HS_Gen5_8
HS_Gen5_8 is an Azure SQL Database size with 8 vCPUs, 40.8 GiB memory. In East US it costs $2.261 per hour on demand ($1,650.53 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.75 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 | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $1.969 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.29 | $1.769 | $1.47 | $1.992 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $2.365 | $1.817 | $1.504 | $2.052 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $2.365 | $1.817 | $1.504 | $2.052 |
| Central India centralindia | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| West India westindia | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| West US westus | $2.407 | $1.845 | $1.523 | $2.086 |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.451 | $1.873 | $1.543 | $2.121 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $2.451 | $1.873 | $1.543 | $2.121 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $2.451 | $1.873 | $1.543 | $2.121 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $2.539 | $1.93 | $1.582 | $2.191 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $2.539 | $1.93 | $1.582 | $2.191 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $2.539 | $1.93 | $1.582 | $2.191 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $2.539 | $1.93 | $1.582 | $2.191 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $2.539 | $1.93 | $1.582 | $2.191 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $2.539 | $1.93 | $1.582 | $2.191 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.553 | $1.94 | $1.589 | $2.203 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.553 | $1.94 | $1.589 | $2.203 |
| Central US centralus | $2.553 | $1.75 | $1.457 | $2.203 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.553 | $1.94 | $1.589 | $2.203 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $2.553 | $1.94 | $1.589 | $2.203 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $2.568 | $1.949 | $1.595 | $2.214 |
| South India southindia | $2.568 | $1.949 | $1.595 | $2.214 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.568 | $1.95 | $1.595 | $2.214 |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.612 | $1.978 | $1.615 | $2.249 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $2.626 | $1.93 | $1.582 | $2.26 |
| France Central francecentral | $2.626 | $1.987 | $1.622 | $2.261 |
| UK South uksouth | $2.626 | $1.987 | $1.622 | $2.261 |
| UK West ukwest | $2.626 | $1.987 | $1.622 | $2.261 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $2.729 | $2.054 | $1.668 | $2.343 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $2.729 | – | – | $2.343 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.729 | $2.054 | $1.668 | $2.343 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $2.758 | $2.073 | $1.681 | $2.366 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.889 | $2.158 | $1.74 | $2.471 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $2.889 | $2.158 | $1.74 | $2.471 |
| East Asia eastasia | $2.977 | $2.215 | $1.78 | $2.542 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $3.06 | $2.269 | $1.817 | $2.608 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $3.098 | $2.294 | $1.834 | $2.639 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $3.098 | $2.158 | $1.904 | $2.639 |
| France South francesouth | $3.174 | $2.343 | $1.868 | $2.699 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $3.255 | $2.395 | $1.904 | $2.764 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $3.307 | $2.294 | $1.834 | $2.806 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $3.576 | $2.604 | $2.049 | $3.021 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $2.261 | $1.75 | $1.457 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $1.461 | $0.9498 | $0.6575 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 40.8 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_Gen5_8 |
| 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.