For Question #1: Number of Instances
Amazon charges based on hours of usage, not based on number of instances you are running. Check this Amazon AWS Free tier details.
They have clearly mentioned that the free tier includes:
750 hours of Amazon EC2 Linux/UNIX or RHEL or SLES Micro Instance usage (613 MB of memory and 32-bit and 64-bit platform support) – enough hours to run continuously each month*
750 hours of Amazon EC2 Microsoft Windows Server‡ Micro Instance usage (613 MB of memory and 32-bit and 64-bit platform support) – enough hours to run continuously each month*
750 hours of an Elastic Load Balancer plus 15 GB data processing*
30 GB of Amazon Elastic Block Storage, plus 2 million I/Os and 1 GB of snapshot storage
For Question #2: Elastic IP addresses
Allocating and using one Elastic IP addresses per instance is basically free, except if the Elastic IP address is not currently associated with an instance, see section Elastic IP Addresses on page Amazon EC2 Pricing:
$0.00 for one Elastic IP address associated with a running instance
$0.005 per additional Elastic IP address associated with a running instance per hour on a pro rata basis
$0.005 per Elastic IP address not associated with a running instance per hour on a pro rata basis
$0.00 per Elastic IP address remap for the first 100 remaps per month
$0.10 per Elastic IP address remap for additional remaps over 100 per month
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Amazon EC2 – Secure and resizable compute capacity – AWS
2 days ago - It's available across all Regions and Availability Zones for these instances: Amazon Linux · Windows · Red Hat Enterprise Linux · Ubuntu · Ubuntu Pro · For details on related costs, see Amazon EC2 On-Demand Pricing. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator · Resources · Get resources · Free tier ·
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20 hours ago - Start your AWS journey with up to $200 in Free Tier credits. Gain access to 30+ always free service.
Ec2 free tier?
The " Free Tier " in AWS gives you some stuff for free for a certain time period. For example, you get 5GB of S3 storage for the first 12 months. If you go over 5Gb, you pay for what's above that. After 12 months, you pay for all of it. For EC2 instances, the "free tier" gives you "750 hours per month" of t2.micro (or t3.micro) instance for the first 12 months after creating the account. There are just under 750 hours in a month, so you can run one t2.micro instance free for a year. If you run two t2.micro instances, the daily cost explorer will show that they are both free for the first 15 days, and after that you pay for them for the rest of the month. You could also run 750 of them for one hour once a month for free. Or anything in between. Do also spend time reading up on the costs of AWS resources. The virtual disk on an EC2 instance is called an EBS volume . It has a separate lifecycle, and a separate billing line, and its own free tier allocation. You will also pay for data out of AWS (first GB out per month is free - and doesn't expire after 12 months) and everything after that is billed at $0.09 per GB out to the internet. Do make time to read the docs so you don't get nasty surprises. Also switch on Billing Alarms , and set yourself a reminder to visit the Cost Explorer every day. For further best practice advice, try this for bedtime reading . Good luck More on reddit.com
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December 21, 2020Amazon EC2 Free tier - how many instances can I run - Stack Overflow
So you can only run one ec2 instance in the free tier. Micro instances are not free if your free tier is up or you exceeded 750 micro instance hours per month. ... You can't do that as AWS limits the instance types in the free tier. More on stackoverflow.com
Ec2 Instance type: What is the difference between "Free tier available" and "eligible" ?
in Ec2 -> Instances -> Instances there is a table with some initially hidden colums. 2 of them are "Free tier available" and "free tier eligible" I see there is 1 available only, for x86_64 an... More on repost.aws
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I like the following changes: The ability to select a "Free plan" or "Paid plan" and "If you are new to AWS, you receive USD $100 in credits and can also earn up to an additional USD $100 in credits by completing activities." This will be great to help monitor/limit undesired charges and potentially sandbox accounts in enterprise. u/quinnypig since I know this will be in the next LWIA. From a security perspective: time to restrict `freetier:UpgradeAccountPlan` to avoid unwanted charges and also to avoid a sneaky way of potentially impacting resources. More on reddit.com
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AWS Free Tier quotas - AWS Billing
March 12, 2022 - You have a monthly allotment of hours for the first 12 months with the AWS Free Tier for these services. For example, the AWS Free Tier for Amazon EC2 provides you with 750 hours usage of Linux (any combination of t1.micro, t2.micro, and t3.micro instances), plus 750 hours usage of Windows (any combination of t1.micro, t2.micro, and t3.micro instances).
