AWS T3 instance types
T3 is a general purpose Amazon EC2 family with 7 instance types, from 2 – 8 vCPUs and 0.5 GiB – 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5. Linux on demand starts at $0.0052 per hour.
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- sizes
- 7
- vCPUs
- 2 – 8
- memory
- 0.5 GiB – 32 GiB
- processor
- Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5
- on-demand from
- $0.0052
per hour · 36 regions
T3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t3.nano | 2 | 0.5 GiB | – | $0.0052 | $3.796 | $0.0023 | $0.0033 |
| t3.micro | 2 | 1 GiB | – | $0.0104 | $7.592 | $0.0043 | $0.0065 |
| t3.small | 2 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0208 | $15.18 | $0.008 | $0.013 |
| t3.medium | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0416 | $30.37 | $0.0179 | $0.0261 |
| t3.large | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0409 | $0.0522 |
| t3.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.1664 | $121 | $0.0764 | $0.1043 |
| t3.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.3328 | $243 | $0.1341 | $0.2086 |
T3 equivalents on other clouds
closest match to t3.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
T3 FAQ
What sizes does the AWS T3 family have?
T3 has 7 instance types, from t3.nano (2 vCPU, 0.5 GiB) to t3.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 32 GiB). They run on Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5.
What is the cheapest T3 instance type?
t3.nano at $0.0052 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $3.796 per month.
What is T3 best for?
T3 is a general purpose family. Balanced CPU and memory (about 4 GiB per vCPU) for web apps, services and most workloads.