Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m8.4xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 16 vCPU / 128 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $360/mo
Compute /mo $357/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 85.5%
vCPU16
Memory128 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth5 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 | $360 | $579 | $814 | 23 |
| Monthly | $237 | $390 | $525 | 23 |
| Spot | $35 | $88 | $157 | 22 |
| Reserved | $59 | $128 | $201 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Azure Standard_F16ams_v6 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $135/mo Huawei Cloud kx1.16u.96g 16 vCPU · 96 GiB · $293/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c16m128 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $296/mo Huawei Cloud Intl kx1.16u.96g 16 vCPU · 96 GiB · $311/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $375/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.4XLARGE128 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $377/mo AWS r6g.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $383/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.4XLARGE128 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $393/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-16 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $443/mo Vultr vx1-m-16c-128gb 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $471/mo 
UCloud o.c16m128.ampere 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $472/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $510/mo
UCloud o.c16m128.ampere 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $472/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.4xlarge 16 vCPU · 128 GiB · $510/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $360 | $237 | $38 | $59 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $360 | $237 | $38 | $59 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $360 | $237 | $35 | $59 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $519 | $342 | $54 | $84 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $519 | $342 | $101 | $84 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $519 | $308 | $80 | $77 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $519 | $342 | $54 | $84 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $519 | $342 | $101 | $84 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $519 | $342 | $101 | $84 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $519 | $342 | $54 | $84 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $519 | $342 | $54 | $84 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $519 | $342 | — | $84 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $560 | $396 | $153 | $168 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $629 | $396 | $122 | $168 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $638 | $483 | $109 | $185 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $658 | $466 | $106 | $178 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $672 | $480 | $145 | $184 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $672 | $480 | $70 | $184 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $711 | $509 | $74 | $195 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $717 | $472 | $138 | $181 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $744 | $525 | $86 | $201 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $754 | $480 | $70 | $184 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $814 | $519 | $157 | $199 |
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-c1m8.4xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m8.4xlarge runs from about $360/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m8.4xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Azure Standard_F16ams_v6 at ~$135/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.