This snapshot covers 19 AWS regions for m5.large, with prices from $0.0960–$0.1530/hr, observed 2026-10-10. It is a curated set of on-demand Linux prices; other machine families and regions can have different ordering.
The lowest observed general-purpose prices
The lowest list price in this snapshot is $0.0960/hr:
- US East (N. Virginia): AWS us-east-1 (m5.large): $0.0960/hr
- US East (Ohio): AWS us-east-2 (m5.large): $0.0960/hr
- US West (Oregon): AWS us-west-2 (m5.large): $0.0960/hr
Compare the locations your workload needs
A lower list price does not establish the best location. Include user latency, service and zone availability, data-location obligations, traffic and migration costs. These are some geographic alternatives from the same snapshot:
- AWS ca-central-1 (m5.large): $0.1070/hr
- AWS eu-west-1 (m5.large): $0.1070/hr
- AWS eu-west-2 (m5.large): $0.1110/hr
- AWS eu-central-1 (m5.large): $0.1150/hr
- AWS ap-northeast-2 (m5.large): $0.1180/hr
Price commitments separately
Reserved Instances and Savings Plans have different terms, eligible services, utilisation risks and flexibility. Obtain actual regional quotes for the commitment you would buy. Apply your assumed service discount in the calculator, then check the full bill; on-demand ordering is not guaranteed to hold after discounts.
Benchmark before you move
The named shape makes this comparison reproducible. CPU generation, storage behaviour and network performance can still differ. Use the ranking to shortlist regions, test a representative workload and compare the resulting cost per unit of useful work.
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