m2.xlarge

    $0.2870/hr

    ~$209.51/month on-demand in ap-northeast-1

    The m2.xlarge is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 17.1 GiB of memory with up to 0.3 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.287 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1740/hr
    ~$127.02/mo
    Save 39%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1080/hr
    ~$78.84/mo
    Save 62%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1510/hr
    ~$110.23/mo
    Save 47%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0940/hr
    ~$68.62/mo
    Save 67%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1510/hr
    ~$110.23/mo
    Save 47%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    ap-northeast-1c
    $0.0850/hr
    ~$62.05/mo
    Save 63% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0559
    Avg
    $0.1083
    Max
    $0.1673
    All Availability Zones
    ap-northeast-1c$0.0850/hr
    ap-northeast-1a$0.0963/hr
    ap-northeast-1a$0.1321/hr
    ap-northeast-1c$0.0560/hr
    ap-northeast-1c$0.1560/hr
    ap-northeast-1c$0.1087/hr
    ap-northeast-1a$0.1673/hr
    ap-northeast-1a$0.0673/hr

    m2 Family

    Switch between sizes in ap-northeast-1

    SizevCPUMem
    xlarge217.1
    2xlarge434.2
    4xlarge868.4

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for m2.xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory17.1 GiB
    Memory per vCPU8.55 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceModerate
    Bandwidth0.3 Gbps
    Max Interfaces4
    IPv4 per Interface15
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    Instance Storage420 GB
    Storage Typehdd
    NVMe Drive
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support

    Capabilities

    FamilyM2
    GenerationPrevious
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs, instance-store
    Virtualizationhvm, paravirtual

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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