AWS EC2 Pricing (2026)
Updated Apr 6, 2026AWSCompute
Virtual machines are the backbone of cloud computing, providing scalable compute capacity on demand. Choose from a wide range of instance types optimized for different workloads, from general-purpose web servers to GPU-accelerated machine learning. EC2 offers 750+ instance types across 8+ families, with Graviton processors providing the best price-performance for many workloads. Starting from $0.0042/hr ($3.07/mo) for t4g.nano.
Key Features
- ✓Multiple instance families optimized for compute, memory, storage, and GPU workloads
- ✓On-demand, reserved, and spot/preemptible pricing models
- ✓Auto-scaling to match demand and reduce costs
- ✓Support for Linux and Windows operating systems
- ✓Customizable vCPU, memory, and storage configurations
Common Use Cases
Web Hosting
Run web servers, application backends, and microservices with predictable performance and auto-scaling.
Data Processing
Process large datasets with compute-optimized instances, leveraging high vCPU counts for parallel workloads.
Machine Learning
Train ML models on GPU instances, then deploy inference endpoints on cost-effective general-purpose instances.
Dev/Test Environments
Spin up on-demand instances for development and testing, using spot instances to minimize costs.
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 $0.0042/hr ($3.07/mo) for t4g.nano.
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g2.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GB | $0.6500 | $0.6500 | $474.50 |
| g2.8xlarge | 32 | 60 GB | $2.6000 | $2.8780 | $1,898.00 |
| g3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GB | $4.5600 | $7.5040 | $3,328.80 |
| g3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $1.1400 | $1.8760 | $832.20 |
| g3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $2.2800 | $2.2800 | $1,664.40 |
| g3s.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.7500 | $0.9340 | $547.50 |
| g4ad.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.4680 | $3.4680 | $2,531.64 |
| g4ad.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.5412 | $0.9092 | $395.05 |
| g4ad.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.8670 | $1.6030 | $632.91 |
| g4ad.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $1.7340 | $1.7340 | $1,265.82 |
| g4ad.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.3785 | $0.5625 | $276.33 |
| g4dn.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $3.9120 | $6.1200 | $2,855.76 |
| g4dn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $4.3520 | $4.3520 | $3,176.96 |
| g4dn.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.7520 | $1.1200 | $548.96 |
| g4dn.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.2040 | $1.2040 | $878.92 |
| g4dn.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.1760 | $3.6480 | $1,588.48 |
| g4dn.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.5260 | $0.5260 | $383.98 |
| g5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $5.6720 | $5.6720 | $4,140.56 |
| g5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $4.0960 | $4.0960 | $2,990.08 |
| g5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GB | $8.1440 | $8.1440 | $5,945.12 |
| g5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $1.2120 | $1.5800 | $884.76 |
| g5.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | $16.2880 | $16.2880 | $11,890.24 |
| g5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.6240 | $1.6240 | $1,185.52 |
| g5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.4480 | $2.4480 | $1,787.04 |
| g5.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $1.0060 | $1.1900 | $734.38 |
| g5g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GB | $2.7440 | - | $2,003.12 |
| g5g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.5560 | - | $405.88 |
| g5g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.8280 | - | $604.44 |
| g5g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GB | $1.3720 | - | $1,001.56 |
| g5g.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.4200 | - | $306.60 |
| g6.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $4.6016 | $6.8096 | $3,359.17 |
| g6.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.3968 | $3.3968 | $2,479.66 |
| g6.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GB | $6.6752 | $6.6752 | $4,872.90 |
| g6.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.9776 | $1.3456 | $713.65 |
| g6.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | $13.3504 | $13.3504 | $9,745.79 |
| g6.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.3232 | $1.3232 | $965.94 |
