m5a family
The m5a family has 8 sizes on AWS EC2, from 2 to 96 vCPUs and 8 to 384 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.086 to $4.128 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m5a.large | 2 | 8 | $0.086 | $0.0317 | $0.054 |
| m5a.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.172 | $0.0672 | $0.108 |
| m5a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.344 | $0.0907 | $0.217 |
| m5a.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.688 | $0.2446 | $0.433 |
| m5a.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.376 | $0.4996 | $0.867 |
| m5a.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.064 | $0.5891 | $1.30 |
| m5a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.752 | $0.6116 | $1.734 |
| m5a.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.128 | $1.04 | $2.601 |
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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.