HS_PRMS_16
HS_PRMS_16 is an Azure SQL Database size with 16 vCPUs. In East US it costs $4.522 per hour on demand ($3,301.06 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.499 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 | $4.522 | $3.499 | $2.914 | $3.938 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.522 | $3.499 | $2.914 | $3.938 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.522 | $3.499 | $2.914 | $3.938 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.522 | $3.499 | $2.914 | $3.938 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.522 | $3.499 | $2.914 | $3.938 |
| North Europe northeurope | $4.58 | $3.537 | $2.941 | $3.984 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $4.729 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.104 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $4.729 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.104 |
| Central India centralindia | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| West India westindia | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| West US westus | $4.814 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.171 |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.902 | $3.746 | $3.086 | $4.242 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $4.902 | $3.746 | $3.086 | $4.242 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $4.902 | $3.746 | $3.086 | $4.242 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $5.077 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.382 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $5.077 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.382 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.077 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.382 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $5.077 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.382 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.077 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.382 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.077 | $3.861 | – | $4.382 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.106 | $3.879 | $3.178 | $4.405 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.106 | $3.879 | $3.178 | $4.405 |
| Central US centralus | $5.106 | $3.879 | $3.178 | $4.405 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.106 | $3.879 | $3.178 | $4.405 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.106 | $3.879 | $3.178 | $4.405 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $5.136 | $3.897 | $3.191 | $4.428 |
| South India southindia | $5.136 | $3.897 | $3.191 | $4.428 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.136 | $3.897 | $3.191 | $4.428 |
| Japan West japanwest | $5.223 | $3.956 | $3.231 | $4.499 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $5.251 | $3.861 | $3.165 | $4.521 |
| France Central francecentral | $5.253 | $3.974 | $3.243 | $4.522 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.253 | $3.974 | $3.243 | $4.522 |
| UK West ukwest | $5.253 | $3.974 | $3.243 | $4.522 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $5.439 | – | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $5.457 | $4.107 | $3.335 | $4.686 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $5.457 | $4.107 | $3.335 | $4.686 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $5.516 | $4.146 | $3.362 | $4.732 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $5.779 | $4.315 | $3.48 | $4.943 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $5.779 | $3.689 | $3.046 | $4.943 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $5.779 | $4.315 | $3.48 | $4.943 |
| East Asia eastasia | $5.954 | $4.431 | $3.559 | $5.083 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $6.121 | $4.538 | – | $5.216 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $6.197 | $4.588 | $3.668 | $5.277 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $6.197 | $4.588 | $3.668 | $5.277 |
| France South francesouth | $6.349 | $4.686 | $3.736 | $5.399 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $6.509 | $4.79 | $3.809 | $5.527 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $6.615 | $4.86 | $3.856 | $5.612 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $7.152 | $5.209 | $4.098 | $6.042 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $8.818 | $6.292 | $4.848 | $7.374 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $4.522 | $3.499 | $2.914 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $2.923 | $1.899 | $1.315 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_PRMS_16 |
| Family | HS_PRMS |
| Category | Hyperscale |
| Service tier | Hyperscale |
| Hardware | Premium-series |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.099966 |
Other HS_PRMS sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS_PRMS_2 | 2 | – | $0.5653 |
| HS_PRMS_4 | 4 | – | $1.131 |
| HS_PRMS_6 | 6 | – | $1.696 |
| HS_PRMS_8 | 8 | – | $2.261 |
| HS_PRMS_10 | 10 | – | $2.826 |
| HS_PRMS_12 | 12 | – | $3.392 |
| HS_PRMS_14 | 14 | – | $3.957 |
| HS_PRMS_16 | 16 | – | $4.522 |
| HS_PRMS_18 | 18 | – | $5.087 |
| HS_PRMS_20 | 20 | – | $5.652 |
| HS_PRMS_24 | 24 | – | $6.783 |
| HS_PRMS_32 | 32 | – | $9.044 |
| HS_PRMS_40 | 40 | – | $11.305 |
| HS_PRMS_64 | 64 | – | $18.088 |
| HS_PRMS_80 | 80 | – | $22.61 |
| HS_PRMS_128 | 128 | – | $36.176 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.