| g6.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.0144 | $2.0144 | $1,470.51 |
| g6.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.8048 | $0.9888 | $587.50 |
| g6e.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $10.4926 | $10.4926 | $7,659.63 |
| g6e.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $7.5772 | $10.5212 | $5,531.35 |
| g6e.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $15.0656 | $19.4816 | $10,997.88 |
| g6e.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $2.2421 | $2.2421 | $1,636.72 |
| g6e.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 GB | $30.1312 | $30.1312 | $21,995.76 |
| g6e.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $3.0042 | $3.0042 | $2,193.10 |
| g6e.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $4.5286 | $4.5286 | $3,305.85 |
| g6e.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $1.8610 | $1.8610 | $1,358.53 |
| g6f.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.4750 | $0.4750 | $346.75 |
| g6f.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.9500 | $0.9500 | $693.50 |
| g6f.large | 2 | 8 GB | $0.2020 | $0.2020 | $147.46 |
| g6f.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.2375 | $0.2375 | $173.38 |
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Pricing by Instance Family
Accelerated Computing
81 instance types available
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g2.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GB | $0.6500 | $0.6500 | $474.50 |
| g2.8xlarge | 32 | 60 GB | $2.6000 | $2.8780 | $1,898.00 |
| g3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GB | $4.5600 | $7.5040 | $3,328.80 |
| g3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $1.1400 | $1.8760 | $832.20 |
| g3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $2.2800 | $2.2800 | $1,664.40 |
| g3s.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.7500 | $0.9340 | $547.50 |
| g4ad.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.4680 | $3.4680 | $2,531.64 |
| g4ad.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.5412 | $0.9092 | $395.05 |
| g4ad.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.8670 | $1.6030 | $632.91 |
| g4ad.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $1.7340 | $1.7340 | $1,265.82 |
| g4ad.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.3785 | $0.5625 | $276.33 |
| g4dn.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $3.9120 | $6.1200 | $2,855.76 |
| g4dn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $4.3520 | $4.3520 | $3,176.96 |
| g4dn.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.7520 | $1.1200 | $548.96 |
| g4dn.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.2040 | $1.2040 | $878.92 |
| g4dn.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.1760 | $3.6480 | $1,588.48 |
| g4dn.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.5260 | $0.5260 | $383.98 |
| g5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $5.6720 | $5.6720 | $4,140.56 |
| g5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $4.0960 | $4.0960 | $2,990.08 |
| g5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GB | $8.1440 | $8.1440 | $5,945.12 |
| g5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $1.2120 | $1.5800 | $884.76 |
| g5.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | $16.2880 | $16.2880 | $11,890.24 |
| g5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.6240 | $1.6240 | $1,185.52 |
| g5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.4480 | $2.4480 | $1,787.04 |
| g5.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $1.0060 | $1.1900 | $734.38 |
| g5g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GB | $2.7440 | - | $2,003.12 |
| g5g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.5560 | - | $405.88 |
| g5g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.8280 | - | $604.44 |
| g5g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GB | $1.3720 | - | $1,001.56 |
| g5g.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.4200 | - | $306.60 |
| g6.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $4.6016 | $6.8096 | $3,359.17 |
| g6.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.3968 | $3.3968 | $2,479.66 |
| g6.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GB | $6.6752 | $6.6752 | $4,872.90 |
| g6.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.9776 | $1.3456 | $713.65 |
| g6.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | $13.3504 | $13.3504 | $9,745.79 |
| g6.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.3232 | $1.3232 | $965.94 |
