AWS instance · General purpose · Prices checked July 2026
AWS m5.large: pricing & specs
AWS m5.large is a general purpose instance with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory. It costs $0.0960/hour on-demand — $70.08/month at 730 hours — in the us-east-1 baseline region, on-demand Linux list price before reserved or committed-use discounts.
Specifications
- Provider
- AWS
- Instance type
- m5.large
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Category
- General purpose
- Baseline region
- us-east-1
- On-demand hourly
- $0.0960
- On-demand monthly
- $70.08
How AWS m5.large compares across providers
Same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile on every provider that offers a like-for-like general purpose instance, cheapest first. On-demand list price, compute only.
| Provider | Instance | $/hour | $/month | vs AWS m5.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetznercheapest | ccx13 | $0.0692 | $50.49 | $-19.59/mo |
| GCP | n2-standard-2 | $0.0777 | $56.72 | $-13.36/mo |
| Vultr | voc-g-2c-8gb | $0.0822 | $60.00 | $-10.08/mo |
| DigitalOcean | g-2vcpu-8gb | $0.0863 | $63.00 | $-7.08/mo |
| AWS | m5.large | $0.0960 | $70.08 | — |
| Azure | Standard_D2s_v5 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | same |
Head-to-head: AWS m5.large vs Hetzner CCX13 · AWS m5.large vs GCP n2-standard-2 · AWS m5.large vs Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb · AWS m5.large vs DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb · AWS m5.large vs Azure Standard_D2s_v5
When to choose it
Pick AWS m5.large when you are already invested in the AWS ecosystem — existing VPC/networking, IAM, managed services, and team expertise usually outweigh the $19.59/mo gap to the cheapest equivalent (Hetzner CCX13). Cross-provider migration rarely pays for itself on single-instance compute pricing alone.
This is an on-demand, single-instance list price. Reserved and committed-use discounts (up to ~72%) and your real utilization pattern will move the numbers — model your whole stack with the cloud cost calculator before committing.
Frequently asked questions
What are the specs of AWS m5.large?
AWS m5.large is a general purpose instance with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, priced at $0.0960/hour on-demand in the us-east-1 region.
How much does AWS m5.large cost per month?
At 730 hours/month (24/7), AWS m5.large costs $70.08/month on-demand — before any reserved or committed-use discount, which can cut that by up to ~72%.
What is the cheapest alternative to AWS m5.large?
Hetzner CCX13 is the cheapest equivalent at $50.49/month — $19.59/month less than AWS m5.large, for the same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile.
Prices checked July 2026. AWS m5.large pricing uses the us-east-1 region, on-demand Linux list rate, before reserved/committed-use discounts. See our methodology for sources, update cadence, and mapping rules.
Model your full stack, not just one instance
A single instance is one line item. Use the free SpendArk calculator to compare AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Vultr across compute, database, storage, and networking together.
Open the cloud cost calculator →Other AWS sizes
- AWS m5.xlarge — 4 vCPU / 16 GiB — $140.16/mo
- AWS m5.2xlarge — 8 vCPU / 32 GiB — $280.32/mo
- AWS m5.4xlarge — 16 vCPU / 64 GiB — $560.64/mo
See all instances in the instance directory.