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All-Purpose Compute pricing on AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
52 list prices for All-Purpose Compute across 3 clouds and 50 cloud regions (AWS 1, Azure 48, Google Cloud 1). The Premium list price in each cloud's reference region is the same everywhere it's sold: $0.55 per DBU. Prices vary by region on Azure: on Azure the Premium rate runs from $0.55 in Global to $1.7875 in IN Central Jio. Enterprise adds 18% over Premium on AWS ($0.65 vs $0.55).
Data as of Oct 27, 2026 10:15 UTC. Sources: the Azure Retail Prices API and the pricing data behind databricks.com/product/pricing. USD per DBU; list prices only. All-Purpose Compute Photon is priced the same as All-Purpose Compute wherever both are listed, so it is covered on this page (with Photon). On Azure this product is billed under the meter name All-purpose Compute.
All-Purpose Compute by cloud and tier
Reference region: AWS and Google Cloud one price for all regions (or US East / US Iowa), Azure Global or East US.
| Cloud | Tier | Reference | Lowest | Highest | Regions | Meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | Enterprise | $0.65 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 1 | All-Purpose Compute · history |
| AWS | Premium | $0.55 | $0.55 | $0.55 | 1 | All-Purpose Compute · history |
| Azure | Premium | $0.55 | $0.55 | $1.7875 | 48 | All-purpose Compute · history |
| Google Cloud | Enterprise | $0.65 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 1 | All-Purpose Compute · history |
| Google Cloud | Premium | $0.55 | $0.55 | $0.55 | 1 | All-Purpose Compute · history |
All-Purpose Compute regional prices, cheapest first
Regions grouped by identical list price.
| Cloud | Tier | Price | Regions | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Premium | $0.55 | 44 | AE North, AP East, AP Southeast, AU Central, AU Central 2, AU East, AU Southeast, BR South, CA Central, CA East, CH North, CH West, CL Central, DE West Central, EU North, EU West, FR Central, FR South, Global, IL Central, IN Central, IN South, IN West, IT North, JA East, JA West, KR Central, KR South, MX Central, NO East, QA Central, SE Central, UK South, UK West, US Central, US East, US East 2, US North Central, US South Central, US West, US West 2, US West 3, US West Central, ZA North |
| Azure | Premium | $0.688 | 2 | US Gov AZ, US Gov Virginia |
| Azure | Premium | $1.7875 | 2 | IN Central Jio, IN West Jio |
All-Purpose Compute with Photon (All-Purpose Compute Photon)
Compute with Photon enabled bills under a separate All-Purpose Compute Photon meter (Azure: All-Purpose Photon). Its list price per DBU is the same as All-Purpose Compute at all 52 price points where both are listed, on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud. Photon clusters use more DBUs per hour than the same instance without Photon, so the same rate does not mean the same bill: the Photon break-even calculator uses each instance's Photon DBU rate.
All-Purpose Compute Photon is also listed in 2 regions with no All-Purpose Compute meter:
| Cloud | Tier | Region | All-Purpose Compute Photon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Premium | BR Southeast | $0.55 |
| Azure | Premium | US Gov TX | $0.688 |