2.045 | $1.662 | $2.332 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $2.715 | $2.045 | $1.72 | $2.332 |
| France South francesouth | $2.779 | $2.086 | $1.69 | $2.383 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.845 | $2.129 | $1.72 | $2.436 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.889 | $2.045 | $1.662 | $2.471 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $3.113 | $2.304 | $1.841 | $2.651 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $3.808 | $2.755 | $2.153 | $3.206 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $2.018 | $1.591 | $1.348 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $2.748 | $2.066 | $1.676 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $1.218 | $0.7918 | $0.5479 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $1.948 | $1.267 | $0.8767 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 40.8 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | GP_Gen5_8 |
| 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.