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how much is a t2.medium in northern virignia. verify the amount of cpu and rm
In Northern Virginia (us-east-1), the current On-Demand price for a t2.medium instance is approximately $0.0464 per hour.
Based on a standard 730-hour month, this comes out to roughly $33.87 per month.
Instance Specifications
As requested, here are the verified hardware specifications for the t2.medium:
vCPU: 2
RAM: 4 GiB (Memory)Processor: Intel Xeon Family (burstable performance)
Architecture: 64-bit
Cost Breakdown (On-Demand) Duration Estimated Cost (Linux) Hourly $0.0464 Daily (24 hrs) $1.11 Monthly (730 hrs) $33.87 A Few Things to Keep in Mind:
Storage is Extra: The price above is for compute only. You will also be charged for any EBS (Elastic Block Store) volumes attached to the instance, typically $0.08 per GB-month for General Purpose SSD (gp3) in that region.
Free Tier: If you are within your first 12 months of an AWS account, you might be looking for the t2.micro or t3.micro, as the t2.medium is not included in the Free Tier.
Savings: If you plan to run this 24/7, switching to a Reserved Instance (RI) or a Savings Plan can drop the price by roughly 40-60%.Would you like me to calculate the estimated total cost including a specific amount of storage (e.g., a 20GB or 50GB drive)?
i just made my aws account. and it said i have a credit or something?
As of mid-2025, AWS updated its Free Tier system. If you just created your account, you likely have access to the new credit-based Free Tier, which is a bit different from the old “750 hours free” model.
- What is the credit?
For accounts created after July 15, 2025, AWS now provides:
$100 Signup Credit: Automatically added to new accounts to cover usage across 200+ services.Additional $100: You can often “earn” another $100 by completing specific tasks like tutorials, using AWS Budgets, or trying out services like Amazon Bedrock (AI) or EC2.
- How it works with your t2.medium
Unlike the “Always Free” services (like Lambda or S3), the t2.medium is a paid instance type. However, your $100 credit will automatically cover the cost of that instance until the credit runs out.
Cost of t2.medium: ~$33.87/month (in Northern Virginia).
Duration: Your $100 credit would cover roughly 3 months of running a t2.medium 24/7, assuming you don't have other heavy costs like large databases or massive data transfers.- How to verify your exact amount
To see exactly how much you have and when it expires:
Log in to the AWS Management Console.
Search for "Billing" in the top search bar.
On the left-hand menu, click on Credits.
You will see a table showing the Balance, Expiration Date, and what services it applies to.-
Important “Gotchas”
The 6-Month Clock: The “Free Plan” for new accounts usually lasts for 6 months or until your credits are gone—whichever happens first.
Auto-Close: If you are on the “Free Plan” (the sandbox version), AWS might automatically stop services or close the account once credits hit zero to prevent you from getting a surprise bill. If you want to keep things running beyond the credit, you usually have to “Upgrade to Paid Plan” in the billing console.
Would you like me to show you how to set up a “Billing Alarm” so you get an email if your usage starts eating through that $100 faster than expected?
how much is a 40gb dik?
In Northern Virginia (us-east-1), a 40GB disk (EBS volume) will cost you $3.20 per month if you use the standard gp3 volume type.
Here is the breakdown of how that works:
- Cost Breakdown Volume Type Price per GB-month Total for 40GB Notes gp3 (Recommended) $0.08 $3.20 Modern SSD; best balance of price/performance. gp2 (Older) $0.10 $4.00 Generally avoid this unless you have a specific reason. sc1 (Cold HDD) $0.015 $0.60 Only for backups/rare access (Minimum 125GB).
- How it works with your $100 Credit
Since you mentioned having a new account with a credit:
The "30GB" Free Tier: Usually, AWS gives you 30GB of EBS storage for free every month for the first year.
The Overage: If you provision a 40GB disk, you will use up your 30GB free allowance, and the remaining 10GB will cost about $0.80/month.
The Credit: That $0.80 will simply be deducted from your $100 credit. You won't actually pay out of pocket until that $100 is completely used up or expires.- A Critical “Gotcha”
AWS charges you for the size of the disk you reserve, not how much data is actually on it. If you create a 40GB disk but only put 1GB of files on it, you still pay for the full 40GB.
Pro Tip: If you’re just starting out, stick with gp3—it’s 20% cheaper than the older gp2 and allows you to scale speed (IOPS) independently of the disk size.
Would you like me to show you how to check in the AWS console if your disk is set to gp2 or gp3?
