t2.largevsm5dn.large

t2.large is 32% cheaper than m5dn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $31.54 a month.

At a glancet2.largem5dn.large
On-demand$0.0928/hr32% less$0.136/hr
Lowest rate$0.023/hr42% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0396/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
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.largem5dn.largem5dn.large vs t2.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0928$0.136▲ 47%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.02371% off$0.0396▲ 72%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.057537% off$0.086▲ 50%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.040161% off$0.053▲ 32%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment29% off$0.066127% off$0.099▲ 50%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.046155% off$0.061▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t2.large leads
On-demand price$0.0928 vs $0.136 per hour
32% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Max EBS volumes40 vs 26
54% higher
Where m5dn.large leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak25 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
24.4× higher
Sustained clock3.1 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
35% higher

Specs

29 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differt2.largem5dn.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speedUp to 3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel Turbo–
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht2.largem5dn.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking5 of 8 differt2.largem5dn.large
NetworkLow to ModerateUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline0.512 Gbps2.1 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingNoYes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1210
Storage12 of 12 differt2.largem5dn.large
StorageEBS only1 x 75 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 75 GB SSD
EBS optimizedNoYes
EBS over NVMeNoRequired
EBS throughput–Up to 3500 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth–650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput–593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–3,600
EBS max IOPS–18,750
Max EBS volumes4026
Instance details5 of 10 differt2.largem5dn.large
Familyt2m5dn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorXenNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiont2.largem5dn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0928$0.136▲ 47%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0928$0.136▲ 47%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0928$0.136▲ 47%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1008$0.152▲ 51%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1072$0.162▲ 51%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1088$0.171▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1168$0.167▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1216$0.175▲ 44%

Keep exploring

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