Alibaba Cloud
ecs.u1-c1m8.xlarge
x86 · ecs.u1Alibaba Cloud 4 vCPU / 32 GiB · x86 · in 23 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $92/mo
Compute /mo $89/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 85.7%
vCPU4
Memory32 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 | $92 | $147 | $205 | 23 |
| Monthly | $61 | $99 | $133 | 23 |
| Spot | $12 | $24 | $51 | 22 |
| Reserved | $17 | $34 | $52 | 23 |
Same spec on other clouds
Azure Standard_F4ams_v6 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $37/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c4m32 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $76/mo Huawei Cloud x1i.4u.32g 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $93/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $96/mo Tencent Cloud MA2.LARGE32 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $96/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x0.4u.32g 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $97/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA2.LARGE32 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $101/mo AWS r6g.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $98/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-4 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $113/mo Vultr vx1-m-4c-32gb 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $121/mo 
UCloud os.c4m32.ampere 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $121/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $130/mo
UCloud os.c4m32.ampere 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $121/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.xlarge 4 vCPU · 32 GiB · $130/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $92 | $61 | $12 | $17 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $92 | $61 | $12 | $17 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $92 | $61 | $12 | $17 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $132 | $88 | $14 | $23 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $132 | $88 | $22 | $23 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $132 | $79 | $22 | $21 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $132 | $88 | $16 | $23 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $132 | $88 | $34 | $23 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $132 | $88 | $22 | $23 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $132 | $88 | $16 | $23 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $132 | $88 | $16 | $23 |
| 🇨🇳 Wuhan cn-wuhan-lr | $132 | $88 | — | $23 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $142 | $101 | $40 | $44 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $159 | $101 | $26 | $44 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $161 | $123 | $29 | $48 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $167 | $118 | $28 | $46 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $170 | $122 | $31 | $48 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $170 | $122 | $21 | $48 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $180 | $129 | $22 | $51 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $181 | $120 | $36 | $47 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $188 | $133 | $21 | $52 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $190 | $122 | $21 | $48 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $205 | $132 | $51 | $52 |
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.xlarge cost on Alibaba Cloud?
ecs.u1-c1m8.xlarge runs from about $92/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 23 regions.
Is ecs.u1-c1m8.xlarge cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Azure Standard_F4ams_v6 at ~$37/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.