General Purpose SSD (gp2)
Older generation General Purpose SSD. Performance is tied to volume size.
Size: 1 GiB – 16 TiB
Max IOPS: 16,000(Default: 3 IOPS/GiB)
Max Throughput: 250 MiB/s(Default: Volume size dependent)
Regional Pricing
On-demand storage, IOPS, and throughput rates across AWS regionsType
| Region | Total Monthly Cost | Storage (per GB/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| af-south-1 Africa (Cape Town) | — | $0.1309 |
| af-south-1-los-1 Nigeria (Lagos) | — | $0.1970 |
| ap-east-1 Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | — | $0.1320 |
| ap-east-2 Asia Pacific (Taipei) | — | $0.1080 |
| ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | — | $0.1200 |
| ap-northeast-1-tpe-1 Taiwan (Taipei) | — | $0.2580 |
| ap-northeast-1-wl1-kix1 Asia Pacific (KDDI) - Osaka | — | $0.1800 |
| ap-northeast-1-wl1-nrt1 Asia Pacific (KDDI) - Tokyo | — | $0.1800 |
| ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | — | $0.1140 |
| ap-northeast-2-wl1-cjj1 Asia Pacific (SKT) - Daejeon | — | $0.1425 |
| ap-northeast-2-wl1-sel1 Asia Pacific (SKT) - Seoul | — | $0.1425 |
| ap-northeast-3 Asia Pacific (Osaka) | — | $0.1200 |
| ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | — | $0.1140 |
| ap-south-1-ccu-1 India (Kolkata) | — | $0.2050 |
| ap-south-1-del-1 India (Delhi) | — | $0.2620 |
| ap-south-2 Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | — | $0.1140 |
| ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | — | $0.1200 |
| ap-southeast-1-bkk-1 Thailand (Bangkok) | — | $0.2460 |
| ap-southeast-1-han-1 Vietnam (Hanoi) | — | $0.1680 |
| ap-southeast-1-mnl-1 Philippines (Manila) | — | $0.2220 |
| ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | — | $0.1200 |
| ap-southeast-2-akl-1 New Zealand (Auckland) | — | $0.2280 |
| ap-southeast-2-per-1 Australia (Perth) | — | $0.2280 |
| ap-southeast-3 Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | — | $0.1200 |
| ap-southeast-4 Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | — | $0.1200 |
| ap-southeast-5 Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | — | $0.1080 |
| ap-southeast-6 Asia Pacific (New Zealand) | — | $0.1260 |
| ap-southeast-7 Asia Pacific (Thailand) | — | $0.1080 |
| ca-central-1 Canada (Central) | — | $0.1100 |
| ca-central-1-wl1-yto1 Canada (BELL) - Toronto | — | $0.1650 |
| ca-west-1 Canada West (Calgary) | — | $0.1100 |
| eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | — | $0.1190 |
| eu-central-1-ath-1 Greece (Athens) | — | $0.1785 |
| eu-central-1-ham-1 Germany (Hamburg) | — | $0.2380 |
| eu-central-1-ist-1 Turkey (Istanbul) | — | $0.1726 |
| eu-central-1-waw-1 Poland (Warsaw) | — | $0.2040 |
| eu-central-1-wl1-ber1 Europe (Vodafone) - Berlin | — | $0.1550 |
| eu-central-1-wl1-dtm1 Europe (Vodafone) - Dortmund | — | $0.1550 |
| eu-central-1-wl1-muc1 Europe (Vodafone) - Munich | — | $0.1550 |
| eu-central-2 Europe (Zurich) | — | $0.1430 |
| eu-north-1 EU (Stockholm) | — | $0.1045 |
| eu-north-1-cph-1 Denmark (Copenhagen) | — | $0.2190 |
| eu-north-1-hel-1 Finland (Helsinki) | — | $0.1880 |
| eu-south-1 EU (Milan) | — | $0.1155 |
| eu-south-2 Europe (Spain) | — | $0.1100 |
| eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | — | $0.1100 |
| eu-west-2 EU (London) | — | $0.1160 |
| eu-west-2-wl1-lon1 Europe (Vodafone) - London | — | $0.1510 |
| eu-west-2-wl1-man1 Europe (Vodafone) - Manchester | — | $0.1510 |
| eu-west-2-wl2-man1 Europe (British Telecom) - Manchester | — | $0.1510 |
| eu-west-3 EU (Paris) | — | $0.1160 |
| eu-west-3-wl1-cmn1 Morocco (Casablanca) | — | $0.1320 |
| eu-west-3-wl1-dss1 Senegal (Dakar) | — | $0.1320 |
| il-central-1 Israel (Tel Aviv) | — | $0.1320 |
| me-central-1 Middle East (UAE) | — | $0.1210 |
| me-south-1 Middle East (Bahrain) | — | $0.1210 |
| me-south-1-mct-1 Oman (Muscat) | — | $0.1940 |
| mx-central-1 Mexico (Central) | — | $0.1050 |
| sa-east-1 South America (Sao Paulo) | — | $0.1900 |
| us-east-1 US East (N. Virginia) | — | $0.1000 |
