Alibaba Cloud
ecs.c5.2xlarge
x86 · ecs.c5Alibaba Cloud 8 vCPU / 16 GiB · x86 · in 20 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $204/mo
Compute /mo $202/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $25 per GiB/mo $13 Reserved saves up to 80.2% Spot saves up to 85.2%
vCPU8
Memory16 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth2.5 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions20
Familyecs.c5
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $204 | $259 | $284 | 20 |
| Monthly | $82 | $136 | $206 | 20 |
| Spot | $23 | $40 | $67 | 20 |
| Reserved | $33 | $53 | $80 | 20 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud at7.2xlarge.2 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $44/mo Huawei Cloud Intl at7.2xlarge.2 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $51/mo Tencent Cloud BF1.2XLARGE16 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $71/mo Tencent Cloud Intl BF1.2XLARGE16 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $79/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m2.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $91/mo Baidu AI Cloud c4.c8m16 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $92/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.e-c1m2.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $94/mo 
UCloud os.c8m16.ampere 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $97/mo Vultr vhp-8c-16gb-amd 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $100/mo Azure Standard_D8pls_v6 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $123/mo AWS c6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $128/mo Google Cloud c2d-highcpu-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $148/mo Linode g6-dedicated-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $162/mo
UCloud os.c8m16.ampere 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $97/mo Vultr vhp-8c-16gb-amd 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $100/mo Azure Standard_D8pls_v6 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $123/mo AWS c6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $128/mo Google Cloud c2d-highcpu-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $148/mo Linode g6-dedicated-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $162/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $204 | $82 | $23 | $33 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $233 | $148 | $39 | $58 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $239 | $158 | $33 | $62 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $245 | $98 | $34 | $39 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $245 | $98 | $61 | $39 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $245 | $98 | $51 | $39 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $247 | $163 | $42 | $64 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $249 | $168 | $52 | $65 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $260 | $177 | $36 | $69 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $260 | $177 | $46 | $69 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $270 | $185 | $67 | $72 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $272 | $109 | $27 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $272 | $109 | $38 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $272 | $109 | $35 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $272 | $109 | $27 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $272 | $109 | $38 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $272 | $109 | $35 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $272 | $109 | $38 | $43 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $281 | $195 | $47 | $76 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $284 | $206 | $39 | $80 |
All are the total monthly price = machine (effective hourly ×730) + a 40G system disk (~$2.6/mo, representative SSD estimate): the lowest total per billing type per region. Normalized to USD — verify on each cloud's official page.
FAQ
How much does ecs.c5.2xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.c5.2xlarge runs from about $204/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 20 regions.
Is ecs.c5.2xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud at7.2xlarge.2 at ~$44/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.