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

$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.

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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

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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