A1 General Purpose
Balanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads.
Name:
aGeneral Purpose (1st Gen Graviton)a = General Purpose (1st Gen Graviton)First-generation ARM-based AWS Graviton processor instances for scale-out web applications.11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.Alternatives to a1
| Option | Price vs a1 | Why look at it |
|---|---|---|
| c6gCompare → | +33%+$0.034/hr xlarge, Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM |
| c7gCompare → | +42%+$0.043/hr xlarge, Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM |
| c8gCompare → | +56%+$0.0575/hr xlarge, Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM |
Common use cases
- Web servers
- Application servers
- Small-to-medium databases
- Development environments
Head-to-Head Architecture Comparisons
View all comparisons →Instance types (5)
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Architecture | From (Linux, $/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a1.medium | 1 | 2 GB | arm64 | $0.0255 |
| a1.large | 2 | 4 GB | arm64 | $0.0510 |
| a1.xlarge | 4 | 8 GB | arm64 | $0.1020 |
| a1.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GB | arm64 | $0.2040 |
| a1.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GB | arm64 | $0.4080 |