AWS Athena Pricing (2026)
Compare AWS Athena prices across all instance types and regions. Starting from $0.3000/hr ($219.00/mo) for Athena Queries.
On-Demand Pricing
Pay-as-you-go pricing with no upfront commitment. You are billed per hour of usage and can start or stop at any time. Hourly rates start at $0.3000/hr ($219.00/mo) for Athena Queries.
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| Athena Spark | $0.3500 | $255.50 |
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| Athena Queries | $5.0000 | $3,650.00 |
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| Athena Queries | $0.3000 | $219.00 |
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Pricing by Instance Family
Athena Queries
18 instance types available
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| Athena Queries | $5.0000 | $3,650.00 |
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| Athena Queries | $0.3000 | $219.00 |
Athena Spark
9 instance types available
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Reserved Instance & Savings Plans Pricing
Commit to 1 or 3 years for lower hourly rates.
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How Athena Pricing Works
On-Demand
Pay per hour with no long-term commitment. Ideal for variable workloads and development environments.
Reserved / Committed Use
Commit to 1 or 3 years for significant discounts.
Spot / Preemptible
Use spare capacity at steep discounts. Best for fault-tolerant, batch, and stateless workloads.
Pricing Insights
Amazon Athena offers 3 pricing tiers from $0.3000/hr to $5.00/hr in the US East region.
Compare tiers by specs and price to find the best fit for your workload.
By Instance Family
- ●Athena Queries: 2 tiers, $0.3000/hr – $5.00/hr
- ●Athena Spark: 1 tier at $0.3500/hr
Monthly Cost Examples
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS Athena?
AWS Athena is a cloud service offered by Amazon Web Services. It provides various configurations (27 pricing tiers available) with pay-as-you-go and committed-use pricing options.
How much does AWS Athena cost per month?
Prices range from $219.00/month for Athena Queries to $3,650.00/month for Athena Queries on On-Demand pricing in us-east-1.
Does AWS Athena have a free tier?
AWS offers various free tier options. Check the official AWS pricing page for the most current free tier details for Athena.
How many AWS Athena pricing tiers are available?
There are 27 pricing tiers available for AWS Athena. These range from entry-level configurations to high-performance options for enterprise workloads.
What pricing models does AWS Athena offer?
AWS Athena offers On-Demand (pay-per-hour, no commitment), Reserved/Committed Use (1-3 year commitments for significant discounts), and in some cases Spot/Preemptible pricing for interruptible workloads at the lowest cost.
How is data warehouse pricing calculated?
Data warehouses typically charge for storage (per TB/month) and query compute (per TB scanned or per slot-hour). Separating storage and compute lets you scale each independently. Partitioning and columnar formats significantly reduce query costs by limiting data scanned.