| g6.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.0144 | $2.0144 | $1,470.51 |
| g6.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.8048 | $0.9888 | $587.50 |
| g6e.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $10.4926 | $10.4926 | $7,659.63 |
| g6e.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $7.5772 | $10.5212 | $5,531.35 |
| g6e.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $15.0656 | $19.4816 | $10,997.88 |
| g6e.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $2.2421 | $2.2421 | $1,636.72 |
| g6e.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 GB | $30.1312 | $30.1312 | $21,995.76 |
| g6e.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $3.0042 | $3.0042 | $2,193.10 |
| g6e.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $4.5286 | $4.5286 | $3,305.85 |
| g6e.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $1.8610 | $1.8610 | $1,358.53 |
| g6f.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.4750 | $0.4750 | $346.75 |
| g6f.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.9500 | $0.9500 | $693.50 |
| g6f.large | 2 | 8 GB | $0.2020 | $0.2020 | $147.46 |
| g6f.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.2375 | $0.2375 | $173.38 |
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Compute Optimized
241 instance types available
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c1.medium | 2 | 1.7 GB | $0.1300 | $0.1300 | $94.90 |
| c1.xlarge | 8 | 7 GB | $0.5200 | $0.8400 | $379.60 |
| c3.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GB | $0.4200 | $0.4200 | $306.60 |
| c3.4xlarge | 16 | 30 GB | $0.8400 | $1.5040 | $613.20 |
| c3.8xlarge | 32 | 60 GB | $1.6800 | $1.6800 | $1,226.40 |
| c3.large | 2 | 3.75 GB | $0.1050 | $0.1050 | $76.65 |
| c3.xlarge | 4 | 7.5 GB | $0.2100 | $0.2100 | $153.30 |
| c4.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GB | $0.3980 | $0.7660 | $290.54 |
| c4.4xlarge | 16 | 30 GB | $0.7960 | $0.7960 | $581.08 |
| c4.8xlarge | 36 | 60 GB | $1.5910 | $3.0910 | $1,161.43 |
| c4.large | 2 | 3.75 GB | $0.1000 | $0.1000 | $73.00 |
| c4.xlarge | 4 | 7.5 GB | $0.1990 | $0.3830 | $145.27 |
| c5.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GB | $2.0400 | $2.0400 | $1,489.20 |
| c5.18xlarge | 72 | 144 GB | $3.0600 | $6.3720 | $2,233.80 |
| c5.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GB | $4.0800 | $8.4960 | $2,978.40 |
| c5.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.3400 | $0.3400 | $248.20 |
| c5.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.6800 | $0.6800 | $496.40 |
| c5.9xlarge | 36 | 72 GB | $1.5300 | $1.5300 | $1,116.90 |
| c5.large | 2 | 4 GB | $0.0850 | $0.1770 | $62.05 |
| c5.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.1700 | $0.3540 | $124.10 |
| c5a.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GB | $1.8480 | $1.8480 | $1,349.04 |
| c5a.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GB | $2.4640 | $5.4080 | $1,798.72 |
| c5a.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GB | $3.6960 | $3.6960 | $2,698.08 |
| c5a.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.3080 | $0.6760 | $224.84 |
| c5a.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.6160 | $1.3520 | $449.68 |
| c5a.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GB | $1.2320 | $1.2320 | $899.36 |
| c5a.large | 2 | 4 GB | $0.0770 | $0.1690 | $56.21 |
| c5a.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.1540 | $0.1540 | $112.42 |
| c5ad.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GB | $2.0640 | $4.2720 | $1,506.72 |
| c5ad.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GB | $2.7520 | $5.6960 | $2,008.96 |
| c5ad.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GB | $4.1280 | $4.1280 | $3,013.44 |
| c5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.3440 | $0.7120 | $251.12 |
| c5ad.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.6880 | $1.4240 | $502.24 |
| c5ad.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GB | $1.3760 | $2.8480 | $1,004.48 |
| c5ad.large | 2 | 4 GB | $0.0860 | $0.0860 | $62.78 |
| c5ad.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.1720 | $0.1720 | $125.56 |
| c5d.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GB | $2.3040 | $4.5120 | $1,681.92 |
| c5d.18xlarge | 72 | 144 GB | $3.4560 | $3.4560 | $2,522.88 |
| c5d.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GB | $4.6080 | $4.6080 | $3,363.84 |
| c5d.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.3840 | $0.3840 | $280.32 |
| c5d.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.7680 | $1.5040 | $560.64 |
