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Compare On-Demand vs Spot vs Reserved

AWS EC2 Pricing Calculator

See your monthly and annual EC2 bill across instance types, regions, and pricing models.

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Read the full breakdown Companion pricing guide covers billing dimensions, traps, and a 30-day cleanup plan.

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Pick an instance type and region

us-east-1 list rates, pricing as of 2026-06-17. Source: AWS public pricing .

Rates shown are us-east-1 Linux On-Demand. Other regions apply an approximate multiplier.

Who This Tool Is For

Cloud engineers, architects, and FinOps leads sizing EC2 fleets or sanity-checking a quote.

Why We Built This Tool

The answer changes dramatically with pricing model. This calculator shows On-Demand, Spot, and Reserved side-by-side from one screen.

What Problem It Solves

  • Commitment math. See the dollar gap between On-Demand and 1-/3-year Reserved options.
  • Spot risk visibility. Spot estimate now includes interruption band risk context.
  • Fleet budgeting. Multiply by instance count and run-hours for a monthly forecast.

Pair this with our cloud cost optimization engagement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do these prices come from?

On-Demand rates are AWS published us-east-1 Linux list prices (pricing as of 2026-06-17). Spot figures are directional and weighted by interruption risk bands. Reserved values use standard planning discounts (1-year ≈ 40% off, 3-year ≈ 60% off).

Does this include EBS or data transfer?

No — this tool covers EC2 compute only. Use related tools for storage and network line items.

How accurate is this estimate?

On-Demand aligns closely with AWS Pricing Calculator. Spot and Reserved outputs are directional planning values.

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