r5 family
The r5 family has 9 sizes on AWS EC2, from 2 to 96 vCPUs and 16 to 768 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.126 to $6.048 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 31 regions and listed as memory optimized.
Sizes and prices in US East (N. Virginia)
| Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r5.large | 2 | 16 | $0.126 | $0.0364 | $0.079 |
| r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.252 | $0.0569 | $0.159 |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.504 | $0.1297 | $0.318 |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.008 | $0.3326 | $0.635 |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.016 | $0.421 | $1.27 |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $3.024 | $0.7262 | $1.905 |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.032 | $0.4179 | $2.54 |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $6.048 | $1.246 | $3.81 |
| r5.metal | 96 | 768 | $6.048 | $1.307 | $3.81 |
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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.