a1.large
The a1.large instance is in the General purpose family with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB of memory and up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth starting at $0.0510 per hour.
ON DEMAND
SPOT
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Instance Family
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| a1.medium | 1 | 2 |
| a1.large | 2 | 4 |
| a1.xlarge | 4 | 8 |
| a1.2xlarge | 8 | 16 |
| a1.4xlarge | 16 | 32 |
| a1.metal | 16 | 32 |
Data updated at: March 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC
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