| c5d.9xlarge | 36 | 72 GB | $1.7280 | $1.7280 | $1,261.44 |
| c5d.large | 2 | 4 GB | $0.0960 | $0.1880 | $70.08 |
| c5d.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.1920 | $0.1920 | $140.16 |
| c5n.18xlarge | 72 | 192 GB | $3.8880 | $3.8880 | $2,838.24 |
| c5n.2xlarge | 8 | 21 GB | $0.4320 | $0.4320 | $315.36 |
| c5n.4xlarge | 16 | 42 GB | $0.8640 | $1.6000 | $630.72 |
| c5n.9xlarge | 36 | 96 GB | $1.9440 | $1.9440 | $1,419.12 |
| c5n.large | 2 | 5.25 GB | $0.1080 | $0.2000 | $78.84 |
| c5n.xlarge | 4 | 10.5 GB | $0.2160 | $0.4000 | $157.68 |
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General Purpose
344 instance types available
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a1.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.2040 | - | $148.92 |
| a1.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.4080 | - | $297.84 |
| a1.large | 2 | 4 GB | $0.0510 | - | $37.23 |
| a1.medium | 1 | 2 GB | $0.0255 | - | $18.61 |
| a1.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.1020 | - | $74.46 |
| cc2.8xlarge | 32 | 60.5 GB | - | $2.0000 | - |
| cr1.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $3.5000 | $3.5000 | $2,555.00 |
| dl1.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $13.1090 | - | $9,569.60 |
| dl2q.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | - | - | - |
| f1.16xlarge | 64 | 976 GB | $13.2000 | $13.2000 | $9,636.00 |
| f1.2xlarge | 8 | 122 GB | $1.6500 | $1.6500 | $1,204.50 |
| f1.4xlarge | 16 | 244 GB | $3.3000 | - | $2,409.00 |
| f2.12xlarge | 48 | 512 GB | $3.9600 | - | $2,890.80 |
| f2.48xlarge | 192 | 2048 GB | $15.8400 | - | $11,563.20 |
| f2.6xlarge | 24 | 256 GB | $1.9800 | - | $1,445.40 |
| gr6.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.5392 | $1.5392 | $1,123.62 |
| gr6.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $2.4464 | $2.4464 | $1,785.87 |
| gr6f.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.0660 | $1.0660 | $778.18 |
| hs1.8xlarge | 16 | 117 GB | - | $4.6000 | - |
| im4gn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $5.8207 | - | $4,249.09 |
| im4gn.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.7276 | - | $531.13 |
| im4gn.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.4552 | - | $1,062.27 |
| im4gn.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.9103 | - | $2,124.55 |
| im4gn.large | 2 | 8 GB | $0.1819 | - | $132.79 |
| im4gn.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.3638 | - | $265.57 |
| is4gen.2xlarge | 8 | 48 GB | $1.1526 | - | $841.40 |
| is4gen.4xlarge | 16 | 96 GB | $2.3052 | - | $1,682.80 |
| is4gen.8xlarge | 32 | 192 GB | $4.6104 | - | $3,365.59 |
| is4gen.large | 2 | 12 GB | $0.2882 | - | $210.35 |
| is4gen.medium | 1 | 6 GB | $0.1441 | - | $105.18 |
| is4gen.xlarge | 4 | 24 GB | $0.5763 | - | $420.70 |
| m1.large | 2 | 7.5 GB | $0.1750 | $0.2990 | $127.75 |
| m1.medium | 1 | 3.75 GB | $0.0870 | $0.1490 | $63.51 |
| m1.small | 1 | 1.7 GB | $0.0440 | $0.0440 | $32.12 |
| m1.xlarge | 4 | 15 GB | $0.3500 | $0.3500 | $255.50 |
| m2.2xlarge | 4 | 34.2 GB | $0.4900 | $0.4900 | $357.70 |
| m2.4xlarge | 8 | 68.4 GB | $0.9800 | $1.3800 | $715.40 |
| m2.xlarge | 2 | 17.1 GB | $0.2450 | $0.2450 | $178.85 |
| m3.2xlarge | 8 | 30 GB | $0.5320 | $0.5320 | $388.36 |
| m3.large | 2 | 7.5 GB | $0.1330 | $0.2590 | $97.09 |
| m3.medium | 1 | 3.75 GB | $0.0670 | $0.0670 | $48.91 |
| m3.xlarge | 4 | 15 GB | $0.2660 | $0.2660 | $194.18 |
| m4.10xlarge | 40 | 160 GB | $2.0000 | $2.0000 | $1,460.00 |
| m4.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.2000 | $3.2000 | $2,336.00 |
| m4.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.4000 | $0.4000 | $292.00 |
| m4.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.8000 | $1.5360 | $584.00 |
| m4.large | 2 | 8 GB | $0.1000 | $0.1000 | $73.00 |
| m4.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.2000 | $0.3840 | $146.00 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $2.3040 | $2.3040 | $1,681.92 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.0720 | $3.0720 | $2,242.56 |
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HPC
9 instance types available
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hpc6a.48xlarge | 96 | 384 GB | - | - | - |
| hpc7a.12xlarge | 24 | 768 GB | - | - | - |
| hpc7a.24xlarge | 48 | 768 GB | - | - | - |
| hpc7a.48xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | - | - | - |
| hpc7a.96xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | - | - | - |
| hpc7g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GB | $1.6832 | - | $1,228.74 |