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Amazon EC2 T2 Instances – Amazon Web Services (AWS)
2 days ago - AWS Free Tier includes 750 hours of Linux and Windows t2.micro instances each month for one year. To stay within the Free Tier, use only EC2 Micro instances. General purpose instance type that provides the ability to burst above baseline when needed
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AWS Free Tier FAQs
2 days ago - Refer to AWS Free Tier for the list of eligible services for your account type.
AllCode
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AWS Free Tier | AllCode
April 28, 2025 - To give an example, the Free Tier for Amazon EC2 offers 750 hours of usage for Linux instances (specifically t1.micro and t2.micro instances), as well as 750 hours of usage for Windows instances (t1.micro and t2.micro instances).
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EC2 instance types
2 days ago - EC2 instance types are purpose-built configurations of virtual servers, designed with different resource combinations to help your applications perform at their best.
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r/aws on Reddit: Ec2 free tier?
December 21, 2020 -
Hello! I'm currently working on a Unity game. The only problem is servers. I have been looking at EC2, but don't want to spend money on this project. To start, Does EC2 with the free tier get deactivted after 12 months? If it doesn't, what would force me to pay for it?(Server being up to long, Too many players connecting etc)
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The " Free Tier " in AWS gives you some stuff for free for a certain time period. For example, you get 5GB of S3 storage for the first 12 months. If you go over 5Gb, you pay for what's above that. After 12 months, you pay for all of it. For EC2 instances, the "free tier" gives you "750 hours per month" of t2.micro (or t3.micro) instance for the first 12 months after creating the account. There are just under 750 hours in a month, so you can run one t2.micro instance free for a year. If you run two t2.micro instances, the daily cost explorer will show that they are both free for the first 15 days, and after that you pay for them for the rest of the month. You could also run 750 of them for one hour once a month for free. Or anything in between. Do also spend time reading up on the costs of AWS resources. The virtual disk on an EC2 instance is called an EBS volume . It has a separate lifecycle, and a separate billing line, and its own free tier allocation. You will also pay for data out of AWS (first GB out per month is free - and doesn't expire after 12 months) and everything after that is billed at $0.09 per GB out to the internet. Do make time to read the docs so you don't get nasty surprises. Also switch on Billing Alarms , and set yourself a reminder to visit the Cost Explorer every day. For further best practice advice, try this for bedtime reading . Good luck
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Server being up too long. There is a limit of how long it can be up in free tier. Also egress might be billed. If you use any other features like load balancer it will also be billed
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For Question #1: Number of Instances
Amazon charges based on hours of usage, not based on number of instances you are running. Check this Amazon AWS Free tier details.
They have clearly mentioned that the free tier includes:
750 hours of Amazon EC2 Linux/UNIX or RHEL or SLES Micro Instance usage (613 MB of memory and 32-bit and 64-bit platform support) – enough hours to run continuously each month*
750 hours of Amazon EC2 Microsoft Windows Server‡ Micro Instance usage (613 MB of memory and 32-bit and 64-bit platform support) – enough hours to run continuously each month*
750 hours of an Elastic Load Balancer plus 15 GB data processing*
30 GB of Amazon Elastic Block Storage, plus 2 million I/Os and 1 GB of snapshot storage
For Question #2: Elastic IP addresses
Allocating and using one Elastic IP addresses per instance is basically free, except if the Elastic IP address is not currently associated with an instance, see section Elastic IP Addresses on page Amazon EC2 Pricing:
$0.00 for one Elastic IP address associated with a running instance
$0.005 per additional Elastic IP address associated with a running instance per hour on a pro rata basis
$0.005 per Elastic IP address not associated with a running instance per hour on a pro rata basis
$0.00 per Elastic IP address remap for the first 100 remaps per month
$0.10 per Elastic IP address remap for additional remaps over 100 per month
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It says,
750 hours of Amazon EC2 Linux/UNIX or RHEL or SLES Micro Instance usage (613 MB of memory and 32-bit and 64-bit platform support)
To clarify, if you have 2 EC2 instances run 24/7, that will make them a total of 1,488 hours in 31 days (1 month)
24 hrs * 31 days = 744 hours.
