F256
256 Dedicated Capacity Units (CU)
Microsoft Fabric F256 Capacity
F256 delivers 256 CUs, engineered for global enterprise platforms requiring extensive parallel compute across Spark, OneLake, and SQL Warehouses.
Billing Option 1
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG)
$46.08 / hour
~$33,638.4 / month ($403,660.8 / yr)
Billed per second with no long-term commitment. Ideal for temporary development, testing, or workloads that auto-pause on weekends.
~41% Savings
Recommended Enterprise Billing
1-Year Reserved Instance
$19,846.66 / month
$238,159.92 / year (Save $165,500.88/yr)
Commit to 1 year of continuous baseline capacity to lock in massive cost savings across all data workloads.
F256 Technical Specifications & Entitlements
Power BI Free License Viewer Access
UNLOCKED: Organizational users with free Power BI licenses can view content hosted in this capacity.
Microsoft Fabric Copilot AI Assistant
ELIGIBLE CAPACITY: Verify tenant settings, region, permissions, and feature requirements.
Max Burst Compute Limit
Bursting and smoothing depend on workload and service rules. Use actual Capacity Metrics; this page does not establish a guaranteed maximum burst.
Recommended Use Cases
Very Large Enterprises • Multi-National Data Hubs • P3 Premium Migrations
Frequently Asked Questions about Fabric F256
How much can I save on F256 with Reserved Capacity?
Switching from Pay-As-You-Go ($33,638/mo) to 1-Year Reserved ($19,846/mo) saves over $13,791 every month ($165,492 annually).
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