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Use Arm A1 in the home region with 1,500 OCPU-hours and 9,000 GB-hours free each month.

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      <section class="platform-panel benefit"><h2><b>1</b><span class="ko">무엇을 해주나</span><span class="en">What it does</span></h2><div class="flow"><span class="flow-chip active" data-flow="0"><span class="ko">A1 사양 선택</span><span class="en">Choose A1 shape</span></span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-chip" data-flow="1"><span class="ko">홈 리전 생성</span><span class="en">Create in home region</span></span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-chip" data-flow="2"><span class="ko">SSH로 서버 관리</span><span class="en">Manage VM over SSH</span></span></div><p class="result"><span class="ko">서버 사양과 운영체제를 직접 제어</span><span class="en">Control the VM shape and operating system</span></p></section>
      <section class="platform-panel free"><h2><b>2</b><span class="ko">무료로 어디까지</span><span class="en">Free tier</span></h2><div class="free-metrics"><div class="free-metric"><div class="metric-line"><span><span class="ko">A1 OCPU/월</span><span class="en">A1 OCPU/mo</span></span><strong>1,500 h</strong></div><div class="meter"><i style="width:73%"></i></div></div><div class="free-metric"><div class="metric-line"><span><span class="ko">A1 메모리/월</span><span class="en">A1 memory/mo</span></span><strong>9,000 GB-h</strong></div><div class="meter"><i style="width:55%"></i></div></div></div></section>
      <section class="platform-panel price"><h2><b>3</b><span class="ko">넘으면 얼마</span><span class="en">Beyond free</span></h2><div class="price-core"><div class="price-usage"><span><span class="ko">2 OCPU·4 GB VM</span><span class="en">2-OCPU, 4-GB VMs</span></span><strong id="platform-usage"></strong></div><input id="platform-slider" type="range" min="0" max="4" value="1" aria-label="2-OCPU, 4-GB VMs"><div class="monthly"><strong id="platform-cost"></strong><small><span class="ko">/월</span><span class="en">/month</span></small></div><p class="price-note"><span class="ko">홈 리전 · 대당 730시간 · 부트 볼륨 제외</span><span class="en">Home region · 730 h each · boot volume extra</span></p></div></section>
    </div><div class="platform-source"><span class="ko">2026-10-06 공식 가격 기준 · 단순화</span><span class="en">Official prices as of 2026-10-06 · simplified</span></div>
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1 What it does — Oracle Cloud A1 Flex lets you choose Arm VM OCPUs and memory. For this A1 shape, 2 OCPUs equal 2 vCPUs.

2 Free tier — In the home region, A1 includes 1,500 OCPU-hours and 9,000 GB-hours monthly, always free. One 2-OCPU, 4-GB VM running 730 hours stays within both limits.

3 Beyond free — On a paid account, usage beyond the free allowances costs $0.01/OCPU-hour plus $0.0015/GB-hour. Without the free allowance, 730 hours of this shape lists at $18.98. The demo varies the number of identical VMs and deducts both free allowances separately. Capacity in the home region is required, idle instances can be reclaimed, and boot-volume terms are separate. As of 2026-10.

When to use

Use it when you can manage an Arm VM and verify home-region capacity. Compare paid VMs when availability or uninterrupted operation matters more.

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