BC_Gen5_16
BC_Gen5_16 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 16 vCPUs, 81.6 GiB memory. In East US it costs $10.871 per hour on demand ($7,935.83 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $9.165 per hour, 16% less. It is sold in 59 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $10.871 | $9.165 | $8.192 | $9.897 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $10.871 | $9.165 | $8.192 | $9.897 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $10.871 | $9.165 | $8.192 | $9.897 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $10.871 | $9.165 | $8.192 | $9.897 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $10.871 | $9.165 | $8.192 | $9.897 |
| North Europe northeurope | $10.968 | $9.229 | $8.236 | $9.975 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $11.217 | $9.392 | $8.348 | $10.173 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $11.217 | $9.392 | $8.348 | $10.173 |
| Central India centralindia | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $11.358 | $9.958 | $8.74 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| West India westindia | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| West US westus | $11.358 | $9.483 | $8.411 | $10.287 |
| Japan East japaneast | $11.504 | $9.578 | $8.477 | $10.403 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $11.504 | $9.578 | $8.477 | $10.403 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $11.504 | $9.578 | $8.477 | $10.403 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $11.796 | $10.718 | $9.266 | $10.637 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $11.796 | $10.718 | $9.266 | $10.637 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.796 | $9.768 | $8.608 | $10.637 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $11.796 | $9.768 | $8.608 | $10.637 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $11.796 | $9.768 | $8.608 | $10.637 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $11.796 | $9.768 | $8.608 | $10.637 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $11.845 | $9.799 | $8.63 | $10.676 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $11.845 | $9.799 | $8.63 | $10.676 |
| Central US centralus | $11.845 | $9.165 | $8.192 | $10.676 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $11.845 | $9.799 | $8.63 | $10.676 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $11.845 | $9.799 | $8.63 | $10.676 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $11.894 | $9.83 | $8.652 | $10.715 |
| South India southindia | $11.894 | $9.83 | $8.652 | $10.715 |
| Japan West japanwest | $12.04 | $9.925 | $8.718 | $10.832 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $12.086 | $9.956 | $8.739 | $10.869 |
| France Central francecentral | $12.089 | $9.958 | $8.74 | $10.871 |
| UK South uksouth | $12.089 | $9.958 | $8.74 | $10.871 |
| UK West ukwest | $12.089 | $9.958 | $8.74 | $10.871 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $12.43 | – | – | $11.144 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $12.43 | $10.179 | $8.893 | $11.144 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $12.43 | $9.83 | $8.652 | $11.144 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $12.43 | $9.799 | $8.63 | $11.144 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $12.527 | $10.243 | $8.937 | $11.222 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $12.966 | $10.528 | $9.134 | $11.572 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $12.966 | $10.528 | $9.134 | $11.572 |
| East Asia eastasia | $13.258 | $10.718 | $9.266 | $11.806 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $13.535 | $10.899 | $9.391 | $12.028 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $13.662 | $10.981 | $9.448 | $12.13 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $13.662 | $10.939 | $9.419 | $12.13 |
| France South francesouth | $13.915 | $11.145 | $9.562 | $12.332 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $14.183 | $11.319 | $9.682 | $12.547 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $14.359 | $10.981 | $9.448 | $12.687 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $15.255 | $12.016 | $10.164 | $13.404 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $18.031 | $13.821 | $11.414 | $15.625 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $10.871 | $9.165 | $8.192 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $13.793 | $11.065 | $9.507 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $4.871 | $3.165 | $2.192 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $7.793 | $5.065 | $3.507 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 81.6 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_16 |
| Family | BC_Gen5 |
| Category | Business Critical |
| Service tier | Business Critical |
| Hardware | Standard-series (Gen5) |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.375 |
Other BC_Gen5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC_Gen5_4 | 4 | 20.4 | $2.718 |
| BC_Gen5_8 | 8 | 40.8 | $5.436 |
| BC_Gen5_16 | 16 | 81.6 | $10.871 |
| BC_Gen5_24 | 24 | 122.4 | $16.306 |
| BC_Gen5_32 | 32 | 163.2 | $21.742 |
| BC_Gen5_40 | 40 | 204 | $27.177 |
| BC_Gen5_64 | 64 | 326.4 | $43.484 |
| BC_Gen5_80 | 80 | 408 | $54.355 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Managed Instance sizes.