General Purpose Azure SQL Database sizes
Azure SQL Database has 37 general Purpose sizes in East US, across 3 families. The cheapest is GP_Gen5_2 at $0.5044 per hour on demand (2 vCPUs, 10.2 GiB).
Prices in East US, cheapest first
| Type | Family | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP_Gen5_2 | GP_Gen5 | 2 | 10.2 | $0.5044 | $0.3979 |
| GP_DC_2 | GP_DC | 2 | 9 | $0.8089 | $0.5956 |
| GP_Gen5_4 | GP_Gen5 | 4 | 20.4 | $1.009 | $0.7958 |
| GP_Gen5_6 | GP_Gen5 | 6 | 30.6 | $1.513 | $1.194 |
| GP_DC_4 | GP_DC | 4 | 18 | $1.618 | $1.191 |
| GP_Fsv2_8 | GP_Fsv2 | 8 | 15.2 | $1.868 | – |
| GP_Gen5_8 | GP_Gen5 | 8 | 40.8 | $2.018 | $1.591 |
| GP_Fsv2_10 | GP_Fsv2 | 10 | 19 | $2.336 | – |
| GP_DC_6 | GP_DC | 6 | 27 | $2.427 | $1.787 |
| GP_Gen5_10 | GP_Gen5 | 10 | 51 | $2.522 | $1.989 |
| GP_Fsv2_12 | GP_Fsv2 | 12 | 22.8 | $2.803 | – |
| GP_Gen5_12 | GP_Gen5 | 12 | 61.2 | $3.026 | $2.387 |
| GP_DC_8 | GP_DC | 8 | 36 | $3.235 | $2.382 |
| GP_Fsv2_14 | GP_Fsv2 | 14 | 26.6 | $3.27 | – |
| GP_Gen5_14 | GP_Gen5 | 14 | 71.4 | $3.531 | $2.785 |
| GP_Fsv2_16 | GP_Fsv2 | 16 | 30.4 | $3.737 | – |
| GP_Gen5_16 | GP_Gen5 | 16 | 81.6 | $4.035 | $3.183 |
| GP_DC_10 | GP_DC | 10 | 45 | $4.045 | $2.978 |
| GP_Fsv2_18 | GP_Fsv2 | 18 | 34.2 | $4.204 | – |
| GP_Gen5_18 | GP_Gen5 | 18 | 91.8 | $4.539 | $3.581 |
| GP_Fsv2_20 | GP_Fsv2 | 20 | 38 | $4.671 | – |
| GP_DC_12 | GP_DC | 12 | 54 | $4.854 | $3.574 |
| GP_Gen5_20 | GP_Gen5 | 20 | 102 | $5.044 | $3.979 |
| GP_Fsv2_24 | GP_Fsv2 | 24 | 45.6 | $5.605 | – |
| GP_DC_14 | GP_DC | 14 | 63 | $5.662 | $4.169 |
| GP_Gen5_24 | GP_Gen5 | 24 | 122.4 | $6.052 | $4.774 |
| GP_DC_16 | GP_DC | 16 | 72 | $6.471 | $4.765 |
| GP_DC_18 | GP_DC | 18 | 81 | $7.28 | $5.36 |
| GP_Fsv2_32 | GP_Fsv2 | 32 | 60.8 | $7.473 | – |
| GP_Gen5_32 | GP_Gen5 | 32 | 163.2 | $8.07 | $6.366 |
| GP_DC_20 | GP_DC | 20 | 90 | $8.089 | $5.956 |
| GP_Fsv2_36 | GP_Fsv2 | 36 | 68.4 | $8.408 | – |
| GP_Gen5_40 | GP_Gen5 | 40 | 204 | $10.087 | $7.957 |
| GP_DC_32 | GP_DC | 32 | 144 | $12.943 | $9.53 |
| GP_DC_40 | GP_DC | 40 | 180 | $16.179 | $11.912 |
| GP_Fsv2_72 | GP_Fsv2 | 72 | 136.8 | $16.815 | – |
| GP_Gen5_80 | GP_Gen5 | 80 | 408 | $20.175 | $15.915 |
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Prices in USD per hour for License included, Single zone; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.