m2.xlarge

    $0.2930/hr

    ~$213.89/month on-demand in us-gov-west-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 $0.293 per hour.

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

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1560/hr
    ~$113.88/mo
    Save 47%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0930/hr
    ~$67.89/mo
    Save 68%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1360/hr
    ~$99.28/mo
    Save 54%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0810/hr
    ~$59.13/mo
    Save 72%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1360/hr
    ~$99.28/mo
    Save 54%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    No spot pricing data available

    m2 Family

    Switch between sizes in us-gov-west-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

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