GP_G8IM_8
GP_G8IM_8 is an Azure SQL Managed Instance size with 8 vCPUs, 56 GiB memory. In East US it costs $2.208 per hour on demand ($1,611.62 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.715 per hour, 22% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is Taiwan North at $1.029 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 | $1.029 | $1.991 | $1.624 | – |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $1.097 | $2.348 | $1.871 | $2.705 |
| East US eastus | $2.208 | $1.715 | $1.433 | $1.926 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.208 | $1.715 | $1.433 | $1.926 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $2.208 | $1.715 | $1.433 | $1.926 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $2.208 | $1.715 | $1.433 | $1.926 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.208 | $1.715 | $1.433 | $1.926 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.208 | $1.715 | $1.433 | $1.926 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.349 | $1.806 | $1.497 | $2.039 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $2.447 | $1.872 | $1.542 | $2.119 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $2.447 | $1.991 | $1.624 | $2.119 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.489 | $1.897 | $1.559 | $2.15 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.489 | $1.897 | $1.559 | $2.15 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.489 | $1.897 | $1.559 | $2.15 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.489 | $1.897 | $1.559 | $2.15 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.489 | $1.897 | $1.559 | $2.15 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $2.489 | $1.897 | $1.559 | $2.15 |
| Central US centralus | $2.531 | $1.923 | $1.577 | $2.182 |
| France Central francecentral | $2.56 | $1.944 | $1.592 | – |
| Korea South koreasouth | $2.56 | $1.944 | $1.592 | – |
| UK South uksouth | $2.56 | $1.944 | $1.592 | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $2.56 | $1.944 | $1.592 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $2.56 | $1.944 | $1.592 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.56 | $1.944 | $1.592 | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $2.63 | $1.991 | $1.624 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $2.63 | $1.991 | $1.624 | $2.265 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $2.63 | $1.991 | $1.624 | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $2.63 | $1.991 | $1.624 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $2.63 | $1.991 | $1.624 | – |
| West US westus | $2.63 | $1.991 | $1.624 | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $2.632 | $1.991 | $1.624 | $2.265 |
| UK West ukwest | $2.644 | $1.996 | $1.628 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $2.656 | $2.006 | $1.635 | $2.284 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $2.658 | $2.006 | $1.635 | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.658 | $2.006 | $1.635 | – |
| France South francesouth | $2.672 | $2.016 | $1.642 | – |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $2.70 | $2.037 | $1.657 | – |
| West India westindia | $2.742 | $2.064 | $1.675 | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.757 | $2.074 | $1.682 | – |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $2.771 | $2.079 | $1.685 | – |
| Central India centralindia | $2.771 | $2.079 | $1.685 | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $2.771 | $2.079 | $1.685 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $2.799 | $2.10 | $1.70 | – |
| Norway East norwayeast | $2.813 | $2.11 | $1.707 | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $2.841 | $2.126 | $1.718 | – |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $2.841 | $2.126 | $1.718 | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $2.841 | $2.126 | $1.718 | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.841 | $2.126 | $1.718 | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $2.855 | $2.136 | $1.725 | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.911 | $2.172 | $1.75 | – |
| South India southindia | $2.925 | $2.183 | $1.757 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $2.943 | $1.76 | $1.465 | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $2.982 | $2.219 | $1.782 | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.982 | $2.219 | $1.782 | – |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.996 | $2.224 | $1.786 | – |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $3.052 | $2.266 | $1.815 | – |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $3.123 | $2.308 | $1.844 | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $3.615 | $2.63 | $2.067 | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $4.037 | $2.906 | $2.258 | – |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $2.208 | $1.715 | $1.433 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $3.053 | $2.266 | $1.815 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $1.408 | $0.9151 | $0.6335 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $2.253 | $1.467 | $1.015 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 56 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | GP_G8IM_8 |
| Family | GP_G8IM |
| Category | General Purpose |
| Service tier | General Purpose |
| Hardware | Premium-series |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.099966 |
Other GP_G8IM sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP_G8IM_4 | 4 | 28 | $1.104 |
| GP_G8IM_8 | 8 | 56 | $2.208 |
| GP_G8IM_16 | 16 | 112 | $4.415 |
| GP_G8IM_24 | 24 | 168 | $6.622 |
| GP_G8IM_32 | 32 | 224 | $8.829 |
| GP_G8IM_40 | 40 | 280 | $11.037 |
| GP_G8IM_64 | 64 | 448 | $17.659 |
| GP_G8IM_80 | 80 | 560 | $22.073 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Managed Instance sizes.