Alibaba Cloud
ecs.i2.xlarge
x86 · ecs.i2Alibaba Cloud 4 vCPU / 32 GiB · x86 · in 21 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $147/mo
Compute /mo $144/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 86.1%
vCPU4
Memory32 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth1 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 | $147 | $203 | $250 | 21 |
| Monthly | $98 | $144 | $190 | 21 |
| Spot | $18 | $31 | $50 | 21 |
| Reserved | $31 | $46 | $74 | 21 |
Same spec on other clouds
Azure Standard_F4ams_v6 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $37/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c4m32 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $76/mo Huawei Cloud x1i.4u.32g 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $93/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $96/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.LARGE32 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $96/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x0.4u.32g 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $97/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.LARGE32 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $101/mo AWS r6g.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $98/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-4 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $113/mo Vultr vx1-m-4c-32gb 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $121/mo 
UCloud os.c4m32.ampere 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $121/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $130/mo
UCloud os.c4m32.ampere 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $121/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $130/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $147 | $98 | $18 | $31 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $176 | $135 | $20 | $46 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $186 | $123 | $34 | $39 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $187 | $123 | $28 | $39 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $187 | $123 | $28 | $39 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $188 | $159 | $30 | $49 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $200 | $153 | $40 | $48 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $202 | $149 | $33 | $51 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $206 | $137 | $21 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $206 | $137 | $31 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $206 | $137 | $31 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $206 | $137 | $31 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $206 | $137 | $21 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $206 | $137 | $21 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $207 | $137 | $31 | $43 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $210 | $161 | $31 | $50 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $210 | $161 | $31 | $50 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $210 | $161 | $31 | $50 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $230 | $156 | $41 | $49 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $231 | $175 | $39 | $54 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $250 | $190 | $50 | $74 |
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.xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.i2.xlarge runs from about $147/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 21 regions.
Is ecs.i2.xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Azure Standard_F4ams_v6 at ~$37/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.