t2.large
t2.large is an AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Family). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.0928 per hour on demand ($67.74 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0575 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.023 per hour. It is sold in 17 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 | $0.0928 | $0.023 | $0.0575 | $0.0401 | $0.0661 | $0.0461 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.0928 | $0.0195 | $0.0575 | $0.0401 | $0.0661 | $0.0461 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.0928 | $0.0322 | $0.0575 | $0.0401 | $0.0661 | $0.0461 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.0992 | $0.0294 | $0.0618 | $0.0418 | $0.0711 | $0.0481 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.1008 | $0.0416 | $0.0709 | $0.0507 | $0.0816 | $0.0584 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.1024 | $0.0322 | $0.0638 | $0.0444 | $0.0733 | $0.0511 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.1056 | $0.0298 | $0.0727 | $0.0536 | $0.0848 | $0.0617 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.1056 | $0.0303 | $0.0737 | $0.0536 | $0.0848 | $0.0617 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.1072 | $0.0391 | $0.0764 | $0.0553 | $0.0879 | $0.063 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.1088 | – | $0.0756 | $0.0513 | $0.088 | $0.059 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.1104 | $0.0295 | $0.0803 | $0.055 | $0.0923 | $0.0634 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.1152 | $0.0288 | $0.0688 | $0.0506 | $0.0792 | $0.0583 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.1168 | $0.0411 | $0.0726 | $0.0494 | $0.0835 | $0.0569 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.1168 | $0.0368 | $0.0785 | $0.0565 | $0.0903 | $0.065 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.1216 | $0.0373 | $0.0822 | $0.0601 | $0.0945 | $0.069 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.1216 | $0.0336 | $0.0822 | $0.0601 | $0.0945 | $0.069 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.1488 | $0.0184 | $0.0845 | $0.0647 | $0.0972 | $0.0744 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0928 | $0.0575 | $0.0401 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.0963 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.1208 | $0.0855 | $0.0681 |
| RHEL | $0.1216 | $0.0863 | $0.0689 |
| RHEL HA | $0.1566 | $0.1213 | $0.1039 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.1604 | $0.1251 | $0.1077 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.1892 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.1918 | $0.1565 | $0.1391 |
| SUSE | $0.1928 | $0.0905 | $0.0731 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Family |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.3 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | Yes |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Low to Moderate |
| Network baseline | 0.512 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.024 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 12 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | No |
| EBS over NVMe | No |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | t2.large |
| Family | t2 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.