744 hours * 2 instances = 1,488 hours
If you don't want to pay an excess. Your 2 instances would only last around 15 days so it won't exceed 750 hours allocation per month.
Furthermore, this free tier expires in 12 month and only for new customers following your AWS sign-up date.
AWS
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EC2 On-Demand Instance Pricing
2 days ago - When you launch an Amazon EC2 instance with AMD SEV-SNP turned on, you are charged an additional hourly usage fee that is equivalent to 10 percent of the On-Demand hourly rate for the selected instance type. This AMD SEV-SNP usage fee is a separate charge to your Amazon EC2 instance usage. Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and operating system usage don't impact this fee ... There are several ways to get started with Amazon EC2 for free. Learn more about EC2 ... Instantly get access to the AWS Free Tier.
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Hello.
I think "Free tier available" is an instance type that is eligible for a free tier trial.
I think "t4g.small" is probably displayed as "Free tier available", but this has a free tier trial until December 31, 2024.
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/t4/?nc1=h_ls
> Free Trial: Try Amazon EC2 t4g.small instances powered by AWS Graviton2 processors free for up to 750 hours / month until Dec 31st 2024. Refer to the FAQ for additional details.
"Free-Tier eligible" is an instance type that is eligible for the free tier for 12 months after creating an AWS account.
This includes, for example, "t2.micro".
https://aws.amazon.com/free/?nc1=h_ls&all-free-tier.sort-by=item.additionalFields.SortRank&all-free-tier.sort-order=asc&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Types=*all&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Categories=*all
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Hello,
Please look at this link
https://aws.amazon.com/free/?all-free-tier.sort-by=item.additionalFields.SortRank&all-free-tier.sort-order=asc&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Types=*all&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Categories=*all
Free Tier Available:
This means that the instance type is available to be used within the AWS Free Tier. The Free Tier provides customers with a certain amount of usage for AWS services each month at no charge. For EC2 instances, this typically includes a specific instance type and size that can be used for free within certain limits, such as a certain number of hours per month. If an instance type is "Free tier available," it means you can use that instance type within the Free Tier limits without incurring additional charges.
Free Tier Eligible:
This means that the instance type is eligible to be used within the AWS Free Tier, but it may not be currently available for new accounts or regions. AWS periodically updates its Free Tier offerings, adding new instance types or changing the eligibility of existing ones. If an instance type is "Free tier eligible," it means it meets the criteria to be included in the Free Tier, but its availability may vary depending on factors such as region or account status.
GeeksforGeeks
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Amazon EC2 - Instance Types - GeeksforGeeks
AWS Free tier offers EC2 instances for free. t2.micro instance was for up to a certain limit like 750 hours. There are multiple ways to pay for EC2 instances. ... AWS cost calculator is used for calculating the cost of AWS instances based on ...
Published October 24, 2025
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AWS Free Tier Limits - Everything You Need To Know | SourceFuse
October 4, 2023 - The AWS Free Usage Tier is comprised of three different types of pricing models, a 12-month Free Tier, an Always Free offer, and short term trials. The AWS Free Usage Tier is available to everyone – students, entrepreneurs, small businesses, ...
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How many EC2 (virtual machines) can we create in the AWS free tier? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): Actually, we are not limited or restricted to a number of instances under aws free tiers. The only thing is that how long our instances are running. Under Free tier, we are allowed to use 750 hours on EC2 instance/month of t2.micro with 1gb of ram. More details you can see on a...
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Amazon EC2 Instance Types
2 days ago - Low-cost general purpose instance type, and Free Tier eligible*.
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January 3, 2024 - The journey of building a web application begins with setting up a server. Amazon EC2 is ideal for this purpose. In the Free Tier, you can launch a t2.micro or t3.micro instance, which is sufficient for hosting a small web application.
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September 26, 2024 - To ensure you remain within the free tier program, use EC2 micro instances only. On-demand instances charge you for compute capacity usage per hour or per second, depending on the type of instance you choose.