i3.large
i3.large is an AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs, 15.25 GiB memory (Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.156 per hour on demand ($113.88 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.107 per hour, 31% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0309 per hour. It is sold in 30 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.156 | $0.0309 | $0.107 | $0.076 | $0.123 | $0.087 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.156 | $0.0231 | $0.107 | $0.076 | $0.123 | $0.087 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.156 | $0.0342 | $0.107 | $0.076 | $0.123 | $0.087 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.163 | $0.0163 | $0.111 | $0.08 | $0.128 | $0.092 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.172 | $0.0351 | $0.118 | $0.084 | $0.135 | $0.097 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.172 | $0.0215 | $0.118 | $0.083 | $0.135 | $0.097 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.172 | $0.0533 | $0.118 | $0.084 | $0.135 | $0.097 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.172 | $0.0386 | $0.118 | $0.084 | $0.135 | $0.097 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.177 | $0.0349 | $0.122 | $0.086 | $0.14 | $0.099 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.177 | $0.0177 | $0.122 | $0.086 | $0.14 | $0.099 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.181 | $0.0349 | $0.124 | $0.089 | $0.142 | $0.102 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.181 | $0.0418 | $0.124 | $0.089 | $0.142 | $0.102 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.181 | $0.0424 | $0.124 | $0.088 | $0.142 | $0.101 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.181 | $0.0461 | $0.123 | $0.088 | $0.142 | $0.102 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.183 | $0.0421 | $0.124 | $0.089 | $0.142 | $0.102 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.183 | $0.0218 | $0.124 | $0.089 | $0.142 | $0.102 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.183 | $0.0479 | $0.124 | $0.089 | $0.142 | $0.102 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.186 | $0.0501 | $0.126 | $0.091 | $0.145 | $0.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.187 | $0.0483 | $0.128 | $0.091 | $0.147 | $0.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.187 | $0.0424 | $0.128 | $0.091 | $0.147 | $0.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.187 | $0.0187 | $0.128 | $0.091 | $0.147 | $0.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.187 | $0.0317 | $0.128 | $0.091 | $0.147 | $0.104 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.188 | – | $0.128 | $0.091 | $0.147 | $0.104 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.188 | – | $0.128 | $0.091 | $0.147 | $0.104 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.189 | $0.0499 | $0.129 | $0.093 | $0.149 | $0.107 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.189 | $0.0317 | $0.129 | $0.093 | $0.149 | $0.107 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.205 | $0.0471 | $0.14 | $0.1 | $0.161 | $0.115 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.205 | $0.0399 | $0.139 | $0.1 | $0.159 | $0.115 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.206 | $0.0343 | $0.141 | $0.1 | $0.162 | $0.115 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.249 | $0.0305 | $0.17 | $0.12 | $0.196 | $0.138 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.156 | $0.107 | $0.076 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.16 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.185 | $0.136 | $0.104 |
| RHEL HA | $0.22 | $0.171 | $0.139 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.224 | $0.175 | $0.143 |
| Windows | $0.248 | $0.199 | $0.168 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.252 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.256 | $0.14 | $0.109 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.319 | $0.27 | $0.239 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.636 | $0.587 | $0.556 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.665 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.7 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.728 | $0.679 | $0.648 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.3 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 8 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 15.25 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 0.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 475 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 475 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Yes |
| EBS throughput | 425 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 425 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 425 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 53.125 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 53.125 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 3,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | i3.large |
| Family | i3 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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Other i3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3.large | 2 | 15.25 | $0.156 |
| i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 | $0.312 |
| i3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 | $0.624 |
| i3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 | $1.248 |
| i3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 | $2.496 |
| i3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
| i3.metal | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.