| hpc7g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.6832 | - | $1,228.74 |
| hpc7g.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $1.6832 | - | $1,228.74 |
| hpc8a.96xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | - | - | - |
Memory Optimized
311 instance types available
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GB | $0.6650 | $0.6650 | $485.45 |
| r3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $1.3300 | $1.3300 | $970.90 |
| r3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $2.6600 | $2.6600 | $1,941.80 |
| r3.large | 2 | 15.25 GB | $0.1660 | $0.1660 | $121.18 |
| r3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.3330 | $0.3330 | $243.09 |
| r4.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GB | $4.2560 | $4.2560 | $3,106.88 |
| r4.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GB | $0.5320 | $0.5320 | $388.36 |
| r4.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $1.0640 | $1.0640 | $776.72 |
| r4.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $2.1280 | $2.1280 | $1,553.44 |
| r4.large | 2 | 15.25 GB | $0.1330 | $0.1330 | $97.09 |
| r4.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.2660 | $0.2660 | $194.18 |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $3.0240 | $5.2320 | $2,207.52 |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $4.0320 | $6.9760 | $2,943.36 |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $6.0480 | $6.0480 | $4,415.04 |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.5040 | $0.5040 | $367.92 |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.0080 | $1.0080 | $735.84 |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $2.0160 | $2.0160 | $1,471.68 |
| r5.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.1260 | $0.1260 | $91.98 |
| r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.2520 | $0.2520 | $183.96 |
| r5a.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $2.7120 | $2.7120 | $1,979.76 |
| r5a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $3.6160 | $6.5600 | $2,639.68 |
| r5a.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $5.4240 | $9.8400 | $3,959.52 |
| r5a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.4520 | $0.4520 | $329.96 |
| r5a.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $0.9040 | $1.6400 | $659.92 |
| r5a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $1.8080 | $3.2800 | $1,319.84 |
| r5a.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.1130 | $0.1130 | $82.49 |
| r5a.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.2260 | $0.4100 | $164.98 |
| r5ad.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $3.1440 | $3.1440 | $2,295.12 |
| r5ad.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $4.1920 | $4.1920 | $3,060.16 |
| r5ad.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $6.2880 | $6.2880 | $4,590.24 |
| r5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.5240 | $0.5240 | $382.52 |
| r5ad.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.0480 | $1.0480 | $765.04 |
| r5ad.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $2.0960 | $3.5680 | $1,530.08 |
| r5ad.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.1310 | $0.2230 | $95.63 |
| r5ad.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.2620 | $0.4460 | $191.26 |
| r5b.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $3.5760 | $3.5760 | $2,610.48 |
| r5b.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $4.7680 | $4.7680 | $3,480.64 |
| r5b.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $7.1520 | $7.1520 | $5,220.96 |
| r5b.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.5960 | $0.5960 | $435.08 |
| r5b.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.1920 | $1.1920 | $870.16 |
| r5b.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $2.3840 | $2.3840 | $1,740.32 |
| r5b.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.1490 | $0.2410 | $108.77 |
| r5b.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.2980 | $0.2980 | $217.54 |
| r5d.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $3.4560 | $3.4560 | $2,522.88 |
| r5d.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $4.6080 | $7.5520 | $3,363.84 |
| r5d.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $6.9120 | $6.9120 | $5,045.76 |
| r5d.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.5760 | $0.5760 | $420.48 |
| r5d.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.1520 | $1.8880 | $840.96 |
| r5d.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $2.3040 | $2.3040 | $1,681.92 |
