Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m1.xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 4 vCPU / 4 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $52/mo
Compute /mo $50/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $12 per GiB/mo $12 Reserved saves up to 79.4% Spot saves up to 88.4%
vCPU4
Memory4 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth1.5 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$2.6/mo
Regions23
Familyecs.u1
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $52 | $85 | $123 | 23 |
| Monthly | $35 | $60 | $91 | 23 |
| Spot | $7.1 | $12 | $31 | 21 |
| Reserved | $9.0 | $21 | $36 | 23 |
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
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $52 | $35 | $7.1 | $10 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $52 | $35 | $7.1 | $10 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $52 | $35 | $7.1 | $9.0 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $75 | $50 | $9.2 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $75 | $50 | $9.2 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $75 | $45 | $9.8 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $75 | $50 | $9.8 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $75 | $50 | $16 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $75 | $50 | $9.8 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $75 | $50 | $9.8 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $75 | $50 | $9.2 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $75 | $50 | — | $12 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $85 | $61 | $16 | $27 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $93 | $75 | $13 | $30 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $95 | $61 | $11 | $27 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $96 | $75 | $13 | $30 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $98 | $74 | $13 | $30 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $101 | $77 | $13 | $31 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $104 | $69 | $18 | $28 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $107 | $82 | $13 | $33 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $109 | $74 | — | $30 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $111 | $91 | $14 | $36 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $123 | $86 | $31 | $34 |
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.u1-c1m1.xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m1.xlarge runs from about $52/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m1.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.