AWS T2 instance types
T2 is a general purpose Amazon EC2 family with 7 instance types, from 1 – 8 vCPUs and 0.5 GiB – 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Family. Linux on demand starts at $0.0058 per hour.
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- sizes
- 7
- vCPUs
- 1 – 8
- memory
- 0.5 GiB – 32 GiB
- processor
- Intel Xeon Family
- on-demand from
- $0.0058
per hour · 17 regions
T2 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 | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t2.nano | 1 | 0.5 GiB | – | $0.0058 | $4.234 | – | $0.0036 |
| t2.micro | 1 | 1 GiB | – | $0.0116 | $8.468 | $0.0043 | $0.0072 |
| t2.small | 1 | 2 GiB | – | $0.023 | $16.79 | $0.0098 | $0.0144 |
| t2.medium | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0464 | $33.87 | $0.0203 | $0.0287 |
| t2.large | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0928 | $67.74 | $0.0403 | $0.0575 |
| t2.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.1856 | $135 | $0.0758 | $0.115 |
| t2.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.3712 | $271 | $0.1539 | $0.23 |
T2 equivalents on other clouds
closest match to t2.medium (2 vCPU, 4 GiB)
Vultrvc2-2c-4gbRegular Cloud Compute family · 2 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.027/hr · New JerseyRegular Cloud Compute family →
Other general purpose families on AWS
T2 FAQ
What sizes does the AWS T2 family have?
T2 has 7 instance types, from t2.nano (1 vCPU, 0.5 GiB) to t2.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 32 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon Family.
What is the cheapest T2 instance type?
t2.nano at $0.0058 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $4.234 per month.
What is T2 best for?
T2 is a general purpose family. Balanced CPU and memory (about 4 GiB per vCPU) for web apps, services and most workloads.