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The biggest saving is a 3-year EC2 Instance Savings Plan paid all upfront, at $1.149 per hour effective, 62% less.

Every option in US East (N. Virginia)

Linux prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

Term	Option	Payment	Upfront	Hourly	Effective /hr	Effective /mo	Saving	Break-even
1 year	Compute Savings Plan	No upfront	–	$2.167	$2.167	$1,581.93	28%	–
1 year	Compute Savings Plan	Partial upfront	–	$2.064	$2.064	$1,506.60	31%	–
1 year	Compute Savings Plan	All upfront	–	$2.023	$2.023	$1,476.47	33%	–
1 year	EC2 Instance Savings Plan	No upfront	–	$1.984	$1.984	$1,448.06	34%	–
1 year	EC2 Instance Savings Plan	Partial upfront	–	$1.889	$1.889	$1,379.11	37%	–
1 year	EC2 Instance Savings Plan	All upfront	–	$1.851	$1.851	$1,351.53	38%	–
3 years	Compute Savings Plan	No upfront	–	$1.448	$1.448	$1,056.94	52%	–
3 years	Compute Savings Plan	Partial upfront	–	$1.341	$1.341	$978.65	55%	–
3 years	Compute Savings Plan	All upfront	–	$1.314	$1.314	$959.07	56%	–
3 years	EC2 Instance Savings Plan	No upfront	–	$1.32	$1.32	$963.76	56%	–
3 years	EC2 Instance Savings Plan	Partial upfront	–	$1.222	$1.222	$892.37	59%	–
3 years	EC2 Instance Savings Plan	All upfront	–	$1.149	$1.149	$838.83	62%	–

Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 options.