HOW ALIBABA CLOUD SITS IN THE MARKET
On chips where at least three providers publish rates (5 of Alibaba Cloud's 5 models), Alibaba Cloud is at or below the panel median on 3 and holds the single cheapest published rate on 0.
V100$3.06 vs $3.70 medianbelow median L20$2.23 vs $2.56 medianbelow median A10$1.56 vs $1.56 medianbelow median T4$2.13 vs $1.09 medianabove median ALIBABA CLOUD FAQ
What GPUs does Alibaba Cloud rent?
Alibaba Cloud publishes 60 configurations across 5 GPU models on the panel: L20 from $2.23/hr, A10 from $8.24/hr, T4 from $8.53/hr, V100 from $24.44/hr and 1 more. Every rate links to Alibaba Cloud's own published source.
How much does Alibaba Cloud cost per hour?
Published hourly rates at Alibaba Cloud run from $2.23 to $39.11 across its tracked configurations. All figures are on-demand published rates - committed-use and reserved pricing is excluded from the panel.
Is Alibaba Cloud cheaper than other GPU clouds?
On the 5 GPU models where at least 3 providers publish rates, Alibaba Cloud is at or below the panel median on 3 and holds the cheapest published rate on 0. Compare row by row above - every price links to the provider's own page.
Where are Alibaba Cloud's GPUs located?
Alibaba Cloud publishes configurations across 15 locations: China (Shanghai), China (Hangzhou), China (Shenzhen), China (Beijing), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Silicon Valley) and more.
Does Compute Cafe earn money from Alibaba Cloud links?
No. This provider has no affiliate arrangement with Compute Cafe; links go to its public pages.
SOURCE RECEIPT
Published intl ECS reference price list: per-region per-config Linux pay-as-you-go USD rates from Alibaba Cloud's own published pricing data files (the same files that render the intl pricing page). Alibaba labels these prices 'for reference only'; the actual purchase amount is confirmed at the ECS purchase page. Excluded: gn8v/ebmgn8v (Alibaba's docs gate them behind 'contact sales personnel'), ebmgn9* families (invitational preview), domestic G39/G49/A800/Ascend/NPU/FPGA families (unconfirmed or non-NVIDIA), shared-CPU vGPU slices, windows rows, and all subscription/reserved price columns. One published figure excluded as a data error after cross-region reconciliation (ecs.ebmgn6i.24xlarge in cn-chengdu at 5.8x its price in five other China regions). The list publishes rates, not stock - availability shows as catalog.