Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m8.large
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 2 vCPU / 16 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $47/mo
Compute /mo $45/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 86.7%
vCPU2
Memory16 GiB
Archx86
Bandwidth1 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 | $47 | $75 | $104 | 23 |
| Monthly | $32 | $51 | $68 | 23 |
| Spot | $7.1 | $12 | $27 | 21 |
| Reserved | $9.6 | $18 | $27 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Azure Standard_F2ams_v6 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $20/mo Huawei Cloud kx1.2u.12g 2 vCPU · 12 GiB · $40/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c2m16 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $40/mo Huawei Cloud Intl kx1.2u.12g 2 vCPU · 12 GiB · $42/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $49/mo AWS r6g.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $51/mo Tencent Cloud MA3.MEDIUM16 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $52/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA9.MEDIUM16 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $57/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-2 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $58/mo Vultr vx1-m-2c-16g 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $62/mo 
UCloud os.c2m16.ampere 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $62/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $66/mo
UCloud os.c2m16.ampere 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $62/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $66/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $47 | $32 | $7.1 | $9.6 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $47 | $32 | $7.1 | $9.6 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $47 | $32 | $7.1 | $9.6 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $67 | $45 | $8.4 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $67 | $45 | $9.0 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $67 | $41 | $12 | $12 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $67 | $45 | $9.0 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $67 | $45 | $18 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $67 | $45 | $8.4 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $67 | $45 | — | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $67 | $45 | $8.4 | $13 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $67 | $45 | — | $13 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $72 | $52 | $18 | $23 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $81 | $52 | $9.7 | $23 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $82 | $63 | $16 | $25 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $85 | $60 | $15 | $25 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $86 | $62 | $12 | $25 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $86 | $62 | $12 | $25 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $91 | $66 | $13 | $27 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $92 | $61 | $20 | $25 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $95 | $68 | $13 | $27 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $97 | $62 | $12 | $25 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $104 | $67 | $27 | $27 |
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.large cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m8.large runs from about $47/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m8.large cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Azure Standard_F2ams_v6 at ~$20/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.