Alibaba Cloud
ecs.ic5.xlarge
x86 · ecs.ic5Alibaba Cloud 4 vCPU / 4 GiB · x86 · in 20 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $99/mo
Compute /mo $96/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $24 per GiB/mo $24 Reserved saves up to 80.3% Spot saves up to 87.2%
vCPU4
Memory4 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth1.5 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions20
Familyecs.ic5
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $99 | $124 | $136 | 20 |
| Monthly | $40 | $66 | $99 | 20 |
| Spot | $13 | $18 | $28 | 18 |
| Reserved | $17 | $27 | $39 | 20 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud kx1.4u.4g 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $27/mo Huawei Cloud Intl kx1.4u.4g 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $28/mo Tencent Cloud Intl BF1.LARGE4 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $35/mo Tencent Cloud BF1.LARGE4 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $33/mo 
UCloud o.c4m4.ampere 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $38/mo Baidu AI Cloud ic4.c4m4 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $40/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.t5-c1m1.xlarge 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $40/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m1.xlarge 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $41/mo Google Cloud n2d-highcpu-4 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $63/mo
UCloud o.c4m4.ampere 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $38/mo Baidu AI Cloud ic4.c4m4 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $40/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.t5-c1m1.xlarge 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $40/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m1.xlarge 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $41/mo Google Cloud n2d-highcpu-4 4 vCPU · 4 GiB · $63/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $99 | $40 | — | $17 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $113 | $72 | $14 | $29 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $115 | $76 | $13 | $31 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $117 | $48 | $13 | $20 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $117 | $48 | $26 | $20 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $118 | $48 | $22 | $20 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $120 | $81 | $26 | $32 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $120 | $79 | $21 | $32 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $126 | $85 | $13 | $34 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $126 | $85 | — | $34 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $130 | $90 | $28 | $36 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $130 | $53 | $14 | $22 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $130 | $53 | $14 | $22 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $130 | $53 | $17 | $22 |
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $130 | $53 | $23 | $22 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $130 | $53 | $14 | $22 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $130 | $53 | $19 | $22 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $130 | $53 | $19 | $22 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $136 | $99 | $15 | $39 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $136 | $94 | $17 | $37 |
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.ic5.xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.ic5.xlarge runs from about $99/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 20 regions.
Is ecs.ic5.xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud kx1.4u.4g at ~$27/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.