t3.small
t3.small is an AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs, 2 GiB memory (Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.0208 per hour on demand ($15.18 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.013 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.005 per hour. It is sold in 36 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 | $0.0208 | $0.005 | $0.013 | $0.009 | $0.015 | $0.0103 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.0208 | $0.0034 | $0.013 | $0.009 | $0.015 | $0.0103 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.0208 | $0.0054 | $0.013 | $0.009 | $0.015 | $0.0103 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.0216 | $0.0026 | $0.0136 | $0.0093 | $0.0177 | $0.0125 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.0218 | – | $0.0137 | $0.0094 | $0.0157 | $0.0108 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.0224 | $0.007 | $0.0141 | $0.0095 | $0.0162 | $0.0109 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.0224 | $0.0022 | $0.0141 | $0.0095 | $0.0162 | $0.0109 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.0228 | $0.0052 | $0.0144 | $0.0098 | $0.0187 | $0.0132 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.0228 | $0.0083 | $0.0144 | $0.0098 | $0.0187 | $0.0132 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.0232 | $0.0079 | $0.0146 | $0.01 | $0.0168 | $0.0116 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.0232 | $0.0059 | $0.0146 | $0.01 | $0.0168 | $0.0116 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.0236 | $0.0027 | $0.0149 | $0.0102 | $0.0192 | $0.0138 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.0236 | $0.0076 | $0.0149 | $0.0102 | $0.0192 | $0.0138 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.0238 | $0.0086 | $0.0149 | $0.0101 | $0.0172 | $0.0116 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.0238 | $0.0097 | $0.0149 | $0.0101 | $0.0172 | $0.0116 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.024 | $0.0081 | $0.0151 | $0.0104 | $0.0199 | $0.0141 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.024 | $0.0052 | $0.0151 | $0.0104 | $0.0196 | $0.0139 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.024 | $0.0062 | $0.0151 | $0.0104 | $0.0196 | $0.0139 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.0244 | – | $0.0154 | $0.0105 | $0.0199 | $0.0132 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.0244 | – | $0.0154 | $0.0105 | $0.0199 | $0.0132 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.0245 | – | – | – | $0.0192 | $0.0139 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.0248 | $0.0065 | $0.0156 | $0.0107 | $0.021 | $0.0142 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.0251 | $0.0028 | $0.0158 | $0.0108 | $0.0205 | $0.0145 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.0251 | $0.0075 | $0.0158 | $0.0108 | $0.0205 | $0.0145 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.026 | $0.0036 | $0.0157 | $0.0112 | $0.0181 | $0.0132 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.0264 | $0.01 | $0.0166 | $0.0112 | $0.0191 | $0.0129 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.0264 | $0.0088 | $0.0166 | $0.0114 | $0.0206 | $0.0147 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.0264 | $0.0026 | $0.0166 | $0.0112 | $0.0191 | $0.0129 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.0264 | $0.0048 | $0.0166 | $0.0114 | $0.0206 | $0.0147 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.0264 | $0.0082 | $0.0166 | $0.0114 | $0.0219 | $0.0155 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.0271 | $0.0092 | $0.0171 | $0.0117 | $0.0222 | $0.0157 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.0272 | $0.0091 | $0.0171 | $0.0118 | $0.0214 | $0.0155 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.0272 | $0.0078 | $0.0171 | $0.0118 | $0.0214 | $0.0155 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.0277 | – | – | – | $0.0217 | $0.0154 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.0292 | $0.0043 | $0.0184 | $0.0124 | $0.0211 | $0.0142 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.0336 | $0.0042 | $0.0193 | $0.0145 | $0.0222 | $0.0168 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0208 | $0.013 | $0.009 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.0243 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.0392 | $0.0314 | $0.0274 |
| RHEL | $0.0496 | $0.0418 | $0.0378 |
| SUSE | $0.0518 | $0.026 | $0.02 |
| RHEL HA | $0.0846 | $0.0768 | $0.0728 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.0884 | $0.0806 | $0.0766 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.1068 | $0.099 | $0.095 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.1172 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor features | AVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | Yes |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 0.128 Gbps |
| Network peak | 5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2085 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 174 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,085 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 21.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 260.625 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 1,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 11,800 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | t3.small |
| Family | t3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 1 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
| Free tier eligible | Yes |
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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.