BC_G8IM_8
BC_G8IM_8 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 8 vCPUs, 56 GiB memory. In East US it costs $5.815 per hour on demand ($4,244.95 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.83 per hour, 17% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $3.457 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 | $3.457 | $5.376 | $4.645 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $3.594 | $6.09 | $5.138 | $6.802 |
| East US eastus | $5.815 | $4.83 | $4.267 | $5.253 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.815 | $4.83 | $4.267 | $5.253 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.815 | $4.83 | $4.267 | $5.253 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $5.815 | $4.83 | $4.267 | $5.253 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.815 | $4.83 | $4.267 | $5.253 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.815 | $4.83 | $4.267 | $5.253 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.098 | $5.014 | $4.394 | $5.478 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.294 | $5.139 | $4.481 | $5.632 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $6.294 | $5.376 | $4.645 | $5.632 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.378 | $5.194 | $4.519 | $5.701 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.378 | $5.194 | $4.519 | $5.701 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.378 | $5.194 | $4.519 | $5.701 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.378 | $5.194 | $4.519 | $5.701 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.378 | $5.194 | $4.519 | $5.701 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $6.378 | $5.194 | $4.519 | $5.701 |
| Central US centralus | $6.463 | $5.252 | $4.559 | $5.771 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.519 | $5.288 | $4.584 | – |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.519 | $5.288 | $4.584 | – |
| UK South uksouth | $6.519 | $5.288 | $4.584 | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.519 | $5.288 | $4.584 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.519 | $5.288 | $4.584 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.519 | $5.288 | $4.584 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.656 | $5.376 | $4.645 | $5.925 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.66 | $5.376 | $4.645 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.66 | $5.376 | $4.645 | $5.925 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.66 | $5.376 | $4.645 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.66 | $5.376 | $4.645 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.66 | $5.376 | $4.645 | – |
| West US westus | $6.66 | $5.376 | $4.645 | – |
| UK West ukwest | $6.688 | $5.397 | $4.66 | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.716 | $5.418 | $4.674 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.716 | $5.418 | $4.674 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.72 | $5.418 | $4.674 | $5.976 |
| France South francesouth | $6.744 | $5.434 | $4.685 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $6.801 | $5.47 | $4.71 | – |
| West India westindia | $6.885 | $5.527 | $4.75 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $6.913 | $5.543 | $4.76 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $6.941 | $5.564 | $4.775 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $6.941 | $5.564 | $4.775 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $6.941 | $5.564 | $4.775 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $6.998 | $5.60 | $4.80 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $7.026 | $5.615 | $4.811 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.082 | $5.652 | $4.836 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.082 | $5.652 | $4.836 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.082 | $5.652 | $4.836 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.082 | $5.652 | $4.836 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $7.11 | $5.673 | $4.851 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $7.223 | $5.745 | $4.901 | – |
| South India southindia | $7.251 | $5.762 | $4.912 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.286 | $4.922 | $4.331 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $7.364 | $5.834 | $4.962 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.364 | $5.834 | $4.962 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $7.392 | $5.855 | $4.976 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $7.504 | $5.928 | $5.027 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $7.645 | $6.021 | $5.092 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.63 | $6.661 | $5.535 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $9.475 | $7.206 | $5.912 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $5.815 | $4.83 | $4.267 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $7.503 | $5.927 | $5.027 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $2.815 | $1.83 | $1.267 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $4.503 | $2.927 | $2.027 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 56 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_G8IM_8 |
| Family | BC_G8IM |
| Category | Business Critical |
| Service tier | Business Critical |
| Hardware | Premium-series |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.375 |
Other BC_G8IM sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC_G8IM_4 | 4 | 28 | $2.908 |
| BC_G8IM_8 | 8 | 56 | $5.815 |
| BC_G8IM_16 | 16 | 112 | $11.63 |
| BC_G8IM_24 | 24 | 168 | $17.446 |
| BC_G8IM_32 | 32 | 224 | $23.261 |
| BC_G8IM_40 | 40 | 280 | $29.076 |
| BC_G8IM_64 | 64 | 448 | $46.522 |
| BC_G8IM_80 | 80 | 560 | $58.152 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Managed Instance sizes.