HS_Gen5_40
HS_Gen5_40 is an Azure SQL Database size with 40 vCPUs, 204 GiB memory. In East US it costs $11.305 per hour on demand ($8,252.65 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $8.748 per hour, 23% less. It is sold in 58 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 | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $9.844 |
| North Europe northeurope | $11.451 | $8.843 | $7.352 | $9.961 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $11.824 | $9.085 | $7.521 | $10.259 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $11.824 | $9.085 | $7.521 | $10.259 |
| Central India centralindia | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| West India westindia | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| West US westus | $12.036 | $9.222 | $7.615 | $10.428 |
| Japan East japaneast | $12.255 | $9.364 | $7.714 | $10.604 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $12.255 | $9.364 | $7.714 | $10.604 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $12.255 | $9.364 | $7.714 | $10.604 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $12.693 | $9.652 | $7.912 | $10.954 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $12.693 | $9.652 | $7.912 | $10.954 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $12.693 | $9.652 | $7.912 | $10.954 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $12.693 | $9.652 | $7.912 | $10.954 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $12.693 | $9.652 | $7.912 | $10.954 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $12.693 | $9.652 | $7.912 | $10.954 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $12.766 | $9.697 | $7.944 | $11.013 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $12.766 | $9.697 | $7.944 | $11.013 |
| Central US centralus | $12.766 | $8.748 | $7.286 | $11.013 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $12.766 | $9.697 | $7.944 | $11.013 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $12.766 | $9.697 | $7.944 | $11.013 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $12.839 | $9.743 | $7.977 | $11.071 |
| South India southindia | $12.839 | $9.743 | $7.977 | $11.071 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $12.839 | $9.748 | $7.976 | $11.071 |
| Japan West japanwest | $13.059 | $9.889 | $8.076 | $11.247 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $13.128 | $9.652 | $7.912 | $11.302 |
| France Central francecentral | $13.132 | $9.935 | $8.108 | $11.305 |
| UK South uksouth | $13.132 | $9.935 | $8.108 | $11.305 |
| UK West ukwest | $13.132 | $9.935 | $8.108 | $11.305 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $13.643 | $10.268 | $8.338 | $11.714 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $13.643 | – | – | $11.714 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $13.643 | $10.268 | $8.338 | $11.714 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $13.789 | $10.364 | $8.405 | $11.831 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $14.447 | $10.789 | $8.70 | $12.357 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $14.447 | $10.789 | $8.70 | $12.357 |
| East Asia eastasia | $14.885 | $11.076 | $8.898 | $12.708 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $15.302 | $11.346 | $9.085 | $13.041 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $15.492 | $11.469 | $9.171 | $13.193 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $15.492 | $10.789 | $9.522 | $13.193 |
| France South francesouth | $15.872 | $11.716 | $9.341 | $13.497 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $16.273 | $11.976 | $9.522 | $13.818 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $16.536 | $11.469 | $9.171 | $14.029 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $17.881 | $13.021 | $10.245 | $15.104 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $11.305 | $8.748 | $7.286 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $7.306 | $4.749 | $3.288 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 40 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 204 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_Gen5_40 |
| Family | HS_Gen5 |
| Category | Hyperscale |
| Service tier | Hyperscale |
| Hardware | Standard-series (Gen5) |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.099966 |
Other HS_Gen5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS_Gen5_2 | 2 | 10.2 | $0.5653 |
| HS_Gen5_4 | 4 | 20.4 | $1.131 |
| HS_Gen5_6 | 6 | 30.6 | $1.696 |
| HS_Gen5_8 | 8 | 40.8 | $2.261 |
| HS_Gen5_10 | 10 | 51 | $2.826 |
| HS_Gen5_12 | 12 | 61.2 | $3.392 |
| HS_Gen5_14 | 14 | 71.4 | $3.957 |
| HS_Gen5_16 | 16 | 81.6 | $4.522 |
| HS_Gen5_18 | 18 | 91.8 | $5.087 |
| HS_Gen5_20 | 20 | 102 | $5.652 |
| HS_Gen5_24 | 24 | 122.4 | $6.783 |
| HS_Gen5_32 | 32 | 163.2 | $9.044 |
| HS_Gen5_40 | 40 | 204 | $11.305 |
| HS_Gen5_80 | 80 | 408 | $22.61 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.