GP_G8IM_40 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for GP_G8IM_40 with no upfront payment costs $8.574 per hour in East US, 22% less than on demand ($11.037). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $7.166 per hour effective, 35% 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–$8.574$8.574$6,259.0122%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$40,080.00$3.999$8.574$6,259.0122%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$9.631$9.631$7,030.3713%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$7.166$7.166$5,231.2335%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$83,240.00$3.999$7.166$5,231.2335%month 17

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Taiwan North$4.228$9.953$8.12-92%
Taiwan North West$4.296$11.738$9.356-118%
East US$11.037$8.574$7.16635%
East US 2$11.037$8.574$7.16635%
Sweden Central$11.037$8.574$7.16635%
Sweden South$11.037$8.574$7.16635%
West US 2$11.037$8.574$7.16635%
West US 3$11.037$8.574$7.16635%
Mexico Central$11.743$9.031$7.48436%
Indonesia Central$12.233$9.359$7.70837%
Malaysia West$12.233$9.953$8.1234%
Canada Central$12.445$9.483$7.79637%
Canada East$12.445$9.483$7.79637%
North Central US$12.445$9.483$7.79637%
North Europe$12.445$9.483$7.79637%
South Central US$12.445$9.483$7.79637%
West Central US$12.445$9.483$7.79637%
Central US$12.656$9.615$7.88638%
France Central$12.797$9.72$7.95938%
Korea South$12.797$9.72$7.95938%
UK South$12.797$9.72$7.95938%
US Gov Arizona$12.797$9.72$7.95938%
US Gov Texas$12.797$9.72$7.95938%
US Gov Virginia$12.797$9.72$7.95938%
Germany West Central$13.148$9.953$8.1238%
Italy North$13.148$9.953$8.1238%
Poland Central$13.148$9.953$8.1238%
Southeast Asia$13.148$9.953$8.1238%
West Europe$13.148$9.953$8.1238%
West US$13.148$9.953$8.1238%
Spain Central$13.159$9.953$8.1238%
UK West$13.219$9.98$8.13938%
Israel Central$13.279$10.031$8.17538%
Qatar Central$13.289$10.031$8.17538%
UAE North$13.289$10.031$8.17538%
France South$13.36$10.081$8.2139%
Korea Central$13.50$10.186$8.28339%
West India$13.711$10.318$8.37339%
Germany North$13.782$10.368$8.40839%
Australia Southeast$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
Central India$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
India South Central$13.852$10.396$8.42639%
UAE Central$13.993$10.501$8.49939%
Norway East$14.063$10.551$8.53439%
Australia Central$14.204$10.629$8.58940%
Australia Central 2$14.204$10.629$8.58940%
Australia East$14.204$10.629$8.58940%
Japan East$14.204$10.629$8.58940%
South Africa North$14.274$10.679$8.62440%
Switzerland North$14.556$10.862$8.75140%
South India$14.626$10.916$8.78740%
New Zealand North$14.714$8.802$7.32450%
East Asia$14.908$11.095$8.91240%
Japan West$14.908$11.095$8.91240%
Norway West$14.978$11.122$8.9340%
South Africa West$15.26$11.332$9.07541%
Switzerland West$15.612$11.537$9.21941%
Brazil South$18.075$13.149$10.33543%
Brazil Southeast$20.186$14.528$11.28944%

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