t3.medium

    $0.0520/hr

    ~$37.96/month on-demand in ap-northeast-2

    The t3.medium is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 0.26 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.052 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0361/hr
    ~$26.35/mo
    Save 31%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0263/hr
    ~$19.20/mo
    Save 49%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0314/hr
    ~$22.92/mo
    Save 40%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0225/hr
    ~$16.43/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0314/hr
    ~$22.92/mo
    Save 40%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0225/hr
    ~$16.43/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    ap-northeast-2d
    $0.0253/hr
    ~$18.47/mo
    Save 64% vs On-Demand
    10-15%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0182
    Avg
    $0.0428
    Max
    $0.0808
    All Availability Zones
    ap-northeast-2d$0.0253/hr
    ap-northeast-2c$0.0254/hr
    ap-northeast-2a$0.0254/hr
    ap-northeast-2b$0.0253/hr
    ap-northeast-2d$0.0472/hr
    ap-northeast-2d$0.0747/hr
    ap-northeast-2d$0.0184/hr
    ap-northeast-2c$0.0490/hr
    ap-northeast-2c$0.0765/hr
    ap-northeast-2c$0.0202/hr
    ap-northeast-2a$0.0472/hr
    ap-northeast-2a$0.0747/hr
    ap-northeast-2a$0.0184/hr
    ap-northeast-2b$0.0533/hr
    ap-northeast-2b$0.0808/hr
    ap-northeast-2b$0.0245/hr

    t3 Family

    Switch between sizes in ap-northeast-2

    SizevCPUMem
    large28
    xlarge416
    2xlarge832
    medium24
    micro21
    nano20.5
    small22

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for t3.medium

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Clock Speed2.5 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.5 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory4 GiB
    Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 5 Gigabit
    Bandwidth0.26 Gbps
    Max Interfaces3
    IPv4 per Interface6
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    EBS Only
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth2085 Mbps (260.63 MB/s)
    Max IOPS11,800
    Baseline Bandwidth347 Mbps (43.38 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS2,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyT3
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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