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| general-purposem5a.16xlarge | general-purposem5a.8xlarge | |
|---|---|---|
| Compute | ||
| vCPUs | 64 | 32 |
| Memory | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory per vCPU | 4.00 GB | 4.00 GB |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD | AMD |
| Family | m5a | m5a |
| Category | general-purpose | general-purpose |
| Price in ap-south-1 | ||
| On-demand | $1.778$1297.94/mo | $0.889$648.97/mo |
| Spot | $0.735$536.26/mo | $0.359$262.29/mo |
| Reserved 1-year | $1.25030% off on-demand | $0.62630% off on-demand |
| Reserved 3-year | $0.82753% off on-demand | $0.41453% off on-demand |
| Spot savings | 59% | 60% |
| Cost efficiency in ap-south-1 | ||
| $ / vCPU / hr | $0.0278 | $0.0278 |
| $ / GB RAM / hr | $0.0069 | $0.0069 |
| Availability | ||
| Regions | 16 | 16 |
| Cheapest region | ap-south-1 · $1.778 | ap-south-1 · $0.889 |
| Cheapest spot region | ca-central-1 · $0.307 | eu-south-1 · $0.294 |
| Price snapshot | 2026-08-16 | 2026-08-16 |