Alibaba Cloud
ecs.i2.8xlarge
x86 · ecs.i2Alibaba Cloud 32 vCPU / 256 GiB · x86 · in 21 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $1,159/mo
Compute /mo $1,156/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $36 per GiB/mo $4.5 Reserved saves up to 78.3% Spot saves up to 86.4%
vCPU32
Memory256 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth6 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions21
Familyecs.i2
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1,159 | $1,603 | $1,982 | 21 |
| Monthly | $763 | $1,135 | $1,502 | 21 |
| Spot | $164 | $220 | $317 | 20 |
| Reserved | $231 | $351 | $572 | 21 |
Same spec on other clouds
Azure Standard_F32ams_v6 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $266/mo Huawei Cloud kx1.32u.192g 32 vCPU · 192 GiB · $583/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c32m256 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $590/mo Huawei Cloud Intl kx1.32u.192g 32 vCPU · 192 GiB · $617/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.8XLARGE256 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $750/mo AWS r6g.8xlarge 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $762/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.8XLARGE256 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $780/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.r6.8xlarge 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $831/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-32 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $882/mo 
UCloud os.c32m256.ampere 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $916/mo Vultr vx1-m-32c-256gb 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $938/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.8xlarge 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,016/mo Linode g6-standard-32 32 vCPU · 192 GiB · $1,265/mo
UCloud os.c32m256.ampere 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $916/mo Vultr vx1-m-32c-256gb 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $938/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.8xlarge 32 vCPU · 256 GiB · $1,016/mo Linode g6-standard-32 32 vCPU · 192 GiB · $1,265/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $1,159 | $763 | $164 | $231 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1,388 | $1,064 | $189 | $353 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $1,472 | $969 | $179 | $292 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $1,472 | $969 | $179 | $292 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $1,472 | $969 | $208 | $292 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1,481 | $1,252 | $317 | $377 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $1,582 | $1,209 | $251 | $364 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $1,595 | $1,173 | $242 | $389 |
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $1,635 | $1,076 | $231 | $325 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $1,636 | $1,076 | $182 | $325 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $1,636 | $1,076 | — | $325 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $1,636 | $1,076 | $182 | $325 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $1,636 | $1,076 | $182 | $325 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $1,636 | $1,076 | $182 | $325 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $1,636 | $1,076 | $182 | $325 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1,657 | $1,272 | $263 | $383 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $1,657 | $1,272 | $226 | $383 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $1,657 | $1,272 | $226 | $383 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1,819 | $1,232 | $257 | $371 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $1,829 | $1,384 | $249 | $417 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $1,982 | $1,502 | $314 | $572 |
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.i2.8xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.i2.8xlarge runs from about $1,159/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 21 regions.
Is ecs.i2.8xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Azure Standard_F32ams_v6 at ~$266/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.