a1.medium
Amazon EC2 · A1 family
The a1.medium is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.0255 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 2 GiB
- processor
- Graviton
- on-demand
- $0.0255
- spot
- $0.0109
- regions
- 9
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
2.3 GHz
$18.62/mo · us-east-1
−57% vs on-demand
across 4 areas
a1.medium price by region
9 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.0255 | $0.0087 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.0255 | $0.0109 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0255 | $0.0078 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0255 | $0.0092 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.0288 | $0.0116 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.0291 | $0.0103 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.0294 | $0.0113 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.0321 | $0.0098 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.0333 | $0.0075 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 2 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 GiB
- Processor
- AWS Graviton Processor
- CPU vendor
- AWS Graviton
- Architecture
- Arm64
- Clock speed
- 2.3 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
a1.medium- Family
- A1
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.0255/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 3500 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 0%
a1.medium equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs a1.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | a1.medium | 1 | 2 GiB | AWS Graviton Processor | $0.0255 | – |
| Azure | F1als v7x86 CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.0605 | +137% |
| F1alds v7x86 CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.0715 | +180% | |
| Google Cloud | n4a-highcpu-1 | 1 | 2 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0325 | +27% |
| c4a-highcpu-1 | 1 | 2 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0379 | +49% | |
| Akamai | Linode 2GBx86 CPU · burstable CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.018 | -29% |
| Vultr | voc-c-1c-2gb-25s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.038 | +49% |
| vc2-1c-2gbx86 CPU · burstable CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.014 | -45% |
A1 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a1.medium | 1 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0255 | $18.62 | $0.0109 |
| a1.large | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.051 | $37.23 | $0.0242 |
| a1.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB | – | $0.102 | $74.46 | $0.056 |
| a1.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | – | $0.204 | $149 | $0.1029 |
| a1.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | – | $0.408 | $298 | $0.1986 |
| a1.metal | 16 | 32 GiB | – | $0.408 | $298 | $0.1723 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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a1.medium FAQ
How much does a1.medium cost?
a1.medium costs $0.0255 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $18.62 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0255 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.0333 in Asia Pacific (Sydney). Spot capacity costs $0.0109 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does a1.medium have?
a1.medium has 1 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton Processor. It is a general purpose instance type in the A1 family.
What is the cheapest region for a1.medium?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.0255 per hour for Linux on demand. a1.medium is sold in 9 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of a1.medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F1als v7 (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.0605/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highcpu-1 (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.0325/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 2GB (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.018/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-1c-2gb-25s-amd (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.038/hour in New Jersey).