Alibaba Cloud ecs.gn5i-c8g1 Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.gn5i-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) | $0.6000 | $438.00 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.6300 | $459.90 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.6120 | $446.76 |
| Canada Central | $0.6480 | $473.04 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.6300 | $459.90 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.3600 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.3672 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.3780 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.1800 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.1836 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.1890 | 70% |
Use Cases
GPU instance are ideal for ecs.gn5i-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 | 6% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 9% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.gn5i-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
