t3.small

    $0.0208/hr

    ~$15.18/month on-demand in us-east-2

    The t3.small is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory with up to 0.13 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.021 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0150/hr
    ~$10.95/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0103/hr
    ~$7.52/mo
    Save 50%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0130/hr
    ~$9.49/mo
    Save 38%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0090/hr
    ~$6.57/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0130/hr
    ~$9.49/mo
    Save 38%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0090/hr
    ~$6.57/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-2c
    $0.0398/hr
    ~$29.05/mo
    Save 48% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0075
    Avg
    $0.0263
    Max
    $0.0398
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-2c$0.0398/hr
    us-east-2a$0.0085/hr
    us-east-2c$0.0088/hr
    us-east-2c$0.0376/hr
    us-east-2a$0.0208/hr
    us-east-2a$0.0373/hr
    us-east-2a$0.0395/hr
    us-east-2c$0.0210/hr
    us-east-2b$0.0209/hr
    us-east-2b$0.0364/hr
    us-east-2b$0.0386/hr
    us-east-2b$0.0076/hr

    t3 Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-2

    SizevCPUMem
    large28
    xlarge416
    2xlarge832
    medium24
    micro21
    nano20.5
    small22

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for t3.small

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Clock Speed2.5 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.5 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory2 GiB
    Memory per vCPU1.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 5 Gigabit
    Bandwidth0.13 Gbps
    Max Interfaces3
    IPv4 per Interface4
    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 Bandwidth174 Mbps (21.75 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS1,000

    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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