GP_G8IH_16
GP_G8IH_16 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 16 vCPUs, 217.6 GiB memory. In East US it costs $5.54 per hour on demand ($4,044.56 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.158 per hour, 25% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $1.919 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 | $1.919 | $4.927 | $3.903 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.015 | $5.926 | $4.594 | $6.924 |
| East US eastus | $5.54 | $4.158 | $3.37 | $4.748 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.54 | $4.158 | $3.37 | $4.748 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.54 | $4.158 | $3.37 | $4.748 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $5.54 | $4.158 | $3.37 | $4.748 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.54 | $4.158 | $3.37 | $4.748 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.54 | $4.158 | $3.37 | $4.748 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.929 | $4.414 | $3.548 | $5.063 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.211 | $4.595 | $3.673 | $5.286 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $6.211 | $4.927 | $3.903 | $5.286 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.33 | $4.677 | $3.73 | $5.388 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.33 | $4.677 | $3.73 | $5.388 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.33 | $4.677 | $3.73 | $5.388 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.33 | $4.677 | $3.73 | $5.388 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.33 | $4.677 | $3.73 | $5.388 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $6.33 | $4.677 | $3.73 | $5.388 |
| Central US centralus | $6.447 | $4.75 | $3.781 | $5.478 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.527 | $4.803 | $3.817 | – |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.527 | $4.803 | $3.817 | – |
| UK South uksouth | $6.527 | $4.803 | $3.817 | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.527 | $4.803 | $3.817 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.527 | $4.803 | $3.817 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.527 | $4.803 | $3.817 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.72 | $4.927 | $3.903 | $5.696 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.723 | $4.927 | $3.903 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.723 | $4.927 | $3.903 | $5.696 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.723 | $4.927 | $3.903 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.723 | $4.927 | $3.903 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.723 | $4.927 | $3.903 | – |
| West US westus | $6.723 | $4.927 | $3.903 | – |
| UK West ukwest | $6.763 | $4.958 | $3.925 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.80 | $4.98 | $3.939 | $5.76 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.801 | $4.98 | $3.939 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.801 | $4.98 | $3.939 | – |
| France South francesouth | $6.841 | $5.011 | $3.961 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $6.92 | $5.063 | $3.997 | – |
| West India westindia | $7.038 | $5.136 | $4.048 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $7.077 | $5.156 | $4.062 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.117 | $5.187 | $4.083 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $7.117 | $5.187 | $4.083 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $7.117 | $5.187 | $4.083 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $7.197 | $5.24 | $4.119 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $7.236 | $5.26 | $4.134 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.314 | $5.313 | $4.17 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.314 | $5.313 | $4.17 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.314 | $5.313 | $4.17 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.314 | $5.313 | $4.17 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $7.354 | $5.344 | $4.191 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $7.511 | $5.437 | $4.256 | – |
| South India southindia | $7.551 | $5.468 | $4.278 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.60 | $4.286 | $3.459 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $7.708 | $5.572 | $4.35 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.708 | $5.572 | $4.35 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $7.747 | $5.592 | $4.364 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $7.905 | $5.696 | $4.436 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $8.102 | $5.822 | $4.522 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $9.482 | $6.726 | $5.149 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $10.665 | $7.495 | $5.682 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $5.54 | $4.158 | $3.37 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $7.905 | $5.698 | $4.436 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $3.941 | $2.559 | $1.771 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $6.306 | $4.099 | $2.837 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 217.6 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | GP_G8IH_16 |
| Family | GP_G8IH |
| Category | General Purpose |
| Service tier | General Purpose |
| Hardware | Premium-series memory optimized |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.099966 |
Other GP_G8IH sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP_G8IH_4 | 4 | 54.4 | $1.385 |
| GP_G8IH_8 | 8 | 108.8 | $2.771 |
| GP_G8IH_16 | 16 | 217.6 | $5.54 |
| GP_G8IH_24 | 24 | 326.4 | $8.311 |
| GP_G8IH_32 | 32 | 435.2 | $11.082 |
| GP_G8IH_40 | 40 | 544 | $13.852 |
| GP_G8IH_64 | 64 | 870.4 | $22.163 |
| GP_G8IH_80 | 80 | 1088 | $27.703 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Managed Instance sizes.