Alibaba Cloud
ecs.r8a.8xlarge
x86 · ecs.r8aAlibaba Cloud 32 vCPU / 256 GiB · x86 · in 21 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $1,063/mo
Compute /mo $1,061/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 76.8%
vCPU32
Memory256 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth10 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 | $1,063 | $1,276 | $1,537 | 21 |
| Monthly | $700 | $855 | $1,168 | 21 |
| Spot | $204 | $343 | $1,180 | 20 |
| Reserved | $184 | $274 | $860 | 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
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $1,063 | $700 | $204 | $184 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City na-south-1 | $1,180 | $777 | $1,180 | $235 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $1,181 | $777 | $227 | $204 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $1,181 | $777 | $227 | $204 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $1,181 | $777 | $262 | $204 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $1,181 | $777 | $227 | $204 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $1,181 | $777 | $227 | $204 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $1,181 | $777 | $227 | $204 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $1,181 | $777 | $321 | $204 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhongwei cn-zhongwei | $1,181 | $777 | $804 | $204 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1,196 | $788 | — | $262 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $1,196 | $788 | $229 | $262 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $1,281 | $843 | $284 | $255 |
| 🇵🇭 Manila ap-southeast-6 | $1,317 | $867 | $252 | $262 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $1,367 | $900 | $262 | $272 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $1,419 | $1,049 | $305 | $316 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1,442 | $949 | $319 | $286 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul ap-northeast-2 | $1,442 | $949 | $276 | $287 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $1,442 | $949 | $319 | $287 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1,456 | $1,168 | $362 | $352 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $1,537 | $1,011 | $340 | $860 |
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.8xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.r8a.8xlarge runs from about $1,063/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 21 regions.
Is ecs.r8a.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.