cache.t3.medium
cache.t3.medium is an AWS ElastiCache size with 2 vCPUs, 3.09 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.068 per hour on demand ($49.64 per month) for Redis; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.046 per hour, 32% less. It is sold in 35 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Redis. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.068 | $0.046 | $0.035 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.068 | $0.046 | $0.035 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.068 | $0.046 | $0.035 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.0714 | $0.055 | – |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.072 | $0.056 | – |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.072 | $0.049 | $0.037 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.074 | $0.051 | $0.038 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.074 | $0.058 | – |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.0756 | $0.059 | – |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.039 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.039 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.039 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.076 | $0.052 | $0.039 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.0792 | $0.054 | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.08 | $0.055 | $0.041 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.08 | $0.055 | $0.041 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.082 | $0.056 | $0.043 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.0836 | $0.066 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.085 | $0.058 | $0.044 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.085 | $0.067 | – |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.086 | $0.058 | $0.044 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.088 | $0.06 | $0.046 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.09 | $0.07 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.09 | $0.07 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.0927 | – | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.095 | $0.076 | $0.058 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.099 | $0.067 | $0.051 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.1 | $0.068 | $0.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.1 | $0.068 | $0.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.1 | $0.068 | $0.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.1 | $0.078 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.103 | $0.071 | $0.054 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.104 | $0.058 | $0.054 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.111 | $0.076 | $0.058 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.128 | $0.087 | $0.066 |
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redis | $0.068 | $0.046 | $0.035 |
| Valkey | $0.0544 | $0.0368 | $0.028 |
| Memcached | $0.068 | $0.046 | $0.035 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | Yes |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 3.09 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 0.256 Gbps |
| Network peak | 5 Gbps |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | cache.t3.medium |
| Family | t3 |
| Category | Standard |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 1.6 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | t3.medium |
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Other generations
Other t3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache.t3.micro | 2 | 0.5 | $0.017 |
| cache.t3.small | 2 | 1.37 | $0.034 |
| cache.t3.medium | 2 | 3.09 | $0.068 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS ElastiCache sizes.