ra3.large
ra3.large is an AWS Redshift size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.543 per hour on demand ($396.39 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.3801 per hour, 30% less. It is sold in 36 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) at $0.543 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.543 | $0.38 | $0.237 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.543 | $0.3801 | $0.2363 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.543 | $0.38 | $0.236 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.543 | $0.38 | $0.236 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.543 | $0.38 | $0.236 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.543 | $0.38 | $0.236 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.57 | $0.399 | $0.248 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.5702 | $0.399 | $0.248 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.5751 | $0.403 | $0.2503 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.5864 | $0.4105 | $0.255 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.5864 | $0.4105 | $0.255 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.601 | $0.421 | $0.261 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.601 | $0.421 | $0.262 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.601 | $0.42 | $0.262 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.601 | $0.421 | $0.261 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.601 | $0.421 | $0.261 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.618 | $0.432 | $0.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.618 | $0.432 | $0.268 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.63 | $0.442 | $0.275 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.631 | $0.442 | $0.275 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.632 | $0.442 | $0.275 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.633 | $0.443 | $0.275 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.639 | $0.447 | $0.278 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.639 | $0.447 | $0.278 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.64 | $0.448 | $0.278 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.649 | $0.454 | $0.282 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.652 | $0.456 | $0.283 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.652 | $0.456 | $0.283 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.652 | $0.456 | $0.283 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.652 | $0.457 | $0.283 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.66 | $0.465 | $0.29 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.661 | $0.465 | $0.29 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.6846 | – | – |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.714 | $0.5 | $0.31 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.715 | $0.5 | $0.311 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.866 | $0.606 | $0.377 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| ECU | 6.1875 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 8 TB managed |
| I/O | 0.325 GB/s |
| Max cluster storage | 128 TB |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Slices per node | 2 |
| Nodes per cluster | 2–16 |
| Single-node cluster | Yes (1 TB managed) |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | ra3.large |
| Family | ra3 |
| Category | RA3 |
| Current generation | Yes |
Other ra3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| ra3.large | 2 | 16 | $0.543 |
| ra3.xlplus | 4 | 32 | $1.086 |
| ra3.4xlarge | 12 | 96 | $3.26 |
| ra3.16xlarge | 48 | 384 | $13.04 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS Redshift sizes.