t3.large
General purpose · t3 series · Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0832
- Per month
- $60.74
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0416
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0104
Analysis
The t3.large is a general purpose instance in the t3 series with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory on Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the t3a.large on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.0752/hour, 9.6% less ($5.84 a month).
At $0.0832/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $60.74 a month, the t3.large is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 13% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0416.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $37.38 a month per instance: $0.0832/hour against $0.1344/hour, a 62% spread.
It is size 5 of 7 in the t3 series. Stepping up to the t3.xlarge gives 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB for $60.74 more a month. Dropping to the t3.medium saves $30.37 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.00260 to $0.0416 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
It is 10% cheaper than the older t2.large on Intel Xeon Family, so staying on the previous generation costs more as well as being slower.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0832 | $0.1108 | $0.0522 | $0.0359 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0832 | $0.1108 | $0.0522 | $0.0359 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0832 | $0.1108 | $0.0522 | $0.0359 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0928 | $0.1204 | $0.0585 | $0.0401 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.1344 | $0.1620 | $0.0772 | $0.0581 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0912 | $0.1188 | $0.0575 | $0.0394 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.0944 | $0.1220 | $0.0595 | $0.0408 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0960 | $0.1236 | $0.0605 | $0.0415 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0896 | $0.1172 | $0.0564 | $0.0378 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.1056 | $0.1332 | $0.0664 | $0.0447 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1056 | $0.1332 | $0.0665 | $0.0456 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1088 | $0.1364 | $0.0685 | $0.0470 |
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 t3.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0672 | -19% |
| t3a.large AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0752 | -10% |
| m6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0770 | -7% |
| m7g.large AWS Graviton3 Processor | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0816 | -2% |
| m5a.large AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0860 | +3% |
| m6a.large AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0864 | +4% |