a1.metal
Amazon EC2 · A1 family
The a1.metal is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.408 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 16
- memory
- 32 GiB
- processor
- Graviton
- on-demand
- $0.408
- spot
- $0.1723
- regions
- 9
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
2.3 GHz
$298/mo · us-east-1
−58% vs on-demand
across 4 areas
a1.metal 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 | $0.408 | $0.1334 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.408 | $0.1723 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.408 | $0.0966 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.408 | $0.0517 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.461 | $0.173 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.466 | $0.1255 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.47 | $0.0778 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.514 | $0.0769 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.533 | $0.0857 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 16
- Memory
- 32 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.metal- Family
- A1
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.408/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 3500 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 32
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 0%
a1.metal 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.metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | a1.metal | 16 | 32 GiB | AWS Graviton Processor | $0.408 | – |
| Azure | D16pls v6 | 16 | 32 GiB | Azure Cobalt 100 | $0.496 | +22% |
| D16pls v5 | 16 | 32 GiB | Ampere Altra | $0.544 | +33% | |
| Google Cloud | n4a-highcpu-16 | 16 | 32 GiB | Google Axion | $0.5197 | +27% |
| c4a-highcpu-16 | 16 | 32 GiB | Google Axion | $0.6061 | +49% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 32GBx86 CPU | 16 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.432 | +6% |
| G7 Dedicated 32x16x86 CPU | 16 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.519 | +27% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amdx86 CPU | 16 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.438 | +7% |
| voc-c-16c-32gb-500s-amdx86 CPU | 16 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.493 | +21% |
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
other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first
a1.metal FAQ
How much does a1.metal cost?
a1.metal costs $0.408 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $298 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.408 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.533 in Asia Pacific (Sydney). Spot capacity costs $0.1723 per hour (58% less), but can be reclaimed.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does a1.metal have?
a1.metal has 16 vCPUs and 32 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.metal?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.408 per hour for Linux on demand. a1.metal is sold in 9 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of a1.metal on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D16pls v6 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.496/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highcpu-16 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.5197/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 32GB (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.432/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.438/hour in New Jersey).