| r5d.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.1440 | $0.1440 | $105.12 |
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Storage Optimized
86 instance types available
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d2.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GB | $1.3800 | $1.3800 | $1,007.40 |
| d2.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $2.7600 | $2.7600 | $2,014.80 |
| d2.8xlarge | 36 | 244 GB | $5.5200 | $6.1980 | $4,029.60 |
| d2.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.6900 | $0.8210 | $503.70 |
| d3.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.9990 | $1.3670 | $729.27 |
| d3.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.9980 | $2.7340 | $1,458.54 |
| d3.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $3.9955 | $5.4675 | $2,916.73 |
| d3.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.4990 | $0.6830 | $364.27 |
| d3en.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $6.3086 | $8.5166 | $4,605.31 |
| d3en.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $1.0510 | $1.4190 | $767.23 |
| d3en.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $2.1030 | $2.8390 | $1,535.19 |
| d3en.6xlarge | 24 | 96 GB | $3.1540 | $4.2580 | $2,302.42 |
| d3en.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $4.2058 | $4.2058 | $3,070.20 |
| d3en.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.5260 | $0.5260 | $383.98 |
| h1.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.7440 | $3.7440 | $2,733.12 |
| h1.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.4680 | $0.8360 | $341.64 |
| h1.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.9360 | $0.9360 | $683.28 |
| h1.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $1.8720 | $1.8720 | $1,366.56 |
| i2.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GB | $1.7050 | $1.7050 | $1,244.65 |
| i2.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $3.4100 | $3.4100 | $2,489.30 |
| i2.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $6.8200 | $6.8200 | $4,978.60 |
| i2.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.8530 | $0.8530 | $622.69 |
| i3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GB | $4.9920 | $4.9920 | $3,644.16 |
| i3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GB | $0.6240 | $0.9920 | $455.52 |
| i3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $1.2480 | $1.2480 | $911.04 |
| i3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $2.4960 | $2.4960 | $1,822.08 |
| i3.large | 2 | 15.25 GB | $0.1560 | $0.1560 | $113.88 |
| i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.3120 | $0.4960 | $227.76 |
| i3en.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $5.4240 | $5.4240 | $3,959.52 |
| i3en.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $10.8480 | $10.8480 | $7,919.04 |
| i3en.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.9040 | $1.2720 | $659.92 |
| i3en.3xlarge | 12 | 96 GB | $1.3560 | $1.9080 | $989.88 |
| i3en.6xlarge | 24 | 192 GB | $2.7120 | $3.8160 | $1,979.76 |
| i3en.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.2260 | $0.2260 | $164.98 |
| i3en.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.4520 | $0.4520 | $329.96 |
| i4g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $4.9421 | - | $3,607.72 |
| i4g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.6178 | - | $450.96 |
| i4g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.2355 | - | $901.93 |
| i4g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $2.4710 | - | $1,803.86 |
| i4g.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.1544 | - | $112.74 |
| i4g.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.3089 | - | $225.48 |
| i4i.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $4.1180 | $4.1180 | $3,006.14 |
| i4i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $5.4910 | $5.4910 | $4,008.43 |
| i4i.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $8.2368 | $8.2368 | $6,012.86 |
| i4i.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $0.6860 | $1.0540 | $500.78 |
| i4i.32xlarge | 128 | 1024 GB | $10.9824 | $16.8704 | $8,017.15 |
| i4i.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $1.3730 | $1.3730 | $1,002.29 |
| i4i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $2.7460 | $2.7460 | $2,004.58 |
| i4i.large | 2 | 16 GB | $0.1720 | $0.1720 | $125.56 |
| i4i.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $0.3430 | $0.3430 | $250.39 |
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Reserved Instance & Savings Plans Pricing
Commit to 1 or 3 years for lower hourly rates.
