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Alibaba Cloud pricing
15 plans across 4 products, read from Alibaba Cloud's own pages and dated.
Last confirmed price (25 Jul 2026)
From$8.66a month
Business-hours use on Elastic Container Instance (ECI) · 1 vCPU · 2 GB memory
Business-hours use on Elastic Container Instance (ECI) was $8.66 when we last confirmed it (25 Jul 2026). Alibaba Cloud's page now shows something else, so it is left out of the ranking until we recheck. Seen the current price? Tell us.
Alibaba Cloud's extra charges: what the price list does not add up for you
A sticker price is compute. These are the charges that decide what the invoice says, and they are the reason two plans with identical vCPU and RAM can bill very differently.
Egress beyond the allowance $0.076/GB
Included transfer 0 GB
Public IPv4 included
Elastic Container Instance (ECI)
Price by memory
Memory: 0 to 2 GB →Monthly plan price: $0 to $25.28
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Price type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| business-hours Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | $8.66 Our calculation last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Our calculation |
| always-on Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | $25.28 Our calculation last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Our calculation |
| bursty Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | Not published Depends on usage last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Depends on usage |
| scale-to-zero Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | Not published Depends on usage last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Depends on usage |
ECS t6 burstable instances
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Price type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ecs.t6-c4m1.large Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 2 vCPU · 0.5 GB · no disk | 2 | 0.5 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.t6-c2m1.large Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 2 vCPU · 1 GB · no disk | 2 | 1 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.t6-c1m1.large Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 2 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 2 | 2 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.t6-c1m2.large Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 2 vCPU · 4 GB · no disk | 2 | 4 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.t6-c1m4.large Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 2 vCPU · 8 GB · no disk | 2 | 8 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.t6-c1m4.xlarge Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 4 vCPU · 16 GB · no disk | 4 | 16 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.t6-c1m4.2xlarge Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 8 vCPU · 32 GB · no disk | 8 | 32 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
ECS g7 general-purpose instances
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Price type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ecs.g7.large Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 2 vCPU · 8 GB · no disk | 2 | 8 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.g7.xlarge Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 4 vCPU · 16 GB · no disk | 4 | 16 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
| ecs.g7.2xlarge Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago 8 vCPU · 32 GB · no disk | 8 | 32 GB | none | Not published Quote only last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Quote only |
Free trials
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Price type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product free trial Not in the ranking: we could not find this price on Alibaba Cloud's page; last confirmed too long ago n/a vCPU · n/a · no disk | n/a | n/a | none | Not published credit or trial, not a monthly price Depends on usage last confirmed 25 Jul 2026 | Depends on usage |
13 plans with no public monthly price
These are not free and not missing. Each one depends on something Alibaba Cloud's price page does not fix, so we say what it depends on and link the page instead of guessing a price.
- ecs.t6-c4m1.large: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.t6-c2m1.large: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.t6-c1m1.large: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.t6-c1m2.large: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.t6-c1m4.large: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.t6-c1m4.xlarge: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.t6-c1m4.2xlarge: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.g7.large: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.g7.xlarge: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- ecs.g7.2xlarge: needs current pay-as-you-go Linux instance rate for US (Virginia) from the signed DescribePrice API or purchase calculator. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- bursty: needs number of ECI instance creations; requests handled per instance; instance lifetime and image-pull seconds. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- scale-to-zero: needs number of ECI instance creations; requests handled per instance; instance lifetime and image-pull seconds. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
- Product free trial: needs selected product resource card; trial duration; region; post-trial usage. Check it on Alibaba Cloud →
Where Alibaba Cloud runs
Our price data does not yet record which regions Alibaba Cloud's plans run in, so they only show when no region is chosen. Check Alibaba Cloud's own region list before you choose.
How to check every number above
Each price was read from Alibaba Cloud's own pages, most recently on 25 Jul 2026. Open the source, read the figure, and tell us if it has moved. Prices change and a comparison that does not say when it last looked is not worth trusting.
- Alibaba Cloud's docs: Elastic Container Instance (ECI) (alibabacloud.com)
- Alibaba Cloud's docs: ECS t6 burstable instances and ECS g7 general-purpose instances (alibabacloud.com)
- Alibaba Cloud's docs: Product free trial (alibabacloud.com)
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