t3a.medium - AWS EC2 Instance

    The t3a.medium is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 0.26 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.038 per hour.

    t3a.medium

    $0.0376/hr

    ~$27.45/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The t3a.medium is a General purpose instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 0.26 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.038 per hour.

    Last updated: Mar 3, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0271/hr
    ~$19.78/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0187/hr
    ~$13.65/mo
    Save 50%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0236/hr
    ~$17.23/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0162/hr
    ~$11.83/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0236/hr
    ~$17.23/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0162/hr
    ~$11.83/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1d
    $0.0153/hr
    ~$11.17/mo
    Save 55% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0152
    Avg
    $0.0179
    Max
    $0.0205
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1d$0.0153/hr
    us-east-1c$0.0167/hr
    us-east-1b$0.0180/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0191/hr
    us-east-1f$0.0205/hr

    t3a Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    t3a.large28
    t3a.xlarge416
    t3a.2xlarge832
    t3a.medium24
    t3a.micro21
    t3a.nano20.5
    t3a.small22

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for t3a.medium

    Processor

    ManufacturerAMD
    Clock Speed2.2 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.2 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 Bandwidth350 Mbps (43.75 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS2,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyT3A
    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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