Render 2c-16g vs Render 4c-16g
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Two plans from Render's own catalogue, the nearest to each other on price. Render 2c-16g takes 2 of 4 rounds against Render 4c-16g. It is also the cheaper of the two, at $200/mo against $225/mo.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$200/mo
$225/mo
Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)
$12.50/GB RAM
$14.10/GB RAM
Memory
16 GB
16 GB
vCPU
2
4
Transfer included (more included is better)
not published
not published
Build minutes included (more included is better)
not published
not published
Stops when idle (staying on wins)
always on
always on
Members covered (more members covered is better)
members not charged
members not charged
What the invoice adds
- A gigabyte of transfer$0.15 per GB vs $0.15 per GB
- Transfer includednot published vs not published
- Build minutes includednot published vs not published
- A year at this price$2,400 vs $2,700
Render, then Render, at the published rates; a rate nobody publishes is not a rate of zero.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Render 2c-16g or Render 4c-16g?
- Render 2c-16g, at $200/mo against $225/mo, both excluding tax and read on 1 Nov 2026. Over a year that is $2,400 against $2,700, before anything either platform meters on top.
- Which gives you more memory?
- Both state 16 GB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $12.50/GB RAM at Render and $14.10/GB RAM at Render.
- Does either one stop when the app is idle?
- Render 2c-16g: always on. Render 4c-16g: always on.
- What does the monthly price leave out?
- Render 2c-16g: transfer not published included and $0.15 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged. Render 4c-16g: transfer not published included and $0.15 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged.
Every price is one month in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, read 1 Nov 2026 from each provider's own page, excluding tax. Transfer, build minutes, disks and members are metered on top wherever a platform says so, and none of those rates is folded into the figures above. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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