m3 family
The m3 family has 4 sizes on AWS EC2, from 1 to 8 vCPUs and 3.75 to 30 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.067 to $0.532 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 11 regions and listed as general purpose.
Sizes and prices in US East (N. Virginia)
| Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m3.medium | 1 | 3.75 | $0.067 | $0.0138 | $0.048 |
| m3.large | 2 | 7.5 | $0.133 | $0.0339 | $0.095 |
| m3.xlarge | 4 | 15 | $0.266 | $0.0477 | $0.19 |
| m3.2xlarge | 8 | 30 | $0.532 | $0.1202 | $0.38 |
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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.