inf1.xlargevsinf2.xlarge

inf1.xlarge is 70% cheaper than inf2.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $387.05 a month.

At a glanceinf1.xlargeinf2.xlarge
On-demand$0.228/hr70% less$0.7582/hr
Lowest rate$0.039/hr64% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1075/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8275CL (Cascade Lake)AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optioninf1.xlargeinf2.xlargeinf2.xlarge vs inf1.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.228$0.7582▲ 233%
SpotCan be interrupted83% off$0.03986% off$0.1075▲ 176%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.14437% off$0.4777▲ 232%
3-yr reservedNo upfront52% off$0.1157% off$0.3275▲ 198%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.16521% off$0.5971▲ 262%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment45% off$0.12646% off$0.4094▲ 225%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where inf1.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.228 vs $0.7582 per hour
70% cheaper
Network baseline5 Gbps vs 2.083 Gbps
2.4× higher
Where inf2.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher
IPv4 addresses per interface15 vs 10
50% higher
Sustained clock3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
44% higher

Specs

22 of 44 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 10 differinf1.xlargeinf2.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8275CL (Cascade Lake)AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
CPU makerIntelAMD
Clock speed–2.95 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor features–AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differinf1.xlargeinf2.xlarge
Memory (GiB)816
Accelerators3 of 4 differinf1.xlargeinf2.xlarge
GPUs11
GPU1 × AWS Inferentia1 × AWS Inferentia2
GPU memory–32 GB
Accelerators1 × AWS Inferentia (8 GiB)1 × AWS Inferentia2 (32 GiB)
Networking4 of 8 differinf1.xlargeinf2.xlarge
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline5 Gbps2.083 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1015
Storage7 of 11 differinf1.xlargeinf2.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput875 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,190 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.75 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details2 of 10 differinf1.xlargeinf2.xlarge
Familyinf1inf2
CategoryMachine Learning ASIC InstancesMachine Learning ASIC Instances
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor–1
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for inf1.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regioninf1.xlargeinf2.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.228$0.7582▲ 233%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.228$0.7582▲ 233%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.228$0.7582▲ 233%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.24$0.9857▲ 311%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.242$0.834▲ 245%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.254$0.9478▲ 273%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.267$1.137▲ 326%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.267$1.062▲ 298%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.281$0.9098▲ 224%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.285$0.9857▲ 246%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.285$1.137▲ 299%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.308$1.062▲ 245%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.308$1.137▲ 269%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.377$1.289▲ 242%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

inf1.xlargeMachine Learning ASIC Instances, inf1 family
inf1.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the inf1 family
inf2.xlargeMachine Learning ASIC Instances, inf2 family
inf2.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the inf2 family

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