What is the cheapest of the instances by the gigabyte right now?

shared-cpu-4x · 8 GB at Fly.io, $42.79/mo. Read on 17 Sept 2026.

Which platform shows up most in this ranking?

Fly.io holds 7 of the top 10 places here.

What does the price actually cover?

One month of the plan, in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, excluding tax. Outbound transfer, build minutes, persistent disks and extra members are metered on top wherever the provider says so, and none of those rates is folded into the figure on the row: each platform's page carries them under "What the invoice adds".

How is this ranked, and how current is it?

Prices are read every morning from 9 platforms' own public pages and keyless APIs, and this list recomputes with them. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that the provider shows as unavailable, keeps its place but cannot be first. Last refresh: 17 Sept 2026.

Cheapest memory on an app platform.

prices as of 17 Sept 2026 · re-ranked daily · 88 qualifying plans

This is the one figure that puts a 256 MB container and an 8 GB one on the same axis, so it is how you tell whether a bigger instance is priced in proportion or at a premium. 88 paid instances state a memory size and qualify, from $5.35/GB-mo against a median of $10.25/GB-mo. It says nothing about the processor, and nothing about what the platform meters on top. Prices are what one month costs in each provider's own currency converted to dollars, excluding tax. Outbound transfer, build minutes, disks and members are metered on top wherever the provider says so, and the provider page carries those rates.

Today's pick is shared-cpu-4x · 8 GB at Fly.io, $42.79/mo, read 17 Sept 2026.

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Fly.io
shared-cpu-4x · 8 GB
$5.35/GB-mo · 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · always on · Fly.io at $42.79/moMicro-VM billed per second while running; the monthly price is Fly's own figure for a full month · priced at Ashburn, US (cheapest), up to 62% more in other regions · no disk included, Fly Volumes billed per GB · egress metered per GB
$42.79/mo
View at Fly.io ↗every price →
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Fly.io
shared-cpu-6x · 12 GB
$5.35/GB-mo · 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · always on · Fly.io at $64.19/moMicro-VM billed per second while running; the monthly price is Fly's own figure for a full month · priced at Ashburn, US (cheapest), up to 62% more in other regions · no disk included, Fly Volumes billed per GB · egress metered per GB
$64.19/mo
Fly.io ↗every price →
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Fly.io
shared-cpu-8x · 16 GB
$5.35/GB-mo · 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · always on · Fly.io at $85.59/moMicro-VM billed per second while running; the monthly price is Fly's own figure for a full month · priced at Ashburn, US (cheapest), up to 62% more in other regions · no disk included, Fly Volumes billed per GB · egress metered per GB
$85.59/mo
Fly.io ↗every price →
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Fly.io
shared-cpu-1x · 2 GB
$5.35/GB-mo · 1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · always on · Fly.io at $10.70/moMicro-VM billed per second while running; the monthly price is Fly's own figure for a full month · priced at Ashburn, US (cheapest), up to 61% more in other regions · no disk included, Fly Volumes billed per GB · egress metered per GB
$10.70/mo
Fly.io ↗every price →
5
Fly.io
shared-cpu-2x · 4 GB
$5.35/GB-mo · 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · always on · Fly.io at $21.40/moMicro-VM billed per second while running; the monthly price is Fly's own figure for a full month · priced at Ashburn, US (cheapest), up to 61% more in other regions · no disk included, Fly Volumes billed per GB · egress metered per GB
$21.40/mo
Fly.io ↗every price →
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Koyeb
eMedium · 1 vCPU · 2 GB
$5.36/GB-mo · 1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · always on · Koyeb at $10.71/moEco container instance (no OS or root) · billed per second, Koyeb's own monthly figure · 16 GB local disk is ephemeral · 1 TB egress included
$10.71/mo
Koyeb ↗every price →
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Koyeb
eMicro · 0.25 vCPU · 512 MB
$5.36/GB-mo · 0.25 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · always on · Koyeb at $2.68/moEco container instance (no OS or root) · billed per second, Koyeb's own monthly figure · 4 GB local disk is ephemeral · 1 TB egress included
$2.68/mo
Koyeb ↗every price →
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Koyeb
eSmall · 0.5 vCPU · 1 GB
$5.36/GB-mo · 0.5 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · always on · Koyeb at $5.36/moEco container instance (no OS or root) · billed per second, Koyeb's own monthly figure · 8 GB local disk is ephemeral · 1 TB egress included
$5.36/mo
Koyeb ↗every price →
9
Fly.io
shared-cpu-2x · 2 GB
$5.70/GB-mo · 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · always on · Fly.io at $11.39/moMicro-VM billed per second while running; the monthly price is Fly's own figure for a full month · priced at Ashburn, US (cheapest), up to 62% more in other regions · no disk included, Fly Volumes billed per GB · egress metered per GB
$11.39/mo
Fly.io ↗every price →
10
Fly.io
shared-cpu-4x · 4 GB
$5.70/GB-mo · 4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · always on · Fly.io at $22.78/moMicro-VM billed per second while running; the monthly price is Fly's own figure for a full month · priced at Ashburn, US (cheapest), up to 62% more in other regions · no disk included, Fly Volumes billed per GB · egress metered per GB
$22.78/mo
Fly.io ↗every price →

The number beside each plan is what one month costs. The figure it is ranked on is that price divided by the memory the provider states, from $5.35/GB-mo here against a median of $10.25/GB-mo across every paid instance in the index.

Frequently asked

What is the cheapest of the instances by the gigabyte right now?: shared-cpu-4x · 8 GB at Fly.io, $42.79/mo. Read on 17 Sept 2026.
Which platform shows up most in this ranking?: Fly.io holds 7 of the top 10 places here.
What does the price actually cover?: One month of the plan, in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, excluding tax. Outbound transfer, build minutes, persistent disks and extra members are metered on top wherever the provider says so, and none of those rates is folded into the figure on the row: each platform's page carries them under "What the invoice adds".
How is this ranked, and how current is it?: Prices are read every morning from 9 platforms' own public pages and keyless APIs, and this list recomputes with them. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that the provider shows as unavailable, keeps its place but cannot be first. Last refresh: 17 Sept 2026.