Alibaba Cloud ecs.i2.8xlarge Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.i2.8xlarge is a storage-optimized instance with 32 vCPUs and 192.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 32 |
| Memory | 192.0 GB |
| Storage | NVMe SSD |
| Network Performance | High |
| EBS Bandwidth | High |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8163 |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $2.24 | $1635.20 |
| US West (Oregon) | $2.35 | $1716.96 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $2.28 | $1667.90 |
| Canada Central | $2.42 | $1766.02 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $2.35 | $1716.96 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $1.34 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $1.37 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $1.41 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.6720 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.6854 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.7056 | 70% |
Use Cases
storage-optimized instance are ideal for ecs.i2.8xlarge:
- NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB)
- Data warehousing
- Distributed file systems
Equivalent Instances
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Price Diff |
|---|
| AWS | m5.large | 2 | 8 | -10% |
| Azure | D2s_v5 | 2 | 8 | 13% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | -3% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.i2.8xlarge | 32 | 192.0 | 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
