Alibaba Cloud ecs.g8a-xlarge Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.g8a-xlarge is a general-purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 8.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 2 |
| Memory | 8.0 GB |
| Storage | ESSD |
| Network Performance | High |
| EBS Bandwidth | High |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9754 |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0500 | $36.50 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.0525 | $38.33 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0510 | $37.23 |
| Canada Central | $0.0540 | $39.42 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0525 | $38.33 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0300 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0306 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0315 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0150 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0153 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0158 | 70% |
Use Cases
general-purpose instance are ideal for ecs.g8a-xlarge:
- Web servers and APIs
- Small to medium databases
- Development and test environments
Equivalent Instances
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Price Diff |
|---|
| AWS | m5.large | 2 | 8 | -9% |
| Azure | D2s_v5 | 2 | 8 | 3% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 11% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.g8a-xlarge | 2 | 8.0 | 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