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo | 1yr RI/hr | 3yr RI/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g2.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GB | $0.6500 | $0.6500 | $474.50 | - | - |
| g2.8xlarge | 32 | 60 GB | $2.6000 | $2.8780 | $1,898.00 | - | - |
| g3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GB | $4.5600 | $7.5040 | $3,328.80 | - | - |
| g3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GB | $1.1400 | $1.8760 | $832.20 | - | - |
| g3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GB | $2.2800 | $2.2800 | $1,664.40 | - | - |
| g3s.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GB | $0.7500 | $0.9340 | $547.50 | - | - |
| g4ad.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.4680 | $3.4680 | $2,531.64 | $2.6210 | $1.7486 |
| g4ad.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.5412 | $0.9092 | $395.05 | $0.4090 | $0.2729 |
| g4ad.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.8670 | $1.6030 | $632.91 | $0.5462 | $0.5246 |
| g4ad.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $1.7340 | $1.7340 | $1,265.82 | $1.3105 | $0.8743 |
| g4ad.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.3785 | $0.5625 | $276.33 | $0.2385 | $0.2290 |
| g4dn.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $3.9120 | $6.1200 | $2,855.76 | $2.8340 | $1.6900 |
| g4dn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $4.3520 | $4.3520 | $3,176.96 | $3.1530 | $1.8800 |
| g4dn.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.7520 | $1.1200 | $548.96 | $0.4740 | $0.3250 |
| g4dn.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.2040 | $1.2040 | $878.92 | $0.7590 | $0.6240 |
| g4dn.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.1760 | $3.6480 | $1,588.48 | $1.3710 | $1.1280 |
| g4dn.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.5260 | $0.5260 | $383.98 | $0.3810 | $0.2270 |
| g5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $5.6720 | $5.6720 | $4,140.56 | $3.5734 | $3.0629 |
| g5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $4.0960 | $4.0960 | $2,990.08 | $2.5805 | $1.7695 |
| g5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GB | $8.1440 | $8.1440 | $5,945.12 | $5.1307 | $3.5182 |
| g5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $1.2120 | $1.5800 | $884.76 | $0.9545 | $0.5236 |
| g5.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | $16.2880 | $16.2880 | $11,890.24 | $12.8268 | $7.0364 |
| g5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.6240 | $1.6240 | $1,185.52 | $1.2789 | $0.8770 |
| g5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.4480 | $2.4480 | $1,787.04 | $1.9278 | $1.0575 |
| g5.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $1.0060 | $1.1900 | $734.38 | $0.6338 | $0.5432 |
| g5g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GB | $2.7440 | - | $2,003.12 | $1.7287 | $1.1854 |
| g5g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | $0.5560 | - | $405.88 | $0.4379 | $0.2402 |
| g5g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | $0.8280 | - | $604.44 | $0.5216 | $0.4471 |
| g5g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GB | $1.3720 | - | $1,001.56 | $1.0805 | $0.5927 |
| g5g.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | $0.4200 | - | $306.60 | $0.2646 | $0.1814 |
| g6.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GB | $4.6016 | $6.8096 | $3,359.17 | $2.9956 | $2.6402 |
| g6.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GB | $3.3968 | $3.3968 | $2,479.66 | $2.2113 | $1.5591 |
| g6.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GB | $6.6752 | $6.6752 | $4,872.90 | $5.4319 | $3.0639 |
| g6.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.9776 | $1.3456 | $713.65 | $0.6364 | $0.5609 |
| g6.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GB | $13.3504 | $13.3504 | $9,745.79 | $10.8639 | $6.1278 |
| g6.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $1.3232 | $1.3232 | $965.94 | $1.0768 | $0.6073 |
| g6.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GB | $2.0144 | $2.0144 | $1,470.51 | $1.3114 | $1.1558 |
| g6.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.8048 | $0.9888 | $587.50 | $0.6549 | $0.4617 |
| g6e.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GB | $10.4926 | $10.4926 | $7,659.63 | $6.6104 | $5.4394 |
| g6e.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GB | $7.5772 | $10.5212 | $5,531.35 | $5.7284 | $3.2734 |
| g6e.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GB | $15.0656 | $19.4816 | $10,997.88 | $9.4913 | $7.8100 |
| g6e.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GB | $2.2421 | $2.2421 | $1,636.72 | $1.6950 | $0.9686 |
| g6e.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 GB | $30.1312 | $30.1312 | $21,995.76 | $18.9826 | $13.0167 |
| g6e.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GB | $3.0042 | $3.0042 | $2,193.10 | $2.2712 | $1.5574 |
| g6e.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GB | $4.5286 | $4.5286 | $3,305.85 | $2.8530 | $1.9563 |
| g6e.xlarge | 4 | 32 GB | $1.8610 | $1.8610 | $1,358.53 | $1.1724 | $0.9647 |
| g6f.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $0.4750 | $0.4750 | $346.75 | - | - |
| g6f.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GB | $0.9500 | $0.9500 | $693.50 | - | - |
| g6f.large | 2 | 8 GB | $0.2020 | $0.2020 | $147.46 | - | - |
| g6f.xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $0.2375 | $0.2375 | $173.38 | - | - |
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How EC2 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 EC2 offers 1058 pricing tiers from $0.004200/hr to $360.99/hr in the US East region.
