Alibaba Cloud ecs.s6-c2m2 Pricing and Specs
Alibaba Cloud ecs.s6-c2m2 is a general-purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 2.0 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 | 2.0 GB |
| Storage | ESSD |
| Network Performance | Low |
| EBS Bandwidth | Moderate |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0120 | $8.76 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.0126 | $9.20 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.0122 | $8.94 |
| Canada Central | $0.0130 | $9.46 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.0126 | $9.20 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.00720 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.00734 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.00756 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.00360 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.00367 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.00378 | 70% |
Use Cases
general-purpose instance are ideal for ecs.s6-c2m2:
- 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 | -15% |
| Azure | D2s_v5 | 2 | 8 | -13% |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | -9% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.s6-c2m2 | 2 | 2.0 | 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
