Alibaba Cloud ecs.g7-large Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.g7-large 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 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8479B |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0550 | $40.15 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.0578 | $42.16 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0561 | $40.95 |
| Canada Central | $0.0594 | $43.36 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0578 | $42.16 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0330 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0337 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0347 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0165 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0168 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0173 | 70% |
Use Cases
general-purpose instance are ideal for ecs.g7-large:
- 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 | 2% |
| Azure | D2s_v5 | 2 | 8 | 5% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 6% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.g7-large | 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
