BC_G8IH_24
BC_G8IH_24 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 24 vCPUs, 326.4 GiB memory. In East US it costs $20.824 per hour on demand ($15,201.52 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $16.69 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $9.64 per hour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $9.64 | $18.984 | $15.912 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $9.832 | $21.978 | $17.986 | $24.974 |
| East US eastus | $20.824 | $16.69 | $14.324 | $18.466 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $20.824 | $16.69 | $14.324 | $18.466 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $20.824 | $16.69 | $14.324 | – |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $20.824 | $16.69 | $14.324 | – |
| West US 2 westus2 | $20.824 | $16.69 | $14.324 | $18.466 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $20.824 | $16.69 | $14.324 | $18.466 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $22.015 | $17.46 | $14.857 | $19.412 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $22.834 | $17.986 | $15.221 | $20.059 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $22.834 | $18.984 | $15.912 | $20.059 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $23.189 | $18.219 | $15.383 | $20.347 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $23.189 | $18.219 | $15.383 | $20.347 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $23.189 | $18.219 | $15.383 | $20.347 |
| North Europe northeurope | $23.189 | $18.219 | $15.383 | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $23.189 | $18.219 | $15.383 | $20.347 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $23.189 | $18.219 | $15.383 | $20.347 |
| Central US centralus | $23.543 | $18.455 | $15.545 | $20.635 |
| France Central francecentral | $23.78 | $18.611 | $15.653 | $20.827 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $23.78 | $18.611 | $15.653 | $20.827 |
| UK South uksouth | $23.78 | $18.611 | $15.653 | $20.827 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $23.78 | $18.611 | $15.653 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $23.78 | $18.611 | $15.653 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $23.78 | $18.611 | $15.653 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $24.36 | $18.984 | $15.912 | $21.288 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $24.371 | $18.984 | $15.912 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $24.371 | $18.984 | $15.912 | $21.288 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $24.371 | $18.984 | $15.912 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $24.371 | $18.984 | $15.912 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $24.371 | $18.984 | $15.912 | – |
| West US westus | $24.371 | $18.984 | $15.912 | – |
| UK West ukwest | $24.489 | $19.063 | $15.966 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $24.60 | $19.14 | $16.02 | $22.536 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $24.607 | $19.14 | $16.02 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $24.607 | $19.14 | $16.02 | – |
| France South francesouth | $24.726 | $19.219 | $16.074 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $24.962 | $19.375 | $16.182 | – |
| West India westindia | $25.317 | $19.608 | $16.344 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $25.435 | $19.685 | $16.398 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $25.553 | $19.764 | $16.452 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $25.553 | $19.764 | $16.452 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $25.553 | $19.764 | $16.452 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $25.79 | $19.921 | $16.56 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $25.908 | $19.997 | $16.614 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $26.145 | $20.14 | $16.711 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $26.145 | $20.14 | $16.711 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $26.145 | $20.14 | $16.711 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $26.145 | $20.14 | $16.711 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $26.263 | $20.216 | $16.765 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $26.736 | $20.529 | $16.981 | – |
| South India southindia | $26.854 | $20.605 | $17.036 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $27.002 | $17.077 | $14.591 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $27.327 | $20.918 | $17.251 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $27.327 | $20.918 | $17.251 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $27.445 | $20.997 | $17.305 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $27.918 | $21.293 | $17.511 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $28.509 | $21.682 | $17.781 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $32.648 | $24.367 | $19.638 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $36.195 | $26.674 | $21.236 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $20.824 | $16.69 | $14.324 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $27.928 | $21.307 | $17.52 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $11.824 | $7.69 | $5.324 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $18.928 | $12.307 | $8.521 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 24 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 326.4 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_G8IH_24 |
| Family | BC_G8IH |
| Category | Business Critical |
| Service tier | Business Critical |
| Hardware | Premium-series memory optimized |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.375 |
Other BC_G8IH sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC_G8IH_4 | 4 | 54.4 | $3.471 |
| BC_G8IH_8 | 8 | 108.8 | $6.941 |
| BC_G8IH_16 | 16 | 217.6 | $13.883 |
| BC_G8IH_24 | 24 | 326.4 | $20.824 |
| BC_G8IH_32 | 32 | 435.2 | $27.765 |
| BC_G8IH_40 | 40 | 544 | $34.706 |
| BC_G8IH_64 | 64 | 870.4 | $55.53 |
| BC_G8IH_80 | 80 | 1088 | $69.413 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Managed Instance sizes.