| us-east-1-atl-1 US East (Atlanta) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-bog-1 Colombia (Bogota) | — | $0.1523 |
| us-east-1-bos-1 US East (Boston) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-bue-1 Argentina (Buenos Aires) | — | $0.2470 |
| us-east-1-chi-1 US East (Chicago) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-dfw-1 US East (Dallas) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-iah-1 US East (Houston) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-lim-1 Peru (Lima) | — | $0.2660 |
| us-east-1-mci-1 US East (Kansas City 2) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-mia-1 US East (Miami) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-msp-1 US East (Minneapolis) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-nyc-1 US East (New York City) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-phl-1 US East (Philadelphia) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-qro-1 Mexico (Queretaro) | — | $0.1900 |
| us-east-1-scl-1 Chile (Santiago) | — | $0.2380 |
| us-east-1-wl1 US East (Verizon) - Boston | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-atl1 US East (Verizon) - Atlanta | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-bna1 US East (Verizon) - Nashville | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-chi1 US East (Verizon) - Chicago | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-clt1 US East (Verizon) - Charlotte | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-dfw1 US East (Verizon) - Dallas | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-dtw1 US East (Verizon) - Detroit | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-foe1 US East (Lenexa) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-iah1 US East (Verizon) - Houston | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-mia1 US East (Verizon) - Miami | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-msp1 US East (Verizon) - Minneapolis | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-nyc1 US East (Verizon) - New York | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-tpa1 US East (Verizon) - Tampa | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-1-wl1-was1 US East (Verizon) - Washington DC | — | $0.1500 |
| us-east-2 US East (Ohio) | — | $0.1000 |
| us-gov-east-1 AWS GovCloud (US-East) | — | $0.1200 |
| us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | — | $0.1200 |
| us-west-1 US West (N. California) | — | $0.1200 |
| us-west-2 US West (Oregon) | — | $0.1000 |
| us-west-2-den-1 US West (Denver) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-hnl-1 US West (Honolulu) | — | $0.2600 |
| us-west-2-las-1 US West (Las Vegas) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-lax-1 US West (Los Angeles) | — | $0.1200 |
| us-west-2-pdx-1 US West (Portland) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-phx-1 US West (Phoenix) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-sea-1 US West (Seattle) | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-wl1 US West (Verizon) - San Francisco Bay Area | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-wl1-den1 US West (Verizon) - Denver | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-wl1-las1 US West (Verizon) - Las Vegas | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-wl1-lax1 US West (Verizon) - Los Angeles | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-wl1-phx1 US West (Verizon) - Phoenix | — | $0.1500 |
| us-west-2-wl1-sea1 US West (Verizon) - Seattle | — | $0.1500 |
Alternatives to General Purpose SSD (gp2)
| Option | Price vs General Purpose SSD (gp2) | Why look at it |
|---|---|---|
| EBS gp3Compare → | -20%-$0.02/GB-mo Storage per GB-month, us-east-1 | Current-generation general-purpose SSD |
| EBS io2Compare → | +25%+$0.025/GB-mo Storage per GB-month, us-east-1 | Provisioned-IOPS SSD for sustained high IOPS |
| EBS st1Compare → | -55%-$0.055/GB-mo Storage per GB-month, us-east-1 | Throughput-optimized HDD for large sequential I/O |