Linode Linode 16 GB (Sydney, Australia)

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Overview

Provider

Linode (Akamai)

Promotions: Promotional credits may be available for new accounts (offer varies)

Location

Sydney, Australia

IPv4 / IPv6

1 IPv4 | IPv6 available

Traffic

8192 GB/mo

Route tags

ipv6 oceania refund-eligible shared-cpu ssd

Why this plan stands out

Internal score: 38.1. Used for sorting; see scoring methodology .

Score rank (overall)

#43 / 1257

Score rank (provider)

#1 / 120

USD / GB RAM

$6 / GB

USD / vCPU

$16 / vCPU

• OK SSD storage
• OK IPv6 available
• OK Refund eligible (180 days, medium confidence)
• OK Provider refund policy: prorated
• OK Value for money

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Sources & freshness

Plan lastChecked

2026-01-23

Provider lastChecked

2026-01-11

Recent updates

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As of

2026-01-28

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Change log events

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Price range (last 90 points)

$96 - $96

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