Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m4.3xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 12 vCPU / 48 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $207/mo
Compute /mo $205/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $17 per GiB/mo $4.2 Reserved saves up to 78.4% Spot saves up to 87.3%
vCPU12
Memory48 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth4 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 | $207 | $336 | $465 | 23 |
| Monthly | $137 | $233 | $343 | 23 |
| Spot | $21 | $46 | $90 | 22 |
| Reserved | $35 | $78 | $132 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud x1.12u.36g 12 vCPU · 36 GiB · $168/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x1.12u.36g 12 vCPU · 36 GiB · $178/mo Baidu AI Cloud g4.c12m48 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $183/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m4.3xlarge 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $216/mo Vultr vhf-12c-48gb 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $260/mo Tencent Cloud Intl S3.3XLARGE48 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $305/mo Tencent Cloud S3.3XLARGE48 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $307/mo Volcengine ecs.g1ie.3xlarge 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $315/mo Azure Standard_B12ms 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $368/mo AWS m5zn.3xlarge 12 vCPU · 48 GiB · $727/mo
Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $207 | $137 | $21 | $35 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $207 | $137 | $21 | $35 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $207 | $137 | $21 | $35 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $295 | $195 | $29 | $49 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $295 | $195 | $29 | $49 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $295 | $176 | $46 | $45 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $295 | $195 | $32 | $49 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $295 | $195 | $58 | $49 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $295 | $195 | $46 | $49 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $295 | $195 | $32 | $49 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $295 | $195 | $32 | $49 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $295 | $195 | — | $49 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $322 | $230 | $89 | $98 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $362 | $230 | $39 | $98 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $371 | $294 | $61 | $113 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $381 | $296 | $70 | $114 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $386 | $309 | $41 | $119 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $401 | $294 | $47 | $113 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $428 | $282 | $66 | $109 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $440 | $343 | $47 | $132 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $440 | $320 | $47 | $123 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $450 | $294 | $43 | $113 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $465 | $331 | $90 | $127 |
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-c1m4.3xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m4.3xlarge runs from about $207/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m4.3xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud x1.12u.36g at ~$168/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.