Alibaba Cloud ecs.g8i-2xlarge Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.g8i-2xlarge is a general-purpose instance with 4 vCPUs and 16.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 4 |
| Memory | 16.0 GB |
| Storage | ESSD |
| Network Performance | High |
| EBS Bandwidth | High |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.1160 | $84.68 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.1218 | $88.91 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.1183 | $86.37 |
| Canada Central | $0.1253 | $91.45 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.1218 | $88.91 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0696 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0710 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0731 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0348 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0355 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0365 | 70% |
Use Cases
general-purpose instance are ideal for ecs.g8i-2xlarge:
- 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 | -12% |
| Azure | D2s_v5 | 2 | 8 | -1% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | 14% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.g8i-2xlarge | 4 | 16.0 | 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
