t1.micro
Amazon EC2 · T1 family
The t1.micro is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 0.613 GiB of memory, running on Variable with very low networking, starting at $0.02 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 0.613 GiB
- processor
- Mixed / other
- on-demand
- $0.02
- spot
- $0.0079
- regions
- 9
shared / burstable
0.61 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$14.60/mo · us-east-1
−61% vs on-demand
across 5 areas
t1.micro price by region
9 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1cheapestAsia | $0.02 | $0.0061 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2cheapestOceania | $0.02 | $0.0085 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1cheapestEurope | $0.02 | $0.0076 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.02 | $0.0079 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.02 | $0.0033 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.024 | – |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.025 | $0.0086 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.026 | $0.0075 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.027 | $0.0213 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 0.613 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 0.61 GiB
- Processor
- Variable
- CPU vendor
- Mixed / other
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- Yes (shared cores)
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Very Low
aws details
- API name
t1.micro- Family
- T1
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Singapore) · $0.02/hr
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 0.5
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 84%
t1.micro 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 t1.micro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | t1.micro | 1 | 0.613 GiB | Variable | $0.02 | – |
| Akamai | Nanode 1GB1 GiB (1.63×) | 1 | 1 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.0075 | -62% |
| Vultr | vc2-1c-0.5gb-v60.5 GiB (1.2× less) | 1 | 0.5 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.003 | -85% |
| vc2-1c-0.5gb0.5 GiB (1.2× less) | 1 | 0.5 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.005 | -75% |
T1 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t1.micro | 1 | 0.613 GiB | – | $0.02 | $14.60 | $0.0079 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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t1.micro FAQ
How much does t1.micro cost?
t1.micro costs $0.02 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $14.60 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.02 in Asia Pacific (Singapore) to $0.027 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0079 per hour (61% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.02 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does t1.micro have?
t1.micro has 1 vCPUs and 0.613 GiB of memory (0.61 GiB per vCPU), running on Variable. It is a general purpose instance type in the T1 family with a burstable (shared) CPU.
What is the cheapest region for t1.micro?
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1) at $0.02 per hour for Linux on demand. t1.micro is sold in 9 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of t1.micro on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Akamai, Nanode 1GB (1 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.0075/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-1c-0.5gb-v6 (1 vCPU, 0.5 GiB, $0.003/hour in New Jersey).
Is t1.micro burstable?
Yes. t1.micro shares physical CPU cores and is designed for workloads that are idle most of the time and occasionally need full CPU. Sustained high CPU use can be throttled or cost extra, so pick a general purpose size with dedicated vCPUs for steady load.