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| general-purposem3.large | general-purposem3.medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Compute | ||
| vCPUs | 2 | 1 |
| Memory | 7.5 GB | 3.8 GB |
| Memory per vCPU | 3.75 GB | 3.75 GB |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel | Intel |
| Family | m3 | m3 |
| Category | general-purpose | general-purpose |
| Price in us-east-1 | ||
| On-demand | $0.133$97.09/mo | $0.067$48.91/mo |
| Spot | $0.044$32.05/mo | $0.019$13.58/mo |
| Reserved 1-year | $0.09429% off on-demand | $0.04829% off on-demand |
| Reserved 3-year | $0.07543% off on-demand | $0.03745% off on-demand |
| Spot savings | 67% | 72% |
| Cost efficiency in us-east-1 | ||
| $ / vCPU / hr | $0.0665 | $0.0670 |
| $ / GB RAM / hr | $0.0177 | $0.0179 |
| Availability | ||
| Regions | 9 | 9 |
| Cheapest region | us-east-1 · $0.133 | us-east-1 · $0.067 |
| Cheapest spot region | sa-east-1 · $0.031 | us-west-1 · $0.017 |
| Price snapshot | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |