BC_G8IH_40
BC_G8IH_40 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 40 vCPUs, 544 GiB memory. In East US it costs $34.706 per hour on demand ($25,335.38 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $27.817 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $15.64 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 | $15.64 | $31.639 | $26.52 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $15.832 | $36.63 | $29.977 | $41.624 |
| East US eastus | $34.706 | $27.817 | $23.874 | $30.776 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $34.706 | $27.817 | $23.874 | $30.776 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $34.706 | $27.817 | $23.874 | – |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $34.706 | $27.817 | $23.874 | – |
| West US 2 westus2 | $34.706 | $27.817 | $23.874 | $30.776 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $34.706 | $27.817 | $23.874 | $30.776 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $36.692 | $29.101 | $24.761 | $32.354 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $38.056 | $29.977 | $25.368 | $33.432 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $38.056 | $31.639 | $26.52 | $33.432 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $38.648 | $30.365 | $25.638 | $33.912 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $38.648 | $30.365 | $25.638 | $33.912 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $38.648 | $30.365 | $25.638 | $33.912 |
| North Europe northeurope | $38.648 | $30.365 | $25.638 | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $38.648 | $30.365 | $25.638 | $33.912 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $38.648 | $30.365 | $25.638 | $33.912 |
| Central US centralus | $39.239 | $30.758 | $25.909 | $34.392 |
| France Central francecentral | $39.633 | $31.018 | $26.088 | $34.712 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $39.633 | $31.018 | $26.088 | $34.712 |
| UK South uksouth | $39.633 | $31.018 | $26.088 | $34.712 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $39.633 | $31.018 | $26.088 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $39.633 | $31.018 | $26.088 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $39.633 | $31.018 | $26.088 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $40.60 | $31.639 | $26.52 | $35.48 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $40.618 | $31.639 | $26.52 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $40.618 | $31.639 | $26.52 | $35.48 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $40.618 | $31.639 | $26.52 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $40.618 | $31.639 | $26.52 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $40.618 | $31.639 | $26.52 | – |
| West US westus | $40.618 | $31.639 | $26.52 | – |
| UK West ukwest | $40.815 | $31.772 | $26.61 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $41.00 | $31.899 | $26.70 | $37.56 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $41.012 | $31.899 | $26.70 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $41.012 | $31.899 | $26.70 | – |
| France South francesouth | $41.21 | $32.032 | $26.79 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $41.604 | $32.292 | $26.97 | – |
| West India westindia | $42.195 | $32.68 | $27.241 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $42.392 | $32.808 | $27.33 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $42.589 | $32.941 | $27.42 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $42.589 | $32.941 | $27.42 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $42.589 | $32.941 | $27.42 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $42.983 | $33.201 | $27.60 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $43.18 | $33.329 | $27.689 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $43.574 | $33.566 | $27.852 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $43.574 | $33.566 | $27.852 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $43.574 | $33.566 | $27.852 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $43.574 | $33.566 | $27.852 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $43.771 | $33.694 | $27.942 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $44.56 | $34.215 | $28.301 | – |
| South India southindia | $44.757 | $34.343 | $28.393 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $45.003 | $28.461 | $24.318 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $45.545 | $34.863 | $28.752 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $45.545 | $34.863 | $28.752 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $45.742 | $34.995 | $28.842 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $46.53 | $35.489 | $29.184 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $47.516 | $36.137 | $29.635 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $54.413 | $40.612 | $32.731 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $60.325 | $44.457 | $35.394 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $34.706 | $27.817 | $23.874 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $46.546 | $35.511 | $29.201 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $19.706 | $12.817 | $8.874 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $31.546 | $20.511 | $14.201 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 40 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 544 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_G8IH_40 |
| 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.