t2.largevsm4.large

t2.large is 7% cheaper than m4.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $5.26 a month.

At a glancet2.largem4.large
On-demand$0.0928/hr7% less$0.1/hr
Lowest rate$0.023/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0299/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell)
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiont2.largem4.largem4.large vs t2.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0928$0.1▲ 8%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.02370% off$0.0299▲ 30%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.057538% off$0.062▲ 8%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.040157% off$0.0432▲ 8%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment29% off$0.066129% off$0.0712▲ 8%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.046150% off$0.0497▲ 8%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t2.large leads
On-demand price$0.0928 vs $0.1 per hour
7% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Max network interfaces3 vs 2
50% higher
Where m4.large leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak1.2 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
17% higher
Sustained clock2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
4% higher

Specs

23 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 11 differt2.largem4.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speedUp to 3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Sustained clock2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
BurstableYesNo
ECU–6.5
MemoryAll 1 matcht2.largem4.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking5 of 8 differt2.largem4.large
NetworkLow to ModerateModerate
Network baseline0.512 Gbps0.45 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps1.2 Gbps
Enhanced networkingNoNo
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces32
IPv4 addresses per interface1210
Storage8 of 11 differt2.largem4.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedNoYes
EBS over NVMeNoNo
EBS throughput–450 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth–450 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–450 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–56.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput–56.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–3,600
EBS max IOPS–3,600
Max EBS volumes4040
Instance details2 of 10 differt2.largem4.large
Familyt2m4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorXenXen
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t2.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont2.largem4.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0928$0.1▲ 8%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0928$0.1▲ 8%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0928$0.1▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0992$0.105▲ 6%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1008$0.111▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1024$0.111▲ 8%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1056$0.116▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1072$0.12▲ 12%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1088$0.126▲ 16%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.1104$0.117▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.1152$0.123▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1168$0.125▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1168$0.125▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.1216$0.129▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1216$0.129▲ 6%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.1488$0.159▲ 7%

Keep exploring

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

t2.largeGeneral purpose, t2 family, burstable
t2.large prices and specsEvery size in the t2 family

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m4.largeGeneral purpose, m4 family
m4.large prices and specsEvery size in the m4 family

Compare m4.large with

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