AWS M1 instance types

M1 is a general purpose Amazon EC2 family with 4 instance types, from 1 – 4 vCPUs and 1.7 GiB – 15 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Family. Linux on demand starts at $0.044 per hour.

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sizes: 4
vCPUs: 1 – 4
memory: 1.7 GiB – 15 GiB
processor: Intel Xeon Family
on-demand from: $0.044

Compare sizes

M1 sizes and prices

Linux, hourly, US East (N. Virginia) (other regions on each size's page)

Size	vCPU	Memory	Local storage	On-demand	Monthly	Spot
m1.small	1	1.7 GiB	160 GB SSD	$0.044	$32.12	$0.0178
m1.medium	1	3.75 GiB	410 GB SSD	$0.087	$63.51	$0.034
m1.large	2	7.5 GiB	840 GB SSD (2 disks)	$0.175	$128	$0.0689
m1.xlarge	4	15 GiB	1.7 TB SSD (4 disks)	$0.35	$255	$0.1384

M1 equivalents on other clouds

closest match to m1.medium (1 vCPU, 3.75 GiB)

AzureF1ads v7Fadsv7 family · 1 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.0858/hr · East USFadsv7 family →

Google Cloudt2d-standard-1T2D family · 1 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.0422/hr · IowaT2D family →

AkamaiDedicated 4GBDedicated CPU family · 2 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.054/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU family →

Vultrvoc-g-1c-4gb-30s-amdOptimized Cloud: General Purpose family · 1 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.041/hr · New JerseyOptimized Cloud: General Purpose family →

Other general purpose families on AWS

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M1 FAQ

What sizes does the AWS M1 family have?

M1 has 4 instance types, from m1.small (1 vCPU, 1.7 GiB) to m1.xlarge (4 vCPU, 15 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon Family.

What is the cheapest M1 instance type?

m1.small at $0.044 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $32.12 per month.

What is M1 best for?

M1 is a general purpose family. Balanced CPU and memory (about 4 GiB per vCPU) for web apps, services and most workloads.