Alibaba Cloud
ecs.g5.2xlarge
x86 · ecs.g5Alibaba Cloud 8 vCPU / 32 GiB · x86 · in 20 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $291/mo
Compute /mo $288/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $36 per GiB/mo $9.0 Reserved saves up to 80.4% Spot saves up to 83.4%
vCPU8
Memory32 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth2.5 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions20
Familyecs.g5
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $291 | $354 | $386 | 20 |
| Monthly | $116 | $182 | $242 | 20 |
| Spot | $31 | $61 | $91 | 19 |
| Reserved | $46 | $71 | $94 | 20 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud at7.2xlarge.4 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $51/mo Huawei Cloud Intl at7.2xlarge.4 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $59/mo Tencent Cloud BF1.2XLARGE32 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $105/mo Oracle Cloud VM.Standard.E4.Flex-4OCPU-32GB 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $110/mo Tencent Cloud Intl BF1.2XLARGE32 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $115/mo Baidu AI Cloud g4.c8m32 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $123/mo AWS t4g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $131/mo Azure Standard_B8ps_v2 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $135/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m4.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $135/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.e-c1m4.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $140/mo 
UCloud o.c8m32.ampere 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $144/mo Vultr vc2-8c-32gb 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $164/mo Google Cloud n2d-standard-8 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $166/mo Linode g6-standard-8 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $214/mo
UCloud o.c8m32.ampere 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $144/mo Vultr vc2-8c-32gb 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $164/mo Google Cloud n2d-standard-8 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $166/mo Linode g6-standard-8 8 vCPU · 32 GiB · $214/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $291 | $116 | $31 | $46 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $296 | $184 | $41 | $72 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $314 | $237 | $80 | $91 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $329 | $220 | $68 | $85 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $331 | $219 | $72 | $85 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $340 | $231 | $70 | $89 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $348 | $139 | $85 | $54 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $348 | $230 | $48 | $89 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $348 | $139 | — | $54 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $348 | $139 | $72 | $54 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $355 | $242 | $45 | $94 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $355 | $230 | $73 | $89 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $369 | $230 | $91 | $89 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $386 | $154 | $37 | $60 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $386 | $154 | $79 | $60 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $386 | $154 | $45 | $60 |
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $386 | $154 | $49 | $60 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $386 | $154 | $64 | $60 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $386 | $154 | $52 | $60 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $386 | $154 | $52 | $60 |
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.g5.2xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.g5.2xlarge runs from about $291/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 20 regions.
Is ecs.g5.2xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud at7.2xlarge.4 at ~$51/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.