is4gen.medium
Storage optimized · is4gen series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 6 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1441
- Per month
- $105
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1441
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0240
Analysis
The is4gen.medium is a storage optimized instance in the is4gen series with 1 vCPU and 6 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 6 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer storage optimized types: 99% of the 90 current types in the family cost less than its $0.1441 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for a newer processor or a specialised configuration. On demand it is $0.1441/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $105 for a 730-hour month.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $20.94 a month per instance: $0.1441/hour against $0.1728/hour, a 20% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It has local instance storage (1 x 937 GB SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 25 Gigabit.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.0983/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 68% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0626/hour, 57% below on demand.
It is the smallest of the 6 is4gen sizes. Stepping up to the is4gen.large gives 2 vCPUs and 12 GiB for $105 more a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1441 | – | $0.0983 | $0.0626 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1441 | – | $0.0983 | $0.0626 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1441 | – | $0.0983 | $0.0626 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.1594 | – | $0.1088 | $0.0692 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.1594 | – | $0.1090 | $0.0694 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1677 | – | $0.1145 | $0.0729 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.1721 | – | $0.1177 | $0.0751 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.1638 | – | $0.1118 | $0.0716 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.1728 | – | $0.1178 | $0.0751 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1728 | – | $0.1178 | $0.0751 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1696 | – | $0.1158 | $0.0737 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
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Specs
| vCPU | 1 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 6 GiB (6.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 937 SSD |
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit |
is4gen sizes
| is4gen.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.1441 |
| is4gen.large | 2 vCPU | $0.2882 |
| is4gen.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.5763 |
| is4gen.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $1.15 |
| is4gen.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $2.31 |
| is4gen.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $4.61 |