Alibaba Cloud
ecs.i4.8xlarge
x86 · ecs.i4Alibaba Cloud 32 vCPU / 256 GiB · x86 · in 15 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $1,496/mo
Compute /mo $1,494/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $47 per GiB/mo $5.8 Reserved saves up to 75.4% Spot saves up to 49.3%
vCPU32
Memory256 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth25 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions15
Familyecs.i4
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1,496 | $1,881 | $2,453 | 15 |
| Monthly | $985 | $1,237 | $1,614 | 15 |
| Spot | $467 | $1,710 | $2,453 | 15 |
| Reserved | $297 | $482 | $1,372 | 15 |
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
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $1,496 | $985 | $1,496 | $297 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $1,662 | $1,094 | $1,662 | $330 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $1,662 | $1,094 | $1,662 | $330 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $1,662 | $1,094 | $932 | $330 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $1,662 | $1,094 | $467 | $330 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $1,662 | $1,094 | $1,662 | $330 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $1,662 | $1,094 | $1,662 | $330 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1,776 | $1,169 | $1,777 | $446 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $1,776 | $1,169 | $1,777 | $446 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $2,006 | $1,320 | $1,365 | $503 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $2,125 | $1,398 | $2,125 | $533 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $2,138 | $1,407 | $2,138 | $536 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $2,138 | $1,407 | $2,138 | $536 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $2,326 | $1,530 | $2,326 | $583 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $2,453 | $1,614 | $2,453 | $1,372 |
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.i4.8xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.i4.8xlarge runs from about $1,496/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 15 regions.
Is ecs.i4.8xlarge 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.