Storage optimized AWS EC2 instance types
AWS EC2 has 110 storage optimized instance types in US East (N. Virginia), across 16 families. The cheapest is is4gen.medium at $0.1441 per hour on demand (1 vCPUs, 6 GiB).
Prices in US East (N. Virginia), cheapest first
| Type | Family | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | Tier | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| is4gen.medium | is4gen | 1 | 6 | $0.1441 | $0.0144 | $0.0983 | |
| i4g.large | i4g | 2 | 16 | $0.1544 | $0.0322 | $0.1002 | |
| i3.large | i3 | 2 | 15.25 | $0.156 | $0.0309 | $0.107 | |
| i8g.large | i8g | 2 | 16 | $0.1716 | $0.0333 | – | |
| i4i.large | i4i | 2 | 16 | $0.172 | $0.0325 | $0.111 | |
| im4gn.large | im4gn | 2 | 8 | $0.1819 | $0.0354 | $0.1167 | |
| i7i.large | i7i | 2 | 16 | $0.1888 | $0.0394 | – | |
| i3en.large | i3en | 2 | 16 | $0.226 | $0.0383 | $0.154 | |
| i8ge.large | i8ge | 2 | 16 | $0.2373 | $0.0538 | – | |
| i7ie.large | i7ie | 2 | 16 | $0.2599 | $0.0394 | – | |
| is4gen.large | is4gen | 2 | 12 | $0.2882 | $0.0642 | $0.1965 | |
| i4g.xlarge | i4g | 4 | 32 | $0.3089 | $0.0709 | $0.2005 | |
| i3.xlarge | i3 | 4 | 30.5 | $0.312 | $0.0976 | $0.214 | |
| i4i.xlarge | i4i | 4 | 32 | $0.343 | $0.0765 | $0.223 | |
| i8g.xlarge | i8g | 4 | 32 | $0.3432 | $0.0876 | – | |
| im4gn.xlarge | im4gn | 4 | 16 | $0.3638 | $0.0895 | $0.2333 | |
| i7i.xlarge | i7i | 4 | 32 | $0.3775 | $0.0918 | – | |
| i3en.xlarge | i3en | 4 | 32 | $0.452 | $0.0944 | $0.308 | |
| h1.2xlarge | h1 | 8 | 32 | $0.468 | $0.1622 | $0.318 | |
| i8ge.xlarge | i8ge | 4 | 32 | $0.4746 | $0.1163 | – | |
| d3.xlarge | d3 | 4 | 32 | $0.499 | $0.0992 | $0.315 | |
| i7ie.xlarge | i7ie | 4 | 32 | $0.5198 | $0.1058 | – | |
| d3en.xlarge | d3en | 4 | 16 | $0.526 | $0.0691 | $0.331 | |
| is4gen.xlarge | is4gen | 4 | 24 | $0.5763 | $0.0915 | $0.3931 | |
| i4g.2xlarge | i4g | 8 | 64 | $0.6178 | $0.1442 | $0.4009 | |
| i3.2xlarge | i3 | 8 | 61 | $0.624 | $0.3712 | $0.428 | |
| i4i.2xlarge | i4i | 8 | 64 | $0.686 | $0.2504 | $0.445 | |
| i8g.2xlarge | i8g | 8 | 64 | $0.6864 | $0.1726 | – | |
| d2.xlarge | d2 | 4 | 30.5 | $0.69 | $0.1224 | $0.402 | |
| im4gn.2xlarge | im4gn | 8 | 32 | $0.7276 | $0.1814 | $0.4666 | |
| i7i.2xlarge | i7i | 8 | 64 | $0.755 | $0.3163 | – | |
| i2.xlarge | i2 | 4 | 30.5 | $0.853 | $0.1089 | $0.424 | |
| i3en.2xlarge | i3en | 8 | 64 | $0.904 | $0.2165 | $0.616 | |
| h1.4xlarge | h1 | 16 | 64 | $0.936 | $0.2341 | $0.636 | |
