2 vCPU · 8 GiB · Up to 12.5 Gigabit · Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)
$0.1008/hour on-demand · $74/month (Linux, Shared)
| Option | Linux | Windows | RHEL | SUSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-Demand | $0.1008 | $0.1882 | $0.1295 | $0.1570 |
| Spot | $0.0423 | $0.0984 | — | — |
| 1y Std RI NU | $0.0665 | $0.1539 | $0.0953 | $0.0915 |
| 1y Std RI PU | $0.0634 | $0.1507 | $0.0922 | $0.0884 |
| 1y Std RI AU | $0.0621 | $0.1495 | $0.0909 | $0.0871 |
| 3y Std RI NU | $0.0458 | $0.1332 | $0.0746 | $0.0683 |
| 3y Std RI PU | $0.0424 | $0.1298 | $0.0712 | $0.0649 |
| 3y Std RI AU | $0.0399 | $0.1273 | $0.0687 | $0.0624 |
| 1y Conv RI NU | $0.0744 | $0.1618 | $0.1032 | $0.0994 |
| 3y Conv RI NU | $0.0506 | $0.1380 | $0.0794 | $0.0731 |
| 1y Compute SP NU | $0.0744 | $0.1618 | $0.1032 | $0.0994 |
| 3y Compute SP NU | $0.0506 | $0.1380 | $0.0794 | $0.0731 |
| 1y EC2 SP NU | $0.0665 | $0.1539 | $0.0953 | $0.0915 |
| 3y EC2 SP NU | $0.0458 | $0.1332 | $0.0746 | $0.0683 |
Spot by AZ (7-day p50, Linux): ap-south-1a $0.0470 · ap-south-1c $0.0335 · ap-south-1b $0.0423
Same family letter and size in a newer generation, ranked by price. “vCPU per $” uses vCPU as the performance proxy — newer chips usually add more, so it is a floor.
Graviton-eligible → m7g.large (-42%)| Type | $/h | Price Δ | vCPU per $ Δ | Saves / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m7g.large Graviton arch change | $0.0583 | -42% | +73% | $31 |
| m8g.large Graviton arch change | $0.0642 | -36% | +57% | $27 |
| m7gd.large Graviton arch change | $0.0710 | -30% | +42% | $22 |
| m8gd.large Graviton arch change | $0.0767 | -24% | +31% | $18 |
| m8i-flex.large | $0.1058 | +5% | -5% | $-4 |
| m7i.large | $0.1061 | +5% | -5% | $-4 |
| m8i.large | $0.1114 | +11% | -10% | $-8 |
| m8a.large | $0.1281 | +27% | -21% | $-20 |
| Region | On-Demand $/h | vs ap-south-1 | Saves / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.0958 | -5% | $4 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.0958 | -5% | $4 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.0958 | -5% | $4 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.1006 | -0.2% | $0 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.1008 | current | — |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.1008 | 0.0% | $0 |
Caveat: instance price is only part of the bill. Cross-region and internet data transfer, latency to your users, data-residency rules and service availability can outweigh a few percent on compute.
Daily snapshots since the catalog started tracking this type; a row is added whenever a headline price changes.
| Date | OD Linux | OD Windows | 1y RI | 3y RI | Spot p50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | $0.1008 | $0.1882 | $0.0665 | $0.0458 | $0.0423 |
Public AWS list prices (USD), refreshed nightly (catalog 2026-09-22). RI and Savings Plan rates are effective hourly (upfront amortised over the term) and are charged for every hour of the term. Excludes taxes, data transfer and storage. How these numbers are sourced and checked. Not affiliated with Amazon Web Services.
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