r5.large
r5.large is an AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.126 per hour on demand ($91.98 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.079 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0364 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 | $0.126 | $0.0364 | $0.079 | $0.054 | $0.091 | $0.066 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.126 | $0.0278 | $0.079 | $0.054 | $0.091 | $0.066 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.126 | $0.0356 | $0.079 | $0.054 | $0.091 | $0.066 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.13 | $0.0463 | $0.081 | $0.056 | $0.094 | $0.067 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.13 | $0.013 | $0.081 | $0.056 | $0.094 | $0.067 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.134 | $0.0146 | $0.084 | $0.058 | $0.097 | $0.07 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.138 | $0.0415 | $0.087 | $0.06 | $0.1 | $0.072 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.138 | $0.038 | $0.087 | $0.06 | $0.1 | $0.072 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.14 | $0.0413 | $0.088 | $0.06 | $0.101 | $0.073 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.141 | $0.0331 | $0.089 | $0.061 | $0.102 | $0.074 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.141 | $0.0558 | $0.089 | $0.061 | $0.102 | $0.074 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.148 | $0.0306 | $0.093 | $0.064 | $0.107 | $0.077 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.148 | $0.0397 | $0.093 | $0.064 | $0.107 | $0.077 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.148 | $0.0461 | $0.093 | $0.064 | $0.107 | $0.077 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.148 | $0.0398 | $0.093 | $0.064 | $0.107 | $0.077 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.151 | $0.054 | $0.095 | $0.065 | $0.109 | $0.079 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.151 | $0.0271 | $0.095 | $0.065 | $0.109 | $0.079 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.151 | – | $0.095 | $0.065 | $0.109 | $0.079 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.151 | – | $0.095 | $0.065 | $0.109 | $0.079 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.152 | $0.0482 | $0.096 | $0.066 | $0.11 | $0.079 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.152 | $0.0341 | $0.096 | $0.066 | $0.11 | $0.079 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.152 | $0.0439 | $0.096 | $0.066 | $0.11 | $0.079 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.152 | $0.052 | $0.096 | $0.066 | $0.11 | $0.079 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.152 | $0.0152 | $0.096 | $0.066 | $0.11 | $0.079 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.152 | $0.0557 | $0.096 | $0.066 | $0.11 | $0.079 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.155 | $0.0364 | $0.098 | $0.067 | $0.112 | $0.081 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.155 | $0.0439 | $0.098 | $0.067 | $0.112 | $0.081 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.167 | $0.0525 | $0.105 | $0.072 | $0.121 | $0.087 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.167 | $0.0486 | $0.105 | $0.072 | $0.121 | $0.087 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.168 | $0.0518 | $0.106 | $0.073 | $0.122 | $0.088 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.201 | $0.036 | $0.127 | $0.087 | $0.146 | $0.104 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.126 | $0.079 | $0.054 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.13 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.155 | $0.108 | $0.083 |
| SUSE | $0.182 | $0.104 | $0.076 |
| RHEL HA | $0.19 | $0.143 | $0.118 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.194 | $0.147 | $0.122 |
| Windows | $0.218 | $0.171 | $0.146 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.222 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.286 | $0.239 | $0.214 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.606 | $0.559 | $0.534 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.635 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.67 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.698 | $0.651 | $0.626 |
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) | 16 |
| 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 4750 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 | r5.large |
| Family | r5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| r5.large | 2 | 16 | $0.126 |
| r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.252 |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.504 |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.008 |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.016 |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $3.024 |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.032 |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $6.048 |
| r5.metal | 96 | 768 | $6.048 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.