Alibaba Cloud ecs.i2g.4xlarge Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.i2g.4xlarge is a storage-optimized instance with 16 vCPUs and 96.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 16 |
| Memory | 96.0 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) | $1.04 | $759.20 |
| US West (Oregon) | $1.09 | $797.16 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $1.06 | $774.38 |
| Canada Central | $1.12 | $819.94 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $1.09 | $797.16 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.6240 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.6365 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.6552 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.3120 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.3182 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.3276 | 70% |
Use Cases
storage-optimized instance are ideal for ecs.i2g.4xlarge:
- 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 | 2% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 15% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.i2g.4xlarge | 16 | 96.0 | 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
