Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m8.3xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 12 vCPU / 96 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $270/mo
Compute /mo $268/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 86.8%
vCPU12
Memory96 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 | $270 | $435 | $611 | 23 |
| Monthly | $179 | $293 | $395 | 23 |
| Spot | $27 | $61 | $118 | 22 |
| Reserved | $45 | $97 | $152 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud x1e.12u.96g 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $271/mo Baidu AI Cloud m4.c12m96 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $277/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.3xlarge 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $282/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x0.12u.96g 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $284/mo Tencent Cloud M5.3XLARGE96 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $398/mo Tencent Cloud Intl M5.3XLARGE96 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $407/mo Volcengine ecs.r1ie.3xlarge 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $414/mo AWS z1d.3xlarge 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $818/mo Azure Standard_L12aos_v4 12 vCPU · 96 GiB · $876/mo
Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $270 | $179 | $27 | $45 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $270 | $179 | $27 | $45 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $270 | $179 | $27 | $45 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $390 | $257 | $38 | $64 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $390 | $257 | $41 | $64 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $390 | $232 | $57 | $59 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $390 | $257 | $41 | $64 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $390 | $257 | $76 | $64 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $390 | $257 | $76 | $64 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $390 | $257 | $41 | $64 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $390 | $257 | $38 | $64 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $390 | $257 | — | $64 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $421 | $297 | $92 | $126 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $472 | $297 | $68 | $126 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $479 | $363 | $88 | $140 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $494 | $350 | $85 | $134 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $504 | $361 | $82 | $139 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $504 | $361 | $53 | $139 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $534 | $382 | $56 | $147 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $538 | $355 | $78 | $136 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $558 | $395 | $90 | $152 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $566 | $361 | $53 | $139 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $611 | $390 | $118 | $150 |
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-c1m8.3xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m8.3xlarge runs from about $270/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m8.3xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud x1e.12u.96g at ~$271/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.