Render1c-2g · 1 vCPU · 2 GB
Container instanceWeb service instance
Render 1c-2g costs $25/mo for 1 vCPU, 2 GB of RAM and no disk, cheaper than 42% of the 13 container instances we track, checked 16 Sept 2026.
Price
$25/mo
$12.50 per GB RAM
Cheaper than 42% of tracked offers
Specs vs the whole index
- RAM
- 2 GB> 50% of offers
- vCPU
- 1 shared> 50% of offers
- Disk
- none included · volumes extra> 0% of offers
- Bandwidth
- Not published
Container instance for a web service (no OS or root) · flat monthly price, prorated per second · no disk included (persistent disks extra) · CPU class not stated on the pricing page · egress metered above the workspace allowance
Value score
42/100
- RAM · 2 GB
- 2.0
- vCPU · 1
- 1.5
- Disk · none included
- 0.0
- Traffic · not published, median 1 TB
- 0.3
- 3.8 points ÷ $25
- 0.15 per $
1 point per GB of RAM, 1.5 per vCPU, 1 per 25 GB of disk up to 500 GB (SSD × 0.8, HDD × 0.4), and 0.3 per TB of traffic up to 20 TB.
The score ranks 0.15 points per dollar against the 13 tracked container instances, whose median is 0.22. A higher score means more machine for the money. It is computed within this kind only, so it can't be compared with a VPS value score.
Data provenance
Render · Live web · instance-type table on render.com/pricing
Fetched 16 Sept 2026
Prices exclude VAT. Always confirm on the provider's site.
Where this sits in the market
At $25/mo, 1c-2g · 1 vCPU · 2 GB is cheaper than 42% of the 13 container instances in our index. It delivers 2 GB of RAM at $12.50/GB. For reference, the VPS market median is $5.42/GB, but a VPS is a different product, so treat that as context rather than a verdict. Its value score of 42/100 ranks it #8 among container instances, and it is the 2nd cheapest of Render's 7 tracked sizes.
