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| general-purposem2.4xlarge | general-purposem2.2xlarge | |
|---|---|---|
| Compute | ||
| vCPUs | 8 | 4 |
| Memory | 68.4 GB | 34.2 GB |
| Memory per vCPU | 8.55 GB | 8.55 GB |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel | Intel |
| Family | m2 | m2 |
| Category | general-purpose | general-purpose |
| Price in us-east-1 | ||
| On-demand | $0.980$715.40/mo | $0.490$357.70/mo |
| Spot | $0.278$203.16/mo | $0.151$110.45/mo |
| Reserved 1-year | $0.37961% off on-demand | $0.19061% off on-demand |
| Reserved 3-year | $0.23676% off on-demand | $0.11976% off on-demand |
| Spot savings | 72% | 69% |
| Cost efficiency in us-east-1 | ||
| $ / vCPU / hr | $0.1225 | $0.1225 |
| $ / GB RAM / hr | $0.0143 | $0.0143 |
| Availability | ||
| Regions | 8 | 8 |
| Cheapest region | us-east-1 · $0.980 | us-east-1 · $0.490 |
| Cheapest spot region | us-east-1 · $0.278 | us-west-1 · $0.102 |
| Price snapshot | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-14 |