| i8ge.2xlarge | i8ge | 8 | 64 | $0.9492 | $0.2384 | – | |
| d3.2xlarge | d3 | 8 | 64 | $0.999 | $0.2569 | $0.629 | |
| i7ie.2xlarge | i7ie | 8 | 64 | $1.04 | $0.2963 | – | |
| d3en.2xlarge | d3en | 8 | 32 | $1.051 | $0.1941 | $0.662 | |
| is4gen.2xlarge | is4gen | 8 | 48 | $1.153 | $0.233 | $0.7861 | |
| i4g.4xlarge | i4g | 16 | 128 | $1.236 | $0.3315 | $0.8018 | |
| i3.4xlarge | i3 | 16 | 122 | $1.248 | $0.4478 | $0.857 | |
| i3en.3xlarge | i3en | 12 | 96 | $1.356 | $0.3204 | $0.924 | |
| i8g.4xlarge | i8g | 16 | 128 | $1.373 | $0.4716 | – | |
| i4i.4xlarge | i4i | 16 | 128 | $1.373 | $0.5265 | $0.891 | |
| d2.2xlarge | d2 | 8 | 61 | $1.38 | $0.2587 | $0.804 | |
| i8ge.3xlarge | i8ge | 12 | 96 | $1.424 | $0.3095 | – | |
| im4gn.4xlarge | im4gn | 16 | 64 | $1.455 | $0.3298 | $0.9332 | |
| i7i.4xlarge | i7i | 16 | 128 | $1.51 | $0.4117 | – | |
| i7ie.3xlarge | i7ie | 12 | 96 | $1.559 | $0.3309 | – | |
| i2.2xlarge | i2 | 8 | 61 | $1.705 | $0.2052 | $0.848 | |
| h1.8xlarge | h1 | 32 | 128 | $1.872 | $0.5045 | $1.272 | |
| d3.4xlarge | d3 | 16 | 128 | $1.998 | $0.5347 | $1.259 | |
| d3en.4xlarge | d3en | 16 | 64 | $2.103 | $0.3569 | $1.325 | |
| is4gen.4xlarge | is4gen | 16 | 96 | $2.305 | $0.4893 | $1.572 | |
| i4g.8xlarge | i4g | 32 | 256 | $2.471 | $0.9114 | $1.604 | |
| i3.8xlarge | i3 | 32 | 244 | $2.496 | $0.8368 | $1.714 | |
| i3en.6xlarge | i3en | 24 | 192 | $2.712 | $0.918 | $1.847 | |
| i8g.8xlarge | i8g | 32 | 256 | $2.746 | $0.9805 | – | |
| i4i.8xlarge | i4i | 32 | 256 | $2.746 | $0.823 | $1.782 | |
| d2.4xlarge | d2 | 16 | 122 | $2.76 | $0.5413 | $1.608 | |
| i8ge.6xlarge | i8ge | 24 | 192 | $2.848 | $0.5677 | – | |
| im4gn.8xlarge | im4gn | 32 | 128 | $2.91 | $1.012 | $1.867 | |
| i7i.8xlarge | i7i | 32 | 256 | $3.02 | $0.9907 | – | |
| i7ie.6xlarge | i7ie | 24 | 192 | $3.119 | $0.8231 | – | |
| d3en.6xlarge | d3en | 24 | 96 | $3.154 | $0.5812 | $1.987 | |
| i2.4xlarge | i2 | 16 | 122 | $3.41 | $0.5837 | $1.696 | |
| h1.16xlarge | h1 | 64 | 256 | $3.744 | $0.9634 | $2.545 | |
| d3.8xlarge | d3 | 32 | 256 | $3.995 | $1.152 | $2.517 | |
| i4i.12xlarge | i4i | 48 | 384 | $4.118 | $0.8225 | $2.672 | |
| i8g.12xlarge | i8g | 48 | 384 | $4.118 | $0.8807 | – | |
| d3en.8xlarge | d3en | 32 | 128 | $4.206 | $0.879 | $2.65 | |
| i7i.12xlarge | i7i | 48 | 384 | $4.53 | $1.641 | – | |
| is4gen.8xlarge | is4gen | 32 | 192 | $4.61 | $0.8393 | $3.144 | |
