t2.xlarge
t2.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Family). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.1856 per hour on demand ($135.49 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.115 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0403 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 | $0.1856 | $0.0403 | $0.115 | $0.0802 | $0.1322 | $0.0922 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.1856 | $0.0469 | $0.115 | $0.0802 | $0.1322 | $0.0922 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.1856 | $0.085 | $0.115 | $0.0802 | $0.1322 | $0.0922 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.1984 | $0.0518 | $0.1236 | $0.0836 | $0.1422 | $0.0962 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.2016 | $0.087 | $0.1418 | $0.1013 | $0.1631 | $0.1167 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.2048 | $0.0629 | $0.1276 | $0.0888 | $0.1467 | $0.1021 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.2112 | $0.0625 | $0.1454 | $0.1072 | $0.1696 | $0.1234 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.2112 | $0.0642 | $0.1475 | $0.1072 | $0.1696 | $0.1234 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.2144 | $0.0834 | $0.1528 | $0.1106 | $0.1758 | $0.1261 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.2176 | – | $0.1512 | $0.1026 | $0.176 | $0.1179 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.2208 | $0.0629 | $0.1605 | $0.1101 | $0.1846 | $0.1268 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.2304 | $0.0539 | $0.1377 | $0.1012 | $0.1583 | $0.1165 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.2336 | $0.0885 | $0.1452 | $0.0989 | $0.167 | $0.1138 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.2336 | $0.0662 | $0.157 | $0.113 | $0.1805 | $0.13 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.2432 | $0.0756 | $0.1643 | $0.1201 | $0.1889 | $0.138 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.2432 | $0.0652 | $0.1643 | $0.1201 | $0.1889 | $0.138 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.2976 | $0.0421 | $0.169 | $0.1294 | $0.1944 | $0.1488 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.1856 | $0.115 | $0.0802 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.1926 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.2266 | $0.156 | $0.1212 |
| RHEL | $0.2432 | $0.1726 | $0.1378 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.2532 | $0.1826 | $0.1478 |
| SUSE | $0.2856 | $0.148 | $0.1132 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.298 | $0.2274 | $0.1926 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.3108 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.3132 | $0.2426 | $0.2078 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.686 | $1.615 | $1.58 |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.727 | $1.656 | $1.621 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.743 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.813 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| 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) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Moderate |
| Network baseline | 0.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.024 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | No |
| EBS over NVMe | No |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | t2.xlarge |
| Family | t2 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| 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.