GP_G8IH_4 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for GP_G8IH_4 with no upfront payment costs $1.04 per hour in East US, 25% less than on demand ($1.385). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.8426 per hour effective, 39% less.

Every option in East US

License included prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

TermOptionPaymentUpfrontHourlyEffective /hrEffective /moSavingBreak-even
1 yearReservationNo upfront–$1.04$1.04$758.9025%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$5,604.00$0.3999$1.04$758.9025%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$1.187$1.187$866.5614%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.8426$0.8426$615.1239%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$11,636.00$0.3999$0.8426$615.1239%month 17

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Taiwan North$0.7199$1.232$0.9758-36%
Taiwan North West$0.8159$1.482$1.149-41%
East US$1.385$1.04$0.842639%
East US 2$1.385$1.04$0.842639%
Sweden Central$1.385$1.04$0.842639%
Sweden South$1.385$1.04$0.842639%
West US 2$1.385$1.04$0.842639%
West US 3$1.385$1.04$0.842639%
Mexico Central$1.482$1.103$0.886940%
Indonesia Central$1.553$1.149$0.918341%
Malaysia West$1.553$1.232$0.975837%
Canada Central$1.582$1.169$0.932641%
Canada East$1.582$1.169$0.932641%
North Central US$1.582$1.169$0.932641%
North Europe$1.582$1.169$0.932641%
South Central US$1.582$1.169$0.932641%
West Central US$1.582$1.169$0.932641%
Central US$1.612$1.188$0.945241%
France Central$1.632$1.201$0.954242%
Korea South$1.632$1.201$0.954242%
UK South$1.632$1.201$0.954242%
US Gov Arizona$1.632$1.201$0.954242%
US Gov Texas$1.632$1.201$0.954242%
US Gov Virginia$1.632$1.201$0.954242%
Spain Central$1.68$1.232$0.975842%
Germany West Central$1.681$1.232$0.975842%
Italy North$1.681$1.232$0.975842%
Poland Central$1.681$1.232$0.975842%
Southeast Asia$1.681$1.232$0.975842%
West Europe$1.681$1.232$0.975842%
West US$1.681$1.232$0.975842%
UK West$1.691$1.24$0.981342%
Israel Central$1.70$1.245$0.984842%
Qatar Central$1.701$1.245$0.984842%
UAE North$1.701$1.245$0.984842%
France South$1.71$1.253$0.990342%
Korea Central$1.73$1.266$0.999342%
West India$1.76$1.284$1.01243%
Germany North$1.77$1.289$1.01543%
Australia Southeast$1.779$1.297$1.02143%
Central India$1.779$1.297$1.02143%
India South Central$1.779$1.297$1.02143%
UAE Central$1.799$1.31$1.0343%
Norway East$1.809$1.315$1.03443%
Australia Central$1.829$1.328$1.04243%
Australia Central 2$1.829$1.328$1.04243%
Australia East$1.829$1.328$1.04243%
Japan East$1.829$1.328$1.04243%
South Africa North$1.839$1.336$1.04843%
Switzerland North$1.878$1.359$1.06443%
South India$1.888$1.367$1.06943%
New Zealand North$1.90$1.072$0.864954%
East Asia$1.927$1.393$1.08744%
Japan West$1.927$1.393$1.08744%
Norway West$1.937$1.398$1.09144%
South Africa West$1.977$1.424$1.10944%
Switzerland West$2.026$1.456$1.13144%
Brazil South$2.371$1.682$1.28746%
Brazil Southeast$2.666$1.874$1.4247%

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Managed Instance options.