| i4g.16xlarge | i4g | 64 | 512 | $4.942 | $1.128 | $3.207 | |
| i3.16xlarge | i3 | 64 | 488 | $4.992 | $1.484 | $3.427 | |
| i3.metal | i3 | 64 | 488 | $4.992 | $1.807 | – | |
| i3en.12xlarge | i3en | 48 | 384 | $5.424 | $1.296 | $3.694 | |
| i4i.16xlarge | i4i | 64 | 512 | $5.491 | $1.237 | $3.563 | |
| i8g.16xlarge | i8g | 64 | 512 | $5.491 | $1.217 | – | |
| d2.8xlarge | d2 | 36 | 244 | $5.52 | $1.431 | $3.216 | |
| i8ge.12xlarge | i8ge | 48 | 384 | $5.695 | $1.558 | – | |
| im4gn.16xlarge | im4gn | 64 | 256 | $5.821 | $1.204 | $3.733 | |
| i7i.16xlarge | i7i | 64 | 512 | $6.04 | $1.701 | – | |
| i7ie.12xlarge | i7ie | 48 | 384 | $6.238 | $1.761 | – | |
| d3en.12xlarge | d3en | 48 | 192 | $6.309 | $0.8661 | $3.974 | |
| i2.8xlarge | i2 | 32 | 244 | $6.82 | $1.21 | $3.392 | |
| i4i.24xlarge | i4i | 96 | 768 | $8.237 | $1.705 | $5.345 | |
| i8g.24xlarge | i8g | 96 | 768 | $8.237 | $2.126 | – | |
| i8g.metal-24xl | i8g | 96 | 768 | $8.237 | $1.323 | – | |
| i8ge.18xlarge | i8ge | 72 | 576 | $8.543 | $0.8543 | – | |
| i7i.24xlarge | i7i | 96 | 768 | $9.06 | $2.275 | – | |
| i7i.metal-24xl | i7i | 96 | 768 | $9.06 | $1.476 | – | |
| i7ie.18xlarge | i7ie | 72 | 576 | $9.356 | $2.492 | – | |
| i3en.24xlarge | i3en | 96 | 768 | $10.848 | $2.747 | $7.388 | |
| i3en.metal | i3en | 96 | 768 | $10.848 | $1.912 | $7.388 | |
| i4i.metal | i4i | 128 | 1024 | $10.982 | $2.043 | $7.127 | |
| i4i.32xlarge | i4i | 128 | 1024 | $10.982 | $2.252 | $7.127 | |
| i8ge.24xlarge | i8ge | 96 | 768 | $11.39 | $2.52 | – | |
| i8ge.metal-24xl | i8ge | 96 | 768 | $11.39 | $1.197 | – | |
| i7ie.24xlarge | i7ie | 96 | 768 | $12.475 | $2.439 | – | |
| i7ie.metal-24xl | i7ie | 96 | 768 | $12.475 | $2.371 | – | |
| i8g.48xlarge | i8g | 192 | 1536 | $16.474 | $4.614 | – | |
| i8g.metal-48xl | i8g | 192 | 1536 | $16.474 | $2.181 | – | |
| i7i.48xlarge | i7i | 192 | 1536 | $18.121 | $4.915 | – | |
| i7i.metal-48xl | i7i | 192 | 1536 | $18.121 | $4.006 | – | |
| i8ge.48xlarge | i8ge | 192 | 1536 | $22.781 | $8.331 | – | |
| i8ge.metal-48xl | i8ge | 192 | 1536 | $22.781 | $4.088 | – | |
| i7ie.48xlarge | i7ie | 192 | 1536 | $24.95 | $4.946 | – | |
| i7ie.metal-48xl | i7ie | 192 | 1536 | $24.95 | $4.362 | – | |
| hs1.8xlarge | hs1 | 16 | 117 | RHEL | – | – | – |
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Prices in USD per hour for Linux; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instance types.