p2.16xlargevsp3.16xlarge

p2.16xlarge is 41% cheaper than p3.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $7,358.40 a month.

At a glancep2.16xlargep3.16xlarge
On-demand$14.40/hr41% less$24.48/hr
Lowest rate$5.787/hr34% lessSpot, can be interrupted$8.825/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 732 GiB64 vCPUs, 488 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
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.

Optionp2.16xlargep3.16xlargep3.16xlarge vs p2.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$14.40$24.48▲ 70%
SpotCan be interrupted60% off$5.78764% off$8.825▲ 52%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where p2.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$14.40 vs $24.48 per hour
41% cheaper
GPUs16 vs 8
2× higher
Memory (GiB)732 vs 488
50% higher
Where p3.16xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 17 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchp2.16xlargep3.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
ECU201201
Memory1 of 1 differp2.16xlargep3.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)732488
Accelerators3 of 3 differp2.16xlargep3.16xlarge
GPUs168
GPU16 × NVIDIA Tesla K808 × NVIDIA Tesla V100
GPU memory–128 GiB
Networking1 of 1 differp2.16xlargep3.16xlarge
Network20 Gigabit25 Gigabit
Storage1 of 2 differp2.16xlargep3.16xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS throughput10000 Mbps14000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 4 differp2.16xlargep3.16xlarge
Familyp2p3
CategoryGPU instanceGPU instance
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for p2.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionp2.16xlargep3.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$14.40$24.48▲ 70%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$14.40$24.48▲ 70%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$14.40$24.48▲ 70%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$15.552$26.44▲ 70%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$17.28$29.376▲ 70%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$21.216$30.584▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$23.44$33.872▲ 45%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$24.672$33.872▲ 37%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$24.672$33.552▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$27.488$33.872▲ 23%

Keep exploring

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

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.