GP_G8IH_40 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for GP_G8IH_40 with no upfront payment costs $10.396 per hour in East US, 25% less than on demand ($13.852). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $8.426 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–$10.396$10.396$7,589.0125%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$56,040.00$3.999$10.396$7,589.0125%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$11.871$11.871$8,665.5714%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$8.426$8.426$6,151.2339%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$116,360.00$3.999$8.426$6,151.2339%month 17

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Taiwan North$4.319$12.318$9.758-126%
Taiwan North West$4.415$14.816$11.486-160%
East US$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
East US 2$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
Sweden Central$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
Sweden South$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
West US 2$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
West US 3$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
Mexico Central$14.823$11.035$8.86940%
Indonesia Central$15.527$11.487$9.18341%
Malaysia West$15.527$12.318$9.75837%
Canada Central$15.823$11.693$9.32641%
Canada East$15.823$11.693$9.32641%
North Central US$15.823$11.693$9.32641%
North Europe$15.823$11.693$9.32641%
South Central US$15.823$11.693$9.32641%
West Central US$15.823$11.693$9.32641%
Central US$16.118$11.875$9.45241%
France Central$16.315$12.008$9.54242%
Korea South$16.315$12.008$9.54242%
UK South$16.315$12.008$9.54242%
US Gov Arizona$16.315$12.008$9.54242%
US Gov Texas$16.315$12.008$9.54242%
US Gov Virginia$16.315$12.008$9.54242%
Spain Central$16.799$12.318$9.75842%
Germany West Central$16.808$12.318$9.75842%
Italy North$16.808$12.318$9.75842%
Poland Central$16.808$12.318$9.75842%
Southeast Asia$16.808$12.318$9.75842%
West Europe$16.808$12.318$9.75842%
West US$16.808$12.318$9.75842%
UK West$16.907$12.396$9.81342%
Israel Central$16.999$12.451$9.84842%
Qatar Central$17.005$12.451$9.84842%
UAE North$17.005$12.451$9.84842%
France South$17.104$12.528$9.90342%
Korea Central$17.301$12.656$9.99342%
West India$17.596$12.839$10.11942%
Germany North$17.695$12.889$10.15443%
Australia Southeast$17.793$12.967$10.20943%
Central India$17.793$12.967$10.20943%
India South Central$17.793$12.967$10.20943%
UAE Central$17.991$13.099$10.29943%
Norway East$18.089$13.149$10.33543%
Australia Central$18.286$13.282$10.42543%
Australia Central 2$18.286$13.282$10.42543%
Australia East$18.286$13.282$10.42543%
Japan East$18.286$13.282$10.42543%
South Africa North$18.385$13.359$10.47843%
Switzerland North$18.779$13.592$10.64143%
South India$18.877$13.67$10.69443%
New Zealand North$19.00$10.716$8.64954%
East Asia$19.271$13.93$10.87544%
Japan West$19.271$13.93$10.87544%
Norway West$19.37$13.98$10.9144%
South Africa West$19.764$14.241$11.0944%
Switzerland West$20.257$14.556$11.30644%
Brazil South$23.705$16.816$12.87246%
Brazil Southeast$26.661$18.738$14.20447%

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