t2.medium
t2.medium is an AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Family). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.0464 per hour on demand ($33.87 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0287 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0119 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 | $0.0464 | $0.0119 | $0.0287 | $0.02 | $0.0331 | $0.0231 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.0464 | $0.0098 | $0.0287 | $0.02 | $0.0331 | $0.0231 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.0464 | $0.0153 | $0.0287 | $0.02 | $0.0331 | $0.0231 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.0496 | $0.0187 | $0.0309 | $0.0209 | $0.0355 | $0.024 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.05 | $0.021 | $0.0355 | $0.0253 | $0.0408 | $0.0292 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.0512 | $0.0162 | $0.0319 | $0.0222 | $0.0367 | $0.0255 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.052 | $0.0145 | $0.0363 | $0.0268 | $0.0424 | $0.0308 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.0528 | $0.0173 | $0.0369 | $0.0268 | $0.0424 | $0.0308 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.0536 | $0.0195 | $0.0382 | $0.0276 | $0.0439 | $0.0315 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.0544 | – | $0.0378 | $0.0256 | $0.044 | $0.0295 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.0552 | $0.0165 | $0.0401 | $0.0275 | $0.0461 | $0.0317 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.0576 | $0.0129 | $0.0344 | $0.0253 | $0.0396 | $0.0291 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.0584 | $0.0269 | $0.0363 | $0.0247 | $0.0417 | $0.0285 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.0584 | $0.0187 | $0.0392 | $0.0283 | $0.0451 | $0.0325 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.0608 | $0.0203 | $0.0411 | $0.03 | $0.0472 | $0.0345 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.0608 | $0.0186 | $0.0411 | $0.03 | $0.0472 | $0.0345 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.0744 | $0.0115 | $0.0423 | $0.0323 | $0.0486 | $0.0372 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0464 | $0.0287 | $0.02 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.0499 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.0644 | $0.0467 | $0.038 |
| RHEL | $0.0752 | $0.0575 | $0.0488 |
| RHEL HA | $0.1102 | $0.0925 | $0.0838 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.114 | $0.0963 | $0.0876 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.1358 | $0.1181 | $0.1094 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.1428 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.1464 | $0.0617 | $0.053 |
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) | 4 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Low to Moderate |
| Network baseline | 0.256 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.024 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 6 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | No |
| EBS over NVMe | No |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | t2.medium |
| Family | t2 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 2 |
| 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.