Alibaba Cloud
ecs.g8a.16xlarge
x86 · ecs.g8aAlibaba Cloud 64 vCPU / 256 GiB · x86 · in 25 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $1,595/mo
Compute /mo $1,593/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $25 per GiB/mo $6.2 Reserved saves up to 79.8% Spot saves up to 80.1%
vCPU64
Memory256 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth20 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions25
Familyecs.g8a
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1,595 | $1,960 | $2,331 | 25 |
| Monthly | $1,050 | $1,305 | $1,842 | 25 |
| Spot | $305 | $512 | $1,794 | 24 |
| Reserved | $270 | $408 | $1,304 | 25 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud kx1.64u.192g 64 vCPU · 192 GiB · $688/mo Huawei Cloud Intl kx1.64u.192g 64 vCPU · 192 GiB · $729/mo Tencent Cloud BF1.16XLARGE256 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $821/mo Oracle Cloud VM.Standard.E3.Flex-32OCPU-256GB 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $866/mo Baidu AI Cloud g4.c64m256 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $963/mo Tencent Cloud Intl BF1.16XLARGE256 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,006/mo 
UCloud o.c64m256.ampere 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,055/mo Azure Standard_D64ps_v6 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,083/mo AWS m6g.16xlarge 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,185/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u2a-c1m4.16xlarge 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,250/mo Google Cloud n2d-standard-64 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,306/mo Vultr vx1-g-64c-256g 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,406/mo Volcengine ecs.g4als.16xlarge 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,425/mo Linode g8-dedicated-256-64 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $2,457/mo
UCloud o.c64m256.ampere 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,055/mo Azure Standard_D64ps_v6 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,083/mo AWS m6g.16xlarge 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,185/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u2a-c1m4.16xlarge 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,250/mo Google Cloud n2d-standard-64 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,306/mo Vultr vx1-g-64c-256g 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,406/mo Volcengine ecs.g4als.16xlarge 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,425/mo Linode g8-dedicated-256-64 64 vCPU · 256 GiB · $2,457/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $1,595 | $1,050 | $305 | $270 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $1,595 | $1,050 | $305 | $270 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $1,772 | $1,166 | $339 | $299 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $1,772 | $1,166 | $339 | $299 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $1,772 | $1,050 | $339 | $270 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $1,772 | $1,166 | $339 | $299 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $1,772 | $1,166 | $392 | $299 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $1,772 | $1,166 | $339 | $299 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $1,772 | $1,166 | — | $299 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $1,772 | $1,166 | $392 | $299 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhongwei cn-zhongwei | $1,772 | $1,166 | $1,773 | $299 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City na-south-1 | $1,794 | $1,180 | $1,794 | $356 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1,839 | $1,210 | $407 | $401 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $1,839 | $1,210 | $407 | $401 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $2,022 | $1,330 | $386 | $401 |
| 🇵🇭 Manila ap-southeast-6 | $2,079 | $1,368 | $397 | $412 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $2,182 | $1,435 | $417 | $432 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $2,198 | $1,446 | $420 | $436 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $2,217 | $1,459 | $490 | $439 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul ap-northeast-2 | $2,217 | $1,459 | $423 | $439 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $2,242 | $1,657 | $481 | $499 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $2,262 | $1,488 | $432 | $448 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $2,298 | $1,842 | $493 | $554 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $2,328 | $1,531 | $444 | $461 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $2,331 | $1,534 | $445 | $1,304 |
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.g8a.16xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.g8a.16xlarge runs from about $1,595/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 25 regions.
Is ecs.g8a.16xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud kx1.64u.192g at ~$688/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.