AWS
a1.medium
ARM · a1AWS 1 vCPU / 2 GiB · ARM · in 9 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $22/mo
Compute /mo $19/mo
40G disk $3.2/mo
per vCPU/mo $19 per GiB/mo $9.3 Reserved saves up to 62.3%
vCPU1
Memory2 GiB
ArchARM
Bandwidth10 Gbps
40G diskSSD · +$3.2/mo
Regions9
Familya1
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $22 | $24 | $27 | 9 |
| Reserved | $10 | $11 | $12 | 9 |
Same spec on other clouds
Tencent Cloud SA2.SMALL2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $8.4/mo Tencent Cloud Intl SA2.SMALL2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $13/mo 
UCloud os.c1m2.amd 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $12/mo Huawei Cloud Intl ks2.small.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Vultr vc2-1c-2gb 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $13/mo Huawei Cloud t6.medium.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $15/mo Linode g6-standard-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $17/mo Azure Standard_B1ms 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $19/mo Google Cloud n4a-highcpu-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $27/mo
UCloud os.c1m2.amd 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $12/mo Huawei Cloud Intl ks2.small.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Vultr vc2-1c-2gb 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Volcengine ecs.e-c1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $13/mo Huawei Cloud t6.medium.2 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $14/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.t5-lc1m2.small 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $15/mo Linode g6-standard-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $17/mo Azure Standard_B1ms 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $19/mo Google Cloud n4a-highcpu-1 1 vCPU · 2 GiB · $27/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇮🇳 Mumbai ap-south-1 | $22 | — | — | $10 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $22 | — | — | $10 |
| 🇺🇸 Ohio us-east-2 | $22 | — | — | $10 |
| 🇺🇸 Oregon us-west-2 | $22 | — | — | $10 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin eu-west-1 | $24 | — | — | $11 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $24 | — | — | $11 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $25 | — | — | $11 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $27 | — | — | $12 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $27 | — | — | $12 |
All are the total monthly price = machine (effective hourly ×730) + a 40G system disk (~$3.2/mo, representative SSD estimate): the lowest total per billing type per region. Normalized to USD — verify on each cloud's official page.
FAQ
How much does a1.medium cost on AWS?
a1.medium runs from about $22/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 9 regions.
Is a1.medium cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Tencent Cloud SA2.SMALL2 at ~$8.4/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.