> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tensor9.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EC2 Instances costs > Compare EC2 Instances backend choices using explicit service-adapter planning assumptions. Tensor9 Cloud Adapter planning comparisons for `aws::1.0.0::ec2::instance`, with backend choices shown together. Read [how Tensor9 estimates service-adapter costs](https://docs.tensor9.com/cloud-adapter-early-access/costs/overview.md) for price scope and capacity qualification, or return to [additional services](https://docs.tensor9.com/cloud-adapter-early-access/costs/additional-services.md). ## Allocated virtual machine capacity (EC2) → Compute Engine Origin API: `aws::1.0.0::ec2::instance`. Target backend: `google::1.0.0::compute::instance`. ### On-demand virtual machines · m6i.large → n2-standard-2 Feature: On-demand virtual machines. Source configuration: **m6i.large · 2 vCPU / 8 GiB**. Mapped target: n2-standard-2 · 2 vCPU / 8 GiB. Compute only for the named Linux on-demand instances, each running 730 hours per month. Estimated monthly service charges by Number of running instances. Adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees are excluded. Source: us-east-1; target: us-central1; currency: USD. ![On-demand virtual machines · m6i.large → n2-standard-2: monthly service charges by Number of running instances. Exact values are in the following table.](https://docs.tensor9.com/images/cloud-adapter-early-access/diagrams/service-cost/87be5c23176ed1d2bf2738a7585981b7a16c76fd51846f7306141707cb4d558b-light.svg) ![On-demand virtual machines · m6i.large → n2-standard-2: monthly service charges by Number of running instances. Exact values are in the following table.](https://docs.tensor9.com/images/cloud-adapter-early-access/diagrams/service-cost/5e38b161c930175d9dc69670ce620b07bffbd2733b3a59d46423d9faefa305e5-dark.svg) Comparison pills describe all sampled scale points; amounts beside each service are for the named workload. Costs The Same means within 20% at every point. Costs Depend includes mixed results and unpriced samples. Sampled monthly charges in USD, rounded to cents. Difference means target minus origin; a positive difference means the target costs more. | Number of running instances (instances) | EC2 Instances | Compute Engine (n2-standard-2) | Difference | | -: | -: | -: | -: | | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | 1 | 70.08 | 70.90 | 0.82 | | 2 | 140.16 | 141.79 | 1.63 | | 4 | 280.32 | 283.58 | 3.26 | | 8 | 560.64 | 567.17 | 6.53 | | 16 | 1,121.28 | 1,134.34 | 13.06 | | 32 | 2,242.56 | 2,268.68 | 26.12 | | 64 | 4,485.12 | 4,537.35 | 52.23 | **Curve assumptions** | Assumption | Value | Unit | | - | -: | - | | Target / origin VM CPU and RAM | 1 | multiplier | * Compute only for the named Linux on-demand instances, each running 730 hours per month. m6i.large (us-east-1) → n2-standard-2 (us-central1). Storage, network, licenses, discounts, adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees are excluded. Resource matching does not establish equal measured performance. * Named Linux on-demand instances at cited list prices; source us-east-1, target us-central1. Rates as of 2026-10-22: us-east-1 → us-central1, USD/month. * Source prices are reference charges, not an invoice. Target lines cover selected service usage/configuration only; adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees are excluded. * Samples of explicit prices are not performance measurements or capacity qualification. No interpolation or break-even guarantee is implied. * Variant assumptions show the first axis sample; any axis-dependent configuration is described by this curve's workload note. * m6i.large: m6i.large, Linux, shared tenancy, on-demand, us-east-1: Amazon EC2 price list (AWS Price List API) ([https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv), read 2026-10-22). The named m6i.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB) is USD 0.096 per instance-hour. * n2-standard-2: n2-standard-2, Linux, on-demand, us-central1: Compute Engine general-purpose machine pricing ([https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose), read 2026-10-22). The listed n2-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB) is USD 0.097118 per instance-hour, reproduced by 2 x 0.031611 + 8 x 0.004237; price this whole configuration. * The compiler preserves the declared resource and architecture fit; equal workload performance has not been measured. * AWS Price List API, AmazonEC2 offer (CSV): [https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv) * AWS Price List API, AWSDataTransfer offer: [https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AWSDataTransfer/current/us-east-1/index.json](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AWSDataTransfer/current/us-east-1/index.json) * Compute Engine general-purpose machine pricing: [https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose) * Disk and image pricing: [https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing](https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing) * Network pricing: [https://cloud.google.com/vpc/network-pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vpc/network-pricing) Cost scope: Compute only for the named Linux on-demand instances, each running 730 hours per month. Excluded costs and workload features: * Attached disks, network transfer, operating-system and software licenses, GPUs, discounts, commitments, credits and tax. * Adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees. List prices read: 2026-10-22. Model: `plan-bcccbdac70e36a2d5723c9a953ac234422fd2119` / `2026-10-22.planning.2`. Curve: `ec2-m6i-large-gcp-n2-standard-2`. Sources: [AWS Price List API, AmazonEC2 offer (CSV)](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv), [AWS Price List API, AWSDataTransfer offer](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AWSDataTransfer/current/us-east-1/index.json), [Compute Engine general-purpose machine pricing](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose), [Disk and image pricing](https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing), [Network pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vpc/network-pricing). ### On-demand virtual machines · m7i.large → n2-standard-2 Feature: On-demand virtual machines. Source configuration: **m7i.large · 2 vCPU / 8 GiB**. Mapped target: n2-standard-2 · 2 vCPU / 8 GiB. Compute only for the named Linux on-demand instances, each running 730 hours per month. Estimated monthly service charges by Number of running instances. Adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees are excluded. Source: us-east-1; target: us-central1; currency: USD. ![On-demand virtual machines · m7i.large → n2-standard-2: monthly service charges by Number of running instances. Exact values are in the following table.](https://docs.tensor9.com/images/cloud-adapter-early-access/diagrams/service-cost/030a0a9757d10b993df4625c996f6427208e2d6b32dfbc9a4749596af2c9a80f-light.svg) ![On-demand virtual machines · m7i.large → n2-standard-2: monthly service charges by Number of running instances. Exact values are in the following table.](https://docs.tensor9.com/images/cloud-adapter-early-access/diagrams/service-cost/e69c988a59d71bfb47bc06230ae904d2806a18f525cf79c845f87820f9808abe-dark.svg) Comparison pills describe all sampled scale points; amounts beside each service are for the named workload. Costs The Same means within 20% at every point. Costs Depend includes mixed results and unpriced samples. Sampled monