lower_cost
Standard SSD · SSD · 21 regionsOracle Cloud Standard SSD disk · SSD · in 21 regions, from $2.55/mo for a reference config (100 GiB + 3000 IOPS + 125 MB/s).
Specs & pricing
Performance model · IOPS and throughput a single disk delivers at various sizes (linear model, capped at the whole-disk ceiling)
| Size | Monthly | IOPS | Tput MB/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 GiB | $2.55 | 200 | 24 |
| 500 GiB | $12.75 | 1k | 120 |
| 1000 GiB | $25.50 | 2k | 240 |
Same category on other clouds
Price by region
| IOPS | Tput MB/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Zurich eu-zurich-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇺🇸 Phoenix us-phoenix-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇮🇳 Mumbai ap-mumbai-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-singapore-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇪🇸 Madrid eu-madrid-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka ap-osaka-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto ca-toronto-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇫🇷 Paris eu-paris-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-frankfurt-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul ap-seoul-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo sa-saopaulo-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇺🇸 Chicago us-chicago-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-sanjose-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-ashburn-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-tokyo-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney ap-sydney-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇬🇧 London uk-london-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg af-johannesburg-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam eu-amsterdam-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇮🇹 Milan eu-milan-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-dubai-1 | $2.55 | — | 480 |
Price is the monthly cost of a 100 GiB disk = on-demand $/GiB·month × 100, the lowest across regions, normalized to USD. IOPS/throughput are estimated from each vendor's published linear model — verify officially.
FAQ
How much does lower_cost cost on Oracle Cloud?
lower_cost starts at about $0.0255/GiB·month, the cheapest of its 21 regions. A 100 GiB volume is roughly $2.5500/month.
What IOPS and throughput does lower_cost deliver?
At 500 GiB it delivers about 1,000 IOPS and 120 MBps. See the performance table above for 100 / 500 / 1000 GiB.
Is lower_cost cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-category disk elsewhere is Alibaba Cloud cloud_efficiency at $0.0412/GiB·month. See the full list above.