GP_G8IH_40
GP_G8IH_40 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 40 vCPUs, 544 GiB memory. In East US it costs $13.852 per hour on demand ($10,111.67 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $10.396 per hour, 25% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $4.319 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 | $4.319 | $12.318 | $9.758 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $4.415 | $14.816 | $11.486 | $17.311 |
| East US eastus | $13.852 | $10.396 | $8.426 | $11.871 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $13.852 | $10.396 | $8.426 | $11.871 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $13.852 | $10.396 | $8.426 | $11.871 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $13.852 | $10.396 | $8.426 | $11.871 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $13.852 | $10.396 | $8.426 | $11.871 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $13.852 | $10.396 | $8.426 | $11.871 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $14.823 | $11.035 | $8.869 | $12.658 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $15.527 | $11.487 | $9.183 | $13.215 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $15.527 | $12.318 | $9.758 | $13.215 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $15.823 | $11.693 | $9.326 | $13.471 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $15.823 | $11.693 | $9.326 | $13.471 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $15.823 | $11.693 | $9.326 | $13.471 |
| North Europe northeurope | $15.823 | $11.693 | $9.326 | $13.471 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $15.823 | $11.693 | $9.326 | $13.471 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $15.823 | $11.693 | $9.326 | $13.471 |
| Central US centralus | $16.118 | $11.875 | $9.452 | $13.695 |
| France Central francecentral | $16.315 | $12.008 | $9.542 | – |
| Korea South koreasouth | $16.315 | $12.008 | $9.542 | – |
| UK South uksouth | $16.315 | $12.008 | $9.542 | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $16.315 | $12.008 | $9.542 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $16.315 | $12.008 | $9.542 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $16.315 | $12.008 | $9.542 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $16.799 | $12.318 | $9.758 | $14.239 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $16.808 | $12.318 | $9.758 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $16.808 | $12.318 | $9.758 | $14.239 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $16.808 | $12.318 | $9.758 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $16.808 | $12.318 | $9.758 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $16.808 | $12.318 | $9.758 | – |
| West US westus | $16.808 | $12.318 | $9.758 | – |
| UK West ukwest | $16.907 | $12.396 | $9.813 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $16.999 | $12.451 | $9.848 | $14.399 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $17.005 | $12.451 | $9.848 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $17.005 | $12.451 | $9.848 | – |
| France South francesouth | $17.104 | $12.528 | $9.903 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $17.301 | $12.656 | $9.993 | – |
| West India westindia | $17.596 | $12.839 | $10.119 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $17.695 | $12.889 | $10.154 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $17.793 | $12.967 | $10.209 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $17.793 | $12.967 | $10.209 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $17.793 | $12.967 | $10.209 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $17.991 | $13.099 | $10.299 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $18.089 | $13.149 | $10.335 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $18.286 | $13.282 | $10.425 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $18.286 | $13.282 | $10.425 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $18.286 | $13.282 | $10.425 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $18.286 | $13.282 | $10.425 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $18.385 | $13.359 | $10.478 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $18.779 | $13.592 | $10.641 | – |
| South India southindia | $18.877 | $13.67 | $10.694 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $19.00 | $10.716 | $8.649 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $19.271 | $13.93 | $10.875 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $19.271 | $13.93 | $10.875 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $19.37 | $13.98 | $10.91 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $19.764 | $14.241 | $11.09 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $20.257 | $14.556 | $11.306 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $23.705 | $16.816 | $12.872 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $26.661 | $18.738 | $14.204 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $13.852 | $10.396 | $8.426 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $19.764 | $14.245 | $11.09 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $9.853 | $6.397 | $4.428 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $15.765 | $10.247 | $7.091 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 40 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 544 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | GP_G8IH_40 |
| 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.