m7i-flex.xlarge
General purpose · m7i-flex series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1915
- Per month
- $140
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0479
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0120
Analysis
The m7i-flex.xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m7i-flex series with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m7g.xlarge on AWS Graviton3 costs $0.1632/hour, 15% less ($20.67 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the m7i.xlarge at $0.2016, the m7gd.xlarge at $0.2136 and the m7a.xlarge at $0.2318.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $83.02 a month per instance: $0.1915/hour against $0.3052/hour, a 59% spread.
At $0.1915/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $140 a month, the m7i-flex.xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 25% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0479.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.1267/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 66% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0869/hour, 55% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.3663/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
The newer m8i-flex.xlarge on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) is 5.0% dearer at $0.2011/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1915 | $0.3663 | $0.1267 | $0.0869 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1915 | $0.3663 | $0.1267 | $0.0869 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1915 | $0.3663 | $0.1267 | $0.0869 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2135 | $0.3883 | $0.1408 | $0.0973 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.3052 | $0.4800 | $0.1892 | $0.1380 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.2135 | $0.3883 | $0.1412 | $0.0968 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.2214 | $0.3962 | $0.1463 | $0.1007 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.2294 | $0.4042 | $0.1518 | $0.1041 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.2015 | $0.3763 | $0.1331 | $0.0916 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.2394 | $0.4142 | $0.1584 | $0.1086 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2394 | $0.4142 | $0.1584 | $0.1086 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.2474 | $0.4222 | $0.1639 | $0.1120 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs m7i-flex.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -30% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -21% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -20% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -15% |
| t3.xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1664 | -13% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | -10% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
m7i-flex sizes
| m7i-flex.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0958 |
| m7i-flex.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1915 |
| m7i-flex.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3830 |
| m7i-flex.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7661 |
| m7i-flex.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.53 |
| m7i-flex.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.30 |
| m7i-flex.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.06 |