t2.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · T2 family
The t2.xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Family with moderate networking, starting at $0.1856 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.1856
- spot
- $0.0758
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.115
shared / burstable
4 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$135/mo · us-east-1
−59% vs on-demand
−38% vs on-demand
t2.xlarge 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 | $0.1856 | $0.0758 | $0.115 | $0.0802 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.1856 | $0.0623 | $0.115 | $0.0802 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.1856 | $0.0788 | $0.115 | $0.0802 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.1984 | $0.0643 | $0.1236 | $0.0836 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.2016 | $0.0795 | $0.1418 | $0.1013 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.2048 | $0.0689 | $0.1276 | $0.0888 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.2112 | $0.0743 | $0.1454 | $0.1072 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.2112 | $0.0643 | $0.1475 | $0.1072 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.2144 | $0.0782 | $0.1528 | $0.1106 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.2176 | – | $0.1512 | $0.1026 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.2208 | $0.0694 | $0.1605 | $0.1101 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.2304 | $0.0628 | $0.1377 | $0.1012 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.2336 | $0.0844 | $0.1452 | $0.0989 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.2336 | $0.0854 | $0.157 | $0.113 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.2432 | $0.0361 | $0.1643 | $0.1201 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.2432 | $0.0532 | $0.1643 | $0.1201 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.2976 | $0.0748 | $0.169 | $0.1294 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 4 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
- Moderate
aws details
- API name
t2.xlarge- Family
- T2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 17 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.1856/hr
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 10-15%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 61%
t2.xlarge 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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | t2.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Family | $0.1856 | – |
| Azure | B4as v2 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.15 | -19% |
| B4s v2 | 4 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) | $0.166 | -11% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-standard-4dedicated CPU | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.134 | -28% |
| n2d-standard-4dedicated CPU | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.169 | -9% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x4dedicated CPU | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | +13% |
| Linode 16GB6 vCPU (1.5×) | 6 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.144 | -22% | |
| Vultr | vhf-4c-16gb | 4 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.132 | -29% |
| vhp-4c-12gb-amd12 GiB (1.3× less) | 4 | 12 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.099 | -47% |
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 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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t2.xlarge FAQ
How much does t2.xlarge cost?
t2.xlarge costs $0.1856 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $135 per month. Across 17 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1856 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.2976 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0758 per hour (59% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.115 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.2266 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does t2.xlarge have?
t2.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (4 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.xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, B4as v2 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.15/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-standard-4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.134/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vhf-4c-16gb (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.132/hour in New Jersey).
Is t2.xlarge burstable?
Yes. t2.xlarge 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.