t2.micro
Amazon EC2 · T2 family
The t2.micro is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 1 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Family with low to moderate networking, starting at $0.0116 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 1 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.0116
- spot
- $0.0043
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.0072
shared / burstable
1 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$8.468/mo · us-east-1
−63% vs on-demand
−38% vs on-demand
t2.micro price by region
17 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.0116 | $0.0043 | $0.0072 | $0.005 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0116 | $0.0032 | $0.0072 | $0.005 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0116 | $0.0023 | $0.0072 | $0.005 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.0124 | $0.0037 | $0.0077 | $0.0052 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.0126 | $0.0047 | $0.0089 | $0.0063 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.0128 | $0.0031 | $0.008 | $0.0056 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.0132 | $0.0037 | $0.0091 | $0.0067 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.0132 | $0.0026 | $0.0092 | $0.0067 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.0134 | $0.0027 | $0.0096 | $0.0069 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.0136 | – | $0.0095 | $0.0064 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.0138 | $0.0036 | $0.01 | $0.0069 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.0144 | $0.0023 | $0.0086 | $0.0063 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.0146 | $0.0031 | $0.0091 | $0.0062 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.0146 | $0.0054 | $0.0098 | $0.0071 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.0152 | $0.0026 | $0.0103 | $0.0075 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.0152 | $0.0042 | $0.0103 | $0.0075 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.0186 | $0.0029 | $0.0106 | $0.0081 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 1 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 1 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon Family
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- Yes (shared cores)
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Low to Moderate
aws details
- API name
t2.micro- Family
- T2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 17 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.0116/hr
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 0.5
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 70%
t2.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 t2.micro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | t2.micro | 1 | 1 GiB | Intel Xeon Family | $0.0116 | – |
| Azure | B2ats v22 vCPU (2×) | 2 | 1 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.0094 | -19% |
| B2ts v22 vCPU (2×) | 2 | 1 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) | $0.0104 | -10% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-micro2 vCPU (2×) | 2 | 1 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.00838 | -28% |
| Akamai | Nanode 1GB | 1 | 1 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.0075 | -35% |
| Linode 2GB2 GiB (2×) | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.018 | +55% | |
| Vultr | vc2-1c-1gb | 1 | 1 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.007 | -40% |
| vhf-1c-1gb | 1 | 1 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.008 | -31% |
T2 family sizes
| 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.micro FAQ
How much does t2.micro cost?
t2.micro costs $0.0116 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $8.468 per month. Across 17 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0116 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.0186 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0043 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.0072 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.0162 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does t2.micro have?
t2.micro has 1 vCPUs and 1 GiB of memory (1 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Family. It is a general purpose instance type in the T2 family with a burstable (shared) CPU.
What are the equivalents of t2.micro on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, B2ats v2 (2 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.0094/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-micro (2 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.00838/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Nanode 1GB (1 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.0075/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-1c-1gb (1 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.007/hour in New Jersey).
Is t2.micro burstable?
Yes. t2.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.