Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m4.xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 4 vCPU / 16 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $71/mo
Compute /mo $68/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 85%
vCPU4
Memory16 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 | $71 | $114 | $157 | 23 |
| Monthly | $47 | $79 | $116 | 23 |
| Spot | $9.4 | $20 | $40 | 21 |
| Reserved | $13 | $28 | $46 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud Intl at7.xlarge.4 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $23/mo Huawei Cloud at7.xlarge.4 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $24/mo Tencent Cloud BF1.LARGE16 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $54/mo Tencent Cloud Intl BF1.LARGE16 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $57/mo Oracle Cloud VM.Standard.E3.Flex-2OCPU-16GB 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $56/mo Baidu AI Cloud g4.c4m16 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $63/mo AWS t4g.xlarge 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $67/mo Azure Standard_B4ps_v2 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $69/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m4.xlarge 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $69/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.e-c1m4.xlarge 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $71/mo 
UCloud o.c4m16.ampere 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $74/mo Vultr vhp-4c-12gb-intel 4 vCPU · 12 GiB · $76/mo Google Cloud t2d-standard-4 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $85/mo Linode g8-dedicated-16-4 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $157/mo
UCloud o.c4m16.ampere 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $74/mo Vultr vhp-4c-12gb-intel 4 vCPU · 12 GiB · $76/mo Google Cloud t2d-standard-4 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $85/mo Linode g8-dedicated-16-4 4 vCPU · 16 GiB · $157/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $71 | $47 | $9.4 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $71 | $47 | $9.4 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $71 | $47 | $9.4 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $100 | $67 | $12 | $18 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $100 | $67 | $11 | $18 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $100 | $60 | $16 | $17 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $100 | $67 | $16 | $18 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $100 | $67 | $21 | $18 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $100 | $67 | $16 | $18 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $100 | $67 | $16 | $18 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $100 | $67 | — | $18 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $100 | $67 | — | $18 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $109 | $78 | $31 | $34 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $122 | $78 | $19 | $34 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $125 | $100 | $22 | $39 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $129 | $100 | $24 | $40 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $130 | $105 | $17 | $41 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $135 | $100 | $31 | $39 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $144 | $96 | $22 | $38 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $148 | $116 | $27 | $46 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $148 | $108 | $26 | $43 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $152 | $100 | $24 | $39 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $157 | $112 | $40 | $44 |
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.xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m4.xlarge runs from about $71/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m4.xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud Intl at7.xlarge.4 at ~$23/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.