Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m8.2xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 8 vCPU / 64 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $181/mo
Compute /mo $178/mo
40G disk $2.6/mo
per vCPU/mo $22 per GiB/mo $2.8 Reserved saves up to 79.1% Spot saves up to 86.1%
vCPU8
Memory64 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 | $181 | $291 | $408 | 23 |
| Monthly | $120 | $196 | $264 | 23 |
| Spot | $19 | $44 | $80 | 22 |
| Reserved | $31 | $65 | $102 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Azure Standard_F8ams_v6 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $70/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c8m64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $150/mo Huawei Cloud x1e.8u.64g 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $182/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $189/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.2XLARGE64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $189/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x0.8u.64g 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $191/mo AWS r6g.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $193/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.2XLARGE64 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $203/mo 
UCloud n.c8m64.intel 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $212/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-8 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $223/mo Vultr vx1-m-8c-64gb 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $238/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $256/mo
UCloud n.c8m64.intel 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $212/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-8 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $223/mo Vultr vx1-m-8c-64gb 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $238/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.2xlarge 8 vCPU · 64 GiB · $256/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $181 | $120 | $20 | $31 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $181 | $120 | $20 | $31 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $181 | $120 | $19 | $31 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $261 | $172 | $26 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $261 | $172 | $41 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $261 | $155 | $52 | $40 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $261 | $172 | $28 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $261 | $172 | $52 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $261 | $172 | $41 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $261 | $172 | $28 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $261 | $172 | $28 | $43 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $261 | $172 | — | $43 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $281 | $199 | $78 | $85 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $316 | $199 | $46 | $85 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $320 | $243 | $56 | $94 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $330 | $234 | $39 | $91 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $337 | $241 | $74 | $93 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $337 | $241 | $40 | $93 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $357 | $256 | $38 | $99 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $360 | $237 | $71 | $92 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $373 | $264 | $44 | $102 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $378 | $241 | $36 | $93 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $408 | $261 | $80 | $101 |
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-c1m8.2xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m8.2xlarge runs from about $181/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m8.2xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Azure Standard_F8ams_v6 at ~$70/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.