Alibaba Cloud ecs.gn5-c8g1 Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.gn5-c8g1 is a GPU instance with 8 vCPUs and 56.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 8 |
| Memory | 56.0 GB |
| Storage | NVMe SSD |
| Network Performance | High |
| EBS Bandwidth | High |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2682 v4 |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.8000 | $584.00 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.8400 | $613.20 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.8160 | $595.68 |
| Canada Central | $0.8640 | $630.72 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.8400 | $613.20 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.4800 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.4896 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.5040 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.2400 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.2448 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.2520 | 70% |
Use Cases
GPU instance are ideal for ecs.gn5-c8g1:
- GPU-accelerated computing
- Visualization workloads
- AI and deep learning
Equivalent Instances
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Price Diff |
|---|
| AWS | m5.large | 2 | 8 | -11% |
| Azure | D2s_v5 | 2 | 8 | 0% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 11% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.gn5-c8g1 | 8 | 56.0 | baseline |
Data Source
- API: Alibaba Cloud Official Pricing API
- Fetched: 2026-07-23
- Methodology: Prices retrieved via official API and normalized to USD hourly/monthly rates
