BC_G8IH_4
BC_G8IH_4 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 4 vCPUs, 54.4 GiB memory. In East US it costs $3.471 per hour on demand ($2,533.83 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.782 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $2.14 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 | $2.14 | $3.164 | $2.652 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.332 | $3.663 | $2.998 | $4.162 |
| East US eastus | $3.471 | $2.782 | $2.387 | $3.078 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $3.471 | $2.782 | $2.387 | $3.078 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $3.471 | $2.782 | $2.387 | – |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $3.471 | $2.782 | $2.387 | – |
| West US 2 westus2 | $3.471 | $2.782 | $2.387 | $3.078 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $3.471 | $2.782 | $2.387 | $3.078 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $3.669 | $2.91 | $2.476 | $3.235 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $3.806 | $2.998 | $2.537 | $3.343 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $3.806 | $3.164 | $2.652 | $3.343 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $3.865 | $3.037 | $2.564 | $3.391 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $3.865 | $3.037 | $2.564 | $3.391 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $3.865 | $3.037 | $2.564 | $3.391 |
| North Europe northeurope | $3.865 | $3.037 | $2.564 | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $3.865 | $3.037 | $2.564 | $3.391 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $3.865 | $3.037 | $2.564 | $3.391 |
| Central US centralus | $3.924 | $3.076 | $2.591 | $3.439 |
| France Central francecentral | $3.963 | $3.102 | $2.609 | $3.471 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $3.963 | $3.102 | $2.609 | $3.471 |
| UK South uksouth | $3.963 | $3.102 | $2.609 | $3.471 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.963 | $3.102 | $2.609 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $3.963 | $3.102 | $2.609 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $3.963 | $3.102 | $2.609 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.06 | $3.164 | $2.652 | $3.548 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.062 | $3.164 | $2.652 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $4.062 | $3.164 | $2.652 | $3.548 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $4.062 | $3.164 | $2.652 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.062 | $3.164 | $2.652 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.062 | $3.164 | $2.652 | – |
| West US westus | $4.062 | $3.164 | $2.652 | – |
| UK West ukwest | $4.082 | $3.177 | $2.661 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $4.10 | $3.19 | $2.67 | $3.756 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $4.101 | $3.19 | $2.67 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $4.101 | $3.19 | $2.67 | – |
| France South francesouth | $4.121 | $3.203 | $2.679 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $4.16 | $3.229 | $2.697 | – |
| West India westindia | $4.219 | $3.268 | $2.724 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $4.239 | $3.281 | $2.733 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $4.259 | $3.294 | $2.742 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $4.259 | $3.294 | $2.742 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $4.259 | $3.294 | $2.742 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $4.298 | $3.32 | $2.76 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $4.318 | $3.333 | $2.769 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $4.357 | $3.357 | $2.785 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $4.357 | $3.357 | $2.785 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $4.357 | $3.357 | $2.785 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.357 | $3.357 | $2.785 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $4.377 | $3.369 | $2.794 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $4.456 | $3.421 | $2.83 | – |
| South India southindia | $4.476 | $3.434 | $2.839 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $4.50 | $2.846 | $2.432 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $4.554 | $3.486 | $2.875 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.554 | $3.486 | $2.875 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $4.574 | $3.499 | $2.884 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $4.653 | $3.549 | $2.918 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $4.752 | $3.614 | $2.963 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $5.441 | $4.061 | $3.273 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $6.032 | $4.446 | $3.539 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $3.471 | $2.782 | $2.387 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $4.655 | $3.551 | $2.92 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $1.971 | $1.282 | $0.8874 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $3.155 | $2.051 | $1.42 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 54.4 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_G8IH_4 |
| 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.