The u7i-12tb.224xlarge (896 vCPU, 12288 GB RAM) at $125.58/hr offers the best specs-per-dollar ratio.
By Instance Family
- ●General Purpose: 343 tiers, $0.004200/hr – $360.99/hr
- ●Memory Optimized: 305 tiers, $0.0504/hr – $48.74/hr
- ●Compute Optimized: 241 tiers, $0.0340/hr – $21.29/hr
- ●Storage Optimized: 86 tiers, $0.1544/hr – $24.95/hr
- ●Accelerated Computing: 80 tiers, $0.2020/hr – $113.93/hr
- ●HPC: 3 tiers, $1.68/hr – $1.68/hr
Cost Optimization Tips
- ✓1-year reserved pricing saves up to 24% vs on-demand.
- ✓3-year reserved pricing saves up to 50% vs on-demand.
- ✓With 1058 available tiers, right-sizing your instance to match actual usage is key to cost optimization.
Monthly Cost Examples
Small Workload
t4g.nano
2 vCPU, 0.5 GB RAM
$3.07/mo
Medium Workload
m8a.large
2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
$88.86/mo
Large Workload
u7in-32tb.224xlarge
896 vCPU, 32768 GB RAM
$263,520.47/mo
AWS EC2 Free Tier
AWSt2.micro or t3.micro12 Months Free
Free limit: 750 hrs/mo. Available for the first 12 months after account creation, then standard on-demand pricing applies.
Free Tier Comparison
| Provider | Service | Free Offering | Duration | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | EC2 | t2.micro or t3.micro | 12 months | 750 hrs/mo |
| Azure | Virtual Machines | B1s Linux | 12 months | 750 hrs/mo |
| GCP | Compute Engine | e2-micro | Always | 1 instance in us-west1/us-central1/us-east1 |
| OCI | OCI Compute | VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro | Always | 2 instances (1/8 OCPU, 1 GB RAM each) |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS EC2?
AWS EC2 is a cloud service offered by Amazon Web Services. It provides various configurations (1072 pricing tiers available) with pay-as-you-go and committed-use pricing options.
How much does AWS EC2 cost per month?
Prices range from $3.07/month for t4g.nano to $263,520.47/month for u7in-32tb.224xlarge on On-Demand pricing in us-east-1.
How can I reduce AWS EC2 costs?
You can save up to 68% by using Reserved Instances or Committed Use Discounts (1-3 year commitment). Spot/Preemptible instances can save even more for fault-tolerant workloads.
Does AWS EC2 have a free tier?
AWS offers various free tier options. Check the official AWS pricing page for the most current free tier details for EC2.
How many AWS EC2 pricing tiers are available?
There are 1072 pricing tiers available for AWS EC2. These range from entry-level configurations to high-performance options for enterprise workloads.
What pricing models does AWS EC2 offer?
AWS EC2 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 do I choose the right instance family?
General-purpose instances (e.g. M-series, D-series, N2) suit most workloads. Choose compute-optimized for CPU-heavy tasks like batch processing, memory-optimized for in-memory databases, and GPU instances for ML training. Start small and scale up based on actual utilization metrics.
How much can I save with Reserved Instances vs On-Demand?
Reserved Instances or Committed Use Discounts typically save 30-40% with a 1-year commitment and 55-70% with a 3-year commitment compared to on-demand pricing. Savings vary by provider and instance type, but long-term commitments consistently offer the largest discounts.
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