Alibaba Cloud
ecs.r8a.2xlarge
x86 · ecs.r8aAlibaba Cloud 8 vCPU / 64 GiB · x86 · in 21 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $268/mo
Compute /mo $265/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $33 per GiB/mo $4.2 Reserved saves up to 79.2% Spot saves up to 79%
vCPU8
Memory64 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth4 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions21
Familyecs.r8a
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $268 | $321 | $386 | 21 |
| Monthly | $177 | $216 | $294 | 21 |
| Spot | $53 | $81 | $297 | 21 |
| Reserved | $48 | $70 | $217 | 21 |
Same spec on other clouds
Azure Standard_F8ams_v6 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $70/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c8m64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $150/mo Huawei Cloud x1e.8u.64g 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $182/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $189/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.2XLARGE64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $189/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x0.8u.64g 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $191/mo AWS r6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $193/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.2XLARGE64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $203/mo 
UCloud n.c8m64.intel 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $212/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-8 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $223/mo Vultr vx1-m-8c-64gb 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $238/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $256/mo
UCloud n.c8m64.intel 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $212/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-8 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $223/mo Vultr vx1-m-8c-64gb 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $238/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $256/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $268 | $177 | $53 | $48 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City na-south-1 | $297 | $196 | $297 | $61 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $297 | $196 | $59 | $53 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $297 | $196 | $59 | $53 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $297 | $196 | $59 | $53 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $297 | $196 | $59 | $53 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $297 | $196 | $59 | $53 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $297 | $196 | $59 | $53 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $297 | $196 | $82 | $53 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhongwei cn-zhongwei | $297 | $196 | $85 | $53 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $301 | $199 | $68 | $67 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $301 | $199 | $68 | $67 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $322 | $213 | $73 | $66 |
| 🇵🇭 Manila ap-southeast-6 | $331 | $219 | $65 | $67 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $344 | $227 | $67 | $70 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $357 | $264 | $78 | $81 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $362 | $239 | $82 | $74 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul ap-northeast-2 | $362 | $239 | $71 | $74 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $362 | $239 | $71 | $74 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $366 | $294 | $92 | $90 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $386 | $255 | $87 | $217 |
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.r8a.2xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.r8a.2xlarge runs from about $268/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 21 regions.
Is ecs.r8a.2xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Azure Standard_F8ams_v6 at ~$70/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.