m5.large
m5.large is an AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.096 per hour on demand ($70.08 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.06 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0374 per hour. It is sold in 31 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 | $0.096 | $0.0374 | $0.06 | $0.041 | $0.071 | $0.049 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.096 | $0.0273 | $0.06 | $0.041 | $0.071 | $0.049 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.096 | $0.032 | $0.06 | $0.041 | $0.071 | $0.049 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.101 | $0.033 | $0.064 | $0.044 | $0.075 | $0.051 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.101 | $0.0101 | $0.064 | $0.044 | $0.075 | $0.051 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.102 | $0.0114 | $0.064 | $0.044 | $0.082 | $0.058 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.107 | $0.0333 | $0.067 | $0.046 | $0.078 | $0.054 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.107 | $0.0239 | $0.067 | $0.046 | $0.078 | $0.054 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.107 | $0.0414 | $0.067 | $0.046 | $0.086 | $0.061 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.107 | $0.0488 | $0.067 | $0.046 | $0.086 | $0.061 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.111 | $0.033 | $0.07 | $0.048 | $0.089 | $0.064 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.112 | $0.0221 | $0.071 | $0.048 | $0.09 | $0.064 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.112 | $0.0357 | $0.071 | $0.048 | $0.09 | $0.064 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.112 | $0.0299 | $0.071 | $0.049 | $0.091 | $0.064 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.112 | $0.0359 | $0.071 | $0.048 | $0.097 | $0.066 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.115 | $0.0425 | $0.072 | $0.05 | $0.094 | $0.07 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.118 | $0.0251 | $0.073 | $0.051 | $0.085 | $0.062 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.118 | $0.0313 | $0.074 | $0.051 | $0.095 | $0.067 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.118 | $0.0366 | $0.074 | $0.051 | $0.095 | $0.067 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.12 | $0.0483 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.089 | $0.061 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.12 | $0.0465 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.096 | $0.068 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.12 | $0.012 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.089 | $0.061 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.12 | $0.0232 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.096 | $0.068 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.121 | – | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.096 | $0.063 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.121 | – | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.096 | $0.063 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.124 | $0.0434 | $0.078 | $0.054 | $0.099 | $0.072 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.124 | $0.0425 | $0.078 | $0.054 | $0.099 | $0.072 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.127 | $0.0321 | $0.08 | $0.055 | $0.103 | $0.073 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.127 | $0.0327 | $0.08 | $0.055 | $0.104 | $0.077 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.132 | $0.0408 | $0.083 | $0.057 | $0.098 | $0.067 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.153 | $0.0181 | $0.09 | $0.066 | $0.104 | $0.079 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.096 | $0.06 | $0.041 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.1 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.125 | $0.089 | $0.07 |
| SUSE | $0.152 | $0.093 | $0.074 |
| RHEL HA | $0.16 | $0.124 | $0.105 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.164 | $0.128 | $0.109 |
| Windows | $0.188 | $0.152 | $0.133 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.192 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.256 | $0.22 | $0.201 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.576 | $0.54 | $0.521 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.605 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.64 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.668 | $0.632 | $0.613 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 10 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| 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 | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2120 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 volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5.large |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5.large | 2 | 8 | $0.096 |
| m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.192 |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.384 |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.768 |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.536 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.304 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.072 |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
| m5.metal | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.