---
last_verified: 2025-09-11
source: https://www.oracle.com/cloud/price-list/
description: OCI Compute pricing for estimation purposes.
  Prices are approximate and subject to change. Always verify with
  OCI pricing calculator for final quotes.
currency: USD
---

# ── Virtual Machine Instances ──────────────────────────────────────

flexible_shapes:
  VM.Standard.E6.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0168
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0011
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 12.26
      memory_per_gb: 0.80
    notes: "AMD EPYC (latest gen), best price/performance for general workloads"

  VM.Standard.E5.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0210
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0014
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 15.33
      memory_per_gb: 1.02
    notes: "AMD EPYC, general-purpose workloads"

  VM.Standard.E4.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0252
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0017
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 18.40
      memory_per_gb: 1.24
    notes: "AMD EPYC (previous gen)"

  VM.Standard.E3.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0252
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0017
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 18.40
      memory_per_gb: 1.24
    notes: "AMD EPYC (older gen)"

  VM.Standard3.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0336
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0022
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 24.53
      memory_per_gb: 1.61
    notes: "Intel Xeon, for Intel-optimized workloads"

  VM.Standard.A2.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0254
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0017
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 18.54
      memory_per_gb: 1.24
    notes: "Ampere Arm (latest A2), best cost for Arm-compatible workloads"

  VM.Standard.A1.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0127
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0008
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 9.27
      memory_per_gb: 0.58
    free_tier: "3,000 OCPU-hours + 18,000 GB-hours per month"
    notes: "Ampere Arm A1, eligible for Always Free tier"

  VM.Standard.x86.Generic:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0252
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0017
    notes: "Generic x86 pricing when specific shape not yet selected"

  VM.Optimized3.Flex:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0504
    memory_per_gb_hour: 0.0034
    monthly_730h:
      ocpu: 36.79
      memory_per_gb: 2.48
    notes: "Highest single-thread performance"

# ── Bare Metal Instances ───────────────────────────────────────────

bare_metal_shapes:
  BM.Standard.E5:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0168
    notes: "AMD EPYC bare metal"
  BM.Standard.E4:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0210
    notes: "AMD EPYC bare metal (previous gen)"
  BM.Standard.E3:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0420
    notes: "AMD EPYC bare metal (older gen)"
  BM.Standard3:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0504
    notes: "Intel Xeon bare metal"
  BM.Standard.A1:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0127
    notes: "Ampere Arm bare metal"
  BM.Standard.x9:
    ocpu_per_hour: 0.0672
    notes: "Intel Xeon x9 bare metal"

# ── GPU Accelerated Compute ────────────────────────────────────────

gpu_shapes:
  # NVIDIA Blackwell (latest)
  BM.GPU.B300:
    per_gpu_hour: 26.88
    gpu_count: 8
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA B300"
    notes: "Blackwell latest, HPC/AI training"
  BM.GPU.B200:
    per_gpu_hour: 20.16
    gpu_count: 8
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA B200"
    notes: "Blackwell, large-scale training"

  # NVIDIA Hopper
  BM.GPU.H200:
    per_gpu_hour: 18.54
    gpu_count: 8
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA H200"
    notes: "Hopper H200, large model training"
  BM.GPU.H100:
    per_gpu_hour: 12.96
    gpu_count: 8
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA H100"
    notes: "Hopper H100, training workloads"

  # NVIDIA Ampere / Ada
  BM.GPU.A100:
    per_gpu_hour: 6.72
    gpu_count: 8
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA A100 40GB/80GB"
    notes: "Training and inference, 40GB or 80GB HBM2e"
  VM.GPU.A10.1:
    per_gpu_hour: 0.72
    gpu_count: 1
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA A10"
    notes: "Inference workloads, cost-effective"
  VM.GPU.A10.2:
    per_gpu_hour: 0.72
    gpu_count: 2
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA A10"
    notes: "Inference workloads"
  BM.GPU.L40S:
    per_gpu_hour: 2.42
    gpu_count: 4
    gpu_model: "NVIDIA L40S"
    notes: "Ada Lovelace, inference and graphics"

# ── Secure Desktops ───────────────────────────────────────────────

secure_desktops:
  per_desktop_month: 1750.00
  notes: "Managed virtual desktop infrastructure"

# ── Estimation Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────

estimation_helpers:
  typical_app_server:
    config: "VM.Standard.E5.Flex, 4 OCPU, 64 GB"
    monthly: 126.60  # (4 * 15.33) + (64 * 1.02)
  typical_web_server:
    config: "VM.Standard.E5.Flex, 2 OCPU, 16 GB"
    monthly: 46.98   # (2 * 15.33) + (16 * 1.02)
  typical_bastion:
    config: "VM.Standard.E5.Flex, 1 OCPU, 8 GB"
    monthly: 23.49   # (1 * 15.33) + (8 * 1.02)
  typical_arm_app_server:
    config: "VM.Standard.A1.Flex, 4 OCPU, 24 GB"
    monthly: 50.96   # (4 * 9.27) + (24 * 0.58)

discounts:
  preemptible: "~50% off on-demand"
  capacity_reservation: "~15% off on-demand (85% of list)"
  reserved_1yr: "~35% off on-demand"
  reserved_3yr: "~55% off on-demand"
  universal_credits: "Volume discounts on committed spend"

os_pricing:
  free:
    - "Oracle Linux"
    - "CentOS"
    - "Ubuntu"
    - "Oracle Autonomous Linux"
  paid:
    windows_server:
      notes: "Pricing varies by edition, added to compute cost"