Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m2.2xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 8 vCPU / 16 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $109/mo
Compute /mo $106/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $13 per GiB/mo $6.6 Reserved saves up to 78.6% Spot saves up to 87.1%
vCPU8
Memory16 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth2.5 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 | $109 | $176 | $256 | 23 |
| Monthly | $72 | $123 | $189 | 23 |
| Spot | $13 | $26 | $63 | 20 |
| Reserved | $19 | $42 | $73 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud at7.2xlarge.2 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $44/mo Huawei Cloud Intl at7.2xlarge.2 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $51/mo Tencent Cloud BF1.2XLARGE16 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $71/mo Tencent Cloud Intl BF1.2XLARGE16 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $79/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m2.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $91/mo Baidu AI Cloud c4.c8m16 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $92/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.e-c1m2.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $94/mo 
UCloud os.c8m16.ampere 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $97/mo Vultr vhp-8c-16gb-amd 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $100/mo Azure Standard_D8pls_v6 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $123/mo AWS c6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $128/mo Google Cloud c2d-highcpu-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $148/mo Linode g6-dedicated-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $162/mo
UCloud os.c8m16.ampere 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $97/mo Vultr vhp-8c-16gb-amd 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $100/mo Azure Standard_D8pls_v6 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $123/mo AWS c6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $128/mo Google Cloud c2d-highcpu-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $148/mo Linode g6-dedicated-8 8 vCPU · 16 GiB · $162/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $109 | $72 | $13 | $19 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $109 | $72 | $13 | $19 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $109 | $72 | $13 | $19 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $155 | $103 | $16 | $26 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $155 | $103 | — | $26 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $155 | $93 | $16 | $25 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $155 | $103 | $16 | $26 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $155 | $103 | $24 | $26 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $155 | $103 | $16 | $26 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $155 | $103 | $18 | $26 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $155 | $103 | $16 | $26 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $155 | $103 | — | $26 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $176 | $126 | $42 | $54 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $193 | $154 | $25 | $60 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $198 | $126 | — | $54 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $199 | $156 | $22 | $61 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $203 | $153 | $48 | $60 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $209 | $160 | $26 | $62 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $216 | $143 | $43 | $56 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $222 | $169 | $37 | $66 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $227 | $153 | $23 | $60 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $232 | $189 | $28 | $73 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $256 | $179 | $63 | $70 |
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-c1m2.2xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m2.2xlarge runs from about $109/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m2.2xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud at7.2xlarge.2 at ~$44/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.