t2.micro
t2.micro is an AWS EC2 instance with 1 vCPU, 1 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Family). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.0116 per hour on demand ($8.47 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0072 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0025 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 | $0.0116 | $0.0025 | $0.0072 | $0.005 | $0.0083 | $0.0058 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.0116 | $0.0015 | $0.0072 | $0.005 | $0.0083 | $0.0058 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.0116 | $0.0031 | $0.0072 | $0.005 | $0.0083 | $0.0058 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.0124 | $0.002 | $0.0077 | $0.0052 | $0.0089 | $0.006 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.0126 | $0.0033 | $0.0089 | $0.0063 | $0.0102 | $0.0073 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.0128 | $0.0035 | $0.008 | $0.0056 | $0.0092 | $0.0064 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.0132 | $0.0031 | $0.0091 | $0.0067 | $0.0106 | $0.0077 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.0132 | $0.0039 | $0.0092 | $0.0067 | $0.0106 | $0.0077 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.0134 | $0.0029 | $0.0096 | $0.0069 | $0.011 | $0.0079 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.0136 | – | $0.0095 | $0.0064 | $0.011 | $0.0074 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.0138 | $0.003 | $0.01 | $0.0069 | $0.0115 | $0.0079 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.0144 | $0.0014 | $0.0086 | $0.0063 | $0.0099 | $0.0073 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.0146 | $0.0047 | $0.0091 | $0.0062 | $0.0104 | $0.0071 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.0146 | $0.0043 | $0.0098 | $0.0071 | $0.0113 | $0.0081 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.0152 | $0.003 | $0.0103 | $0.0075 | $0.0118 | $0.0086 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.0152 | $0.0062 | $0.0103 | $0.0075 | $0.0118 | $0.0086 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.0186 | $0.0019 | $0.0106 | $0.0081 | $0.0121 | $0.0093 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0116 | $0.0072 | $0.005 |
| SUSE | $0.0116 | $0.0072 | $0.005 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.0134 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.0162 | $0.0118 | $0.0096 |
| RHEL | $0.026 | $0.0216 | $0.0194 |
| RHEL HA | $0.0435 | $0.0391 | $0.0369 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.068 | $0.047 | $0.0365 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.0792 | $0.0748 | $0.0726 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.0936 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Family |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | Yes |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Low to Moderate |
| Network baseline | 0.064 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.024 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | No |
| EBS over NVMe | No |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | t2.micro |
| Family | t2 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 0.5 |
| 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.