Amazon EC2 Instance Comparison

A sortable table displaying all the Amazon EC2 instance type and pricing information so its easier to make comparisons. It's hosted on S3 and awaiting your improvements on GitHub.

Region: Costs:

Name Memory Compute Units Storage Platform I/O Perf API Name Linux cost Windows cost
Standard Small 1.7 GB 1 (1 core x 1 unit) 160 GB 32/64-bit Moderate m1.small $0.08 per hour $0.115 per hour
Standard Medium 3.75 GB 2 (1 core x 2 units) 410 GB 32/64-bit Moderate m1.medium $0.16 per hour $0.23 per hour
Standard Large 7.5 GB 4 (2 cores x 2 units) 850 GB 64-bit High m1.large $0.32 per hour $0.46 per hour
Standard Extra Large 15 GB 8 (4 cores x 2 units) 1690 GB 64-bit High m1.xlarge $0.64 per hour $0.92 per hour
Micro 0.6 GB 2 (only for short bursts) EBS only 32/64-bit Low t1.micro $0.02 per hour $0.03 per hour
High-Memory Extra Large 17.1 GB 6.5 (2 cores x 3.25 units) 420 GB 64-bit Moderate m2.xlarge $0.45 per hour $0.57 per hour
High-Memory Double Extra Large 34.2 GB 13 (4 cores x 3.25 units) 850 GB 64-bit High m2.2xlarge $0.90 per hour $1.14 per hour
High-Memory Quadruple Extra Large 68.4 GB 26 (8 cores x 3.25 units) 1690 GB 64-bit High m2.4xlarge $1.80 per hour $2.28 per hour
High-CPU Medium 1.7 GB 5 (2 cores x 2.5 units) 350 GB 32/64-bit Moderate c1.medium $0.165 per hour $0.285 per hour
High-CPU Extra Large 7 GB 20 (8 cores x 2.5 units) 1690 GB 64-bit High c1.xlarge $0.66 per hour $1.14 per hour
Cluster Compute Quadruple Extra Large 23 GB 33.5 (2 x Intel Xeon X5570) 1690 GB 64-bit Very High cc1.4xlarge $1.30 per hour $1.61 per hour
Cluster Compute Eight Extra Large 60.5 GB 88 (2 x Intel Xeon E5-2670) 3370 GB 64-bit Very High cc2.8xlarge $2.40 per hour $2.97 per hour
Cluster GPU Quadruple Extra Large 22 GB 33.5 (2 x Intel Xeon X5570) 1690 GB 64-bit Very High cg1.4xlarge $2.10 per hour $2.60 per hour