Render

2c-16g · 2 vCPU · 16 GB

Container instanceWeb service instance

Render 2c-16g costs $200/mo for 2 vCPU, 16 GB of RAM and no disk, cheaper than 8% of the 13 container instances we track, checked 16 Sept 2026.

Price

$200/mo

$12.50 per GB RAM

Cheaper than 8% of tracked offers

Specs vs the whole index

RAM
16 GB> 92% of offers
vCPU
2 shared> 67% 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

25/100

RAM · 16 GB
16.0
vCPU · 2
3.0
Disk · none included
0.0
Traffic · not published, median 1 TB
0.3
19.3 points ÷ $200
0.10 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 0.10 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 $200/mo, 2c-16g · 2 vCPU · 16 GB is cheaper than 8% of the 13 container instances in our index. It delivers 16 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 25/100 ranks it #10 among container instances, and it is the 6th cheapest of Render's 7 tracked sizes.

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