p2.xlarge
GPU instance · p2 series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 61 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.9000
- Per month
- $657
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.2250
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0148
Analysis
The p2.xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the p2 series with 4 vCPUs and 61 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) (up to 2.3 GHz), which makes it very memory-heavy at 15.25 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Singapore saves $597 a month per instance: $0.9000/hour against $1.72/hour, a 91% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, São Paulo and London, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It carries 1 GPU, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. Storage is EBS only. Network: High.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer gpu instance types: 75% of the 78 current types in the family cost less than its $0.2250 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the accelerators. On demand it is $0.9000/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $657 for a 730-hour month.
It is the smallest of the 3 p2 sizes. Stepping up to the p2.8xlarge gives 32 vCPUs and 488 GiB for $4,599 more a month.
Windows Server roughly adds 20% to the bill at $1.08/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.9000 | $1.08 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.9000 | $1.08 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.9000 | $1.08 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.9720 | $1.16 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.33 | $1.51 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.72 | $1.90 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1.72 | $1.90 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.54 | $1.73 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.54 | $1.73 | – | – |
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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 61 GiB (15.2 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| GPUs | 1 |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | High |
p2 sizes
| p2.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.9000 |
| p2.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $7.20 |
| p2.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $14.40 |