BC_G8IH_64
BC_G8IH_64 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 64 vCPUs, 870.4 GiB memory. In East US it costs $55.53 per hour on demand ($40,536.90 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $44.508 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $24.64 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 | $24.64 | $50.623 | $42.433 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $24.832 | $58.608 | $47.964 | $66.598 |
| East US eastus | $55.53 | $44.508 | $38.198 | $49.242 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $55.53 | $44.508 | $38.198 | $49.242 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $55.53 | $44.508 | $38.198 | – |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $55.53 | $44.508 | $38.198 | – |
| West US 2 westus2 | $55.53 | $44.508 | $38.198 | $49.242 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $55.53 | $44.508 | $38.198 | $49.242 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $58.707 | $46.561 | $39.618 | $51.766 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $60.89 | $47.964 | $40.589 | $53.491 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $60.89 | $50.623 | $42.433 | $53.491 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $61.836 | $48.584 | $41.02 | $54.259 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $61.836 | $48.584 | $41.02 | $54.259 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $61.836 | $48.584 | $41.02 | $54.259 |
| North Europe northeurope | $61.836 | $48.584 | $41.02 | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $61.836 | $48.584 | $41.02 | $54.259 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $61.836 | $48.584 | $41.02 | $54.259 |
| Central US centralus | $62.782 | $49.213 | $41.454 | $55.027 |
| France Central francecentral | $63.413 | $49.629 | $41.741 | $55.539 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $63.413 | $49.629 | $41.741 | $55.539 |
| UK South uksouth | $63.413 | $49.629 | $41.741 | $55.539 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $63.413 | $49.629 | $41.741 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $63.413 | $49.629 | $41.741 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $63.413 | $49.629 | $41.741 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $64.96 | $50.623 | $42.433 | $56.768 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $64.989 | $50.623 | $42.433 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $64.989 | $50.623 | $42.433 | $56.768 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $64.989 | $50.623 | $42.433 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $64.989 | $50.623 | $42.433 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $64.989 | $50.623 | $42.433 | – |
| West US westus | $64.989 | $50.623 | $42.433 | – |
| UK West ukwest | $65.305 | $50.835 | $42.577 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $65.60 | $51.039 | $42.72 | $60.096 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $65.62 | $51.039 | $42.72 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $65.62 | $51.039 | $42.72 | – |
| France South francesouth | $65.935 | $51.251 | $42.864 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $66.566 | $51.668 | $43.151 | – |
| West India westindia | $67.512 | $52.289 | $43.585 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $67.827 | $52.493 | $43.728 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $68.142 | $52.705 | $43.872 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $68.142 | $52.705 | $43.872 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $68.142 | $52.705 | $43.872 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $68.773 | $53.121 | $44.16 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $69.088 | $53.326 | $44.303 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $69.719 | $53.706 | $44.564 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $69.719 | $53.706 | $44.564 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $69.719 | $53.706 | $44.564 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $69.719 | $53.706 | $44.564 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $70.034 | $53.91 | $44.708 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $71.295 | $54.743 | $45.282 | – |
| South India southindia | $71.611 | $54.948 | $45.428 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $72.005 | $45.538 | $38.909 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $72.872 | $55.781 | $46.003 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $72.872 | $55.781 | $46.003 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $73.187 | $55.993 | $46.147 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $74.448 | $56.782 | $46.695 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $76.025 | $57.819 | $47.416 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $87.06 | $64.979 | $52.369 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $96.52 | $71.131 | $56.631 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $55.53 | $44.508 | $38.198 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $74.474 | $56.818 | $46.721 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $31.53 | $20.508 | $14.198 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $50.474 | $32.818 | $22.721 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 870.4 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_G8IH_64 |
| 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.