# KakaoCloud Virtual Machine

Official pricing: https://www.kakaocloud.com/services/virtual-machine/pricing  
Category: hyperscaler · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **c2a on-demand** (sizes): c2a.large 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.060386/h; c2a.xlarge 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.120772/h; c2a.2xlarge 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.240808/h; c2a.4xlarge 16 vCPU/32 GiB $0.482353/h; c2a.8xlarge 32 vCPU/64 GiB $0.963969/h; c2a.12xlarge 48 vCPU/96 GiB $1.446322/h
- **t1i burstable** (sizes): t1i.nano 2 vCPU/0.5 GiB $0.00405/h; t1i.micro 2 vCPU/1 GiB $0.008174/h; t1i.small 2 vCPU/2 GiB $0.016275/h; t1i.medium 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.03255/h; t1i.large 2 vCPU/8 GiB $0.065099/h; t1i.xlarge 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.130198/h [burstable]
- **m2a general purpose on-demand** (sizes): m2a.large 2 vCPU/8 GiB $0.075114/h; m2a.xlarge 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.150229/h; m2a.2xlarge 8 vCPU/32 GiB $0.300458/h; m2a.4xlarge 16 vCPU/64 GiB $0.600916/h; m2a.8xlarge 32 vCPU/128 GiB $1.201831/h; m2a.12xlarge 48 vCPU/192 GiB $1.802747/h
- **r2a memory optimized on-demand** (sizes): r2a.large 2 vCPU/16 GiB $0.09868/h; r2a.xlarge 4 vCPU/32 GiB $0.19736/h; r2a.2xlarge 8 vCPU/64 GiB $0.394719/h; r2a.4xlarge 16 vCPU/128 GiB $0.789438/h; r2a.8xlarge 32 vCPU/256 GiB $1.578877/h; r2a.12xlarge 48 vCPU/384 GiB $2.368315/h
- **m3az high-frequency general purpose** (sizes): m3az.large 2 vCPU/8 GiB $0.239335/h; m3az.xlarge 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.478671/h; m3az.2xlarge 8 vCPU/32 GiB $0.957341/h; m3az.4xlarge 16 vCPU/64 GiB $1.914682/h; m3az.6xlarge 24 vCPU/96 GiB $2.872024/h; m3az.8xlarge 32 vCPU/128 GiB $3.446428/h
- **GPU (gn1i T4 / p2i A100)** (sizes): gn1i.xlarge 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.477198/h; gn1i.2xlarge 8 vCPU/32 GiB $0.630372/h; gn1i.4xlarge 16 vCPU/64 GiB $0.936722/h; gn1i.8xlarge 32 vCPU/128 GiB $1.54942/h; gn1i.12xlarge 48 vCPU/192 GiB $3.134188/h; gn1i.16xlarge 64 vCPU/256 GiB $2.774817/h

## Features

Yes: snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, volumes, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), start from your own snapshot, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, SSH, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, egress allowlist, open internet, static egress IP, private networking, GPU, Windows, live fork (no pause), snapshots on demand, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), extra volumes, shared volumes

No: memory snapshots, idle auto-stop, your own Docker/OCI image, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, preinstalled agents, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, arm64, macOS, Python, Node.js, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, memory fork, EU data residency, MCP server, automatic snapshots, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/kakao-cloud.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- VM stop/shelve state billing needs state-table verification.
- t1i is burstable (CPU credits). Docs example: t1i.large baseline 30%, t1i.nano 5%; t1i.xlarge baseline not published, so the regime is flagged burstable with unknown baseline.
- Unknowns remain null, not free. c2a / t1i are ordinary self-serve VMs (no longer flagged alt, fix 2026-09-28).
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Published prices exclude VAT (VAT 별도).
- Residency: Calculator defaults kr-central-2; no EU workload-residency verified.
- Windows Server 2019/2022 image surcharge KRW 33/instance-hour (~$0.0243, per instance not per vCPU); Windows 2019+MSSQL 2019 KRW 463 per hour per 4 vCPU. Free credits do not apply to Windows images. Monthly figures on the pricing page use a 30-day (720 h) month.

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. Price basis: public list/reference unless labeled historical, illustrative, promo or unpriced.

Compute-optimized c2a.xlarge is 4 vCPU/8 GiB. Root and data volumes are additional. Monthly values on page are 720-hour illustrations, not monthly caps. Burstable t1i has different CPU performance economics.

## Currency, VAT and residency
- Native catalog: KRW. FX: 1 KRW = 0.000736416297207 USD, ECB 2026-09-28 ([source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.cs.html)). USD-listed catalogs remain independent quotes.
- Tax: Published prices exclude VAT (VAT 별도).
- Residency/restrictions: Calculator defaults kr-central-2; no EU workload-residency verified.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| compute | c2a on-demand | allocated wall time; 60 second increment | c2a.xlarge 4/8: KRW 164/h → USD 0.120772272742; month cap None | https://www.kakaocloud.com/services/virtual-machine/pricing |
| shared-burstable | t1i burstable | allocated wall time; 60 second increment | t1i.xlarge 4/16: KRW 176.8/h → USD 0.130198401346; month cap None | https://www.kakaocloud.com/services/virtual-machine/pricing |
| os-license | Windows Server | See rule | KRW 33/h extra; MSSQL variant has different 4-vCPU unit pricing. | https://www.kakaocloud.com/services/virtual-machine/pricing |
| network | Outbound traffic | See rule | 30 GiB free then KRW 90/GiB to 10 TiB, 80 to 20 TiB, 70 above. IPv4 KRW 5.5/held-hour. | https://www.kakaocloud.com/services/virtual-machine/pricing |

## Gotchas
- VM stop/shelve state billing needs state-table verification.
- t1i CPU baseline/credit policy not established; no burstable baseline assumed.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Published prices exclude VAT (VAT 별도).
- Residency: Calculator defaults kr-central-2; no EU workload-residency verified.

## Required worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB requested; 50 simultaneous workers × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 1,100 daily sessions. CPU utilization 30% does not reduce allocated-resource charges. Snapshot retention is **50 GiB total for 730 hours**, not 50 GiB per worker; egress is **100 GiB total**. Root disk size was not specified, so root/volume costs are not silently assigned zero.
- compute: USD 0.120772273/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1062.80 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- shared-burstable: USD 0.130198401/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1145.75 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: **unknown/unverified feature or price**, not USD 0.
- 100 GiB egress: **USD 4.64** using captured marginal tariff and 30 GiB verified free allowance (if unspecified, none assumed for this component calculation).
- Full all-in bill: **null** where any required storage/network/fee or eligibility fact is unresolved. Quota raises may be necessary for 200 aggregate vCPU / 400 GiB RAM.

## Sources
- https://www.kakaocloud.com/services/virtual-machine/pricing
- https://docs.kakaocloud.com/en/service/bcs/vm/vm-pricing
- https://kakaocloud.com/pricing/calculator