t2.medium
$0.0496/hr
~$36.21/month on-demand in ap-south-1
The t2.medium is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 0.26 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.050 per hour.
Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
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Pricing Options
Compute SP
Most flexible - any instance
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.0355/hr
~$25.91/mo
Save 28%
3 Year - No Upfront
$0.0240/hr
~$17.52/mo
Save 52%
EC2 Instance SP
Locked to family - cheaper
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.0309/hr
~$22.56/mo
Save 38%
3 Year - No Upfront
$0.0209/hr
~$15.26/mo
Save 58%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.0309/hr
~$22.56/mo
Save 38%
3 Year - No Upfront
$0.0209/hr
~$15.26/mo
Save 58%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Cheapest AZ
ap-south-1b
$0.0486/hr
~$35.48/mo
Save 60% vs On-Demand
5-10%interruption rate
Price Range (24h)
Min
$0.0198
Avg
$0.0559
Max
$0.1242
All Availability Zones
ap-south-1b$0.0486/hr
ap-south-1a$0.0288/hr
ap-south-1a$0.0242/hr
ap-south-1b$0.0287/hr
ap-south-1a$0.1242/hr
ap-south-1b$0.1198/hr
ap-south-1a$0.0530/hr
ap-south-1b$0.0198/hr
t2 Family
Switch between sizes in ap-south-1
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for t2.medium
Processor
ManufacturerIntel
Clock Speed2.3 GHz
Sustained Speed2.3 GHz
Architecturei386, x86_64
vCPUs2
Memory4 GiB
Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB
Network
PerformanceLow to Moderate
Bandwidth0.26 Gbps
Max Interfaces3
IPv4 per Interface6
Enhanced Networking
EFA Support
IPv6
Storage
EBS Only
EBS Optimized
EBS Encryption
EBS NVMe Support
Capabilities
FamilyT2
GenerationCurrent
Burstable
Bare Metal
Dedicated Hosts
Hibernation
Auto Recovery
Free Tier
Usage Classeson-demand, spot
Root Devicesebs
Virtualizationhvm
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