Purchasing Reserved Instances on a recurring schedule lets you pay for compute capacity by the hour and obtain a capacity reservation ahead of time for only the time periods you will need it.

Pricing is set by Amazon EC2 and may change depending on the supply and demand for Scheduled Reserved Instance capacity and the time characteristics of your schedule. However, once you purchase a Scheduled Reserved Instance, the price you were given for that Scheduled Reserved Instance is the price you will pay for it.

The following table provides an indication of the regions and instance types available for purchase and an approximate price for each (prices change slightly from time to time). Prices during peak hours reflect a 5% discount off On-Demand usage charges; off-peak hours include an additional 5% discount off On-Demand usage charges. Operating System license charges, when applicable, are not discounted.

Region
Peak hours (UTC)
Peak hours
discount
Off-Peak hours (UTC)
Off-Peak hours
discount

US East (N. Virginia)

from Monday 0:00 to Saturday 0:00
5% off On-Demand usage charges from Saturday 0:00 to Monday 0:00 10% off On-Demand usage charges

US West (Oregon)

from Monday 12:00 to Saturday 12:00
from Saturday 12:00 to Monday 12:00

EU (Ireland)

from Monday 9:00 to Saturday 9:00
from Saturday 9:00 to Monday 9:00
  • Linux


    Except as otherwise noted, our prices are exclusive of applicable taxes and duties, including VAT and applicable sales tax. For customers with a Japanese billing address, use of AWS is subject to Japanese Consumption Tax. Learn more.
  • Windows


    Except as otherwise noted, our prices are exclusive of applicable taxes and duties, including VAT and applicable sales tax. For customers with a Japanese billing address, use of AWS is subject to Japanese Consumption Tax. Learn more.