Render2c-8g · 2 vCPU · 8 GB
Container instanceWeb service instance
Render 2c-8g costs $135/mo for 2 vCPU, 8 GB of RAM and no disk, cheaper than 25% of the 13 container instances we track, checked 16 Sept 2026.
Price
$135/mo
$16.88 per GB RAM
Cheaper than 25% of tracked offers
Specs vs the whole index
- RAM
- 8 GB> 75% 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
8/100
- RAM · 8 GB
- 8.0
- vCPU · 2
- 3.0
- Disk · none included
- 0.0
- Traffic · not published, median 1 TB
- 0.3
- 11.3 points ÷ $135
- 0.08 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 0.08 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 $135/mo, 2c-8g · 2 vCPU · 8 GB is cheaper than 25% of the 13 container instances in our index. It delivers 8 GB of RAM at $16.88/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 8/100 ranks it #12 among container instances, and it is the 4th cheapest of Render's 7 tracked sizes.