t3.xlarge

    $0.1856/hr

    ~$135.49/month on-demand in ca-central-1

    The t3.xlarge is a General purpose instance with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory with up to 1.02 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.186 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1345/hr
    ~$98.19/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0925/hr
    ~$67.53/mo
    Save 50%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1169/hr
    ~$85.34/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0802/hr
    ~$58.55/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1169/hr
    ~$85.34/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0802/hr
    ~$58.55/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    ca-central-1d
    $0.0716/hr
    ~$52.27/mo
    Save 61% vs On-Demand
    5-10%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0715
    Avg
    $0.1085
    Max
    $0.1322
    All Availability Zones
    ca-central-1d$0.0716/hr
    ca-central-1d$0.1279/hr
    ca-central-1b$0.1021/hr
    ca-central-1a$0.1028/hr
    ca-central-1b$0.1295/hr
    ca-central-1d$0.1020/hr
    ca-central-1b$0.1282/hr
    ca-central-1b$0.0719/hr
    ca-central-1d$0.1292/hr
    ca-central-1a$0.1309/hr
    ca-central-1a$0.0746/hr
    ca-central-1a$0.1322/hr

    t3 Family

    Switch between sizes in ca-central-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large28
    xlarge416
    2xlarge832
    medium24
    micro21
    nano20.5
    small22

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for t3.xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Clock Speed2.5 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.5 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs4
    Memory16 GiB
    Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 5 Gigabit
    Bandwidth1.02 Gbps
    Max Interfaces4
    IPv4 per Interface15
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    EBS Only
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth2780 Mbps (347.50 MB/s)
    Max IOPS15,700
    Baseline Bandwidth695 Mbps (86.88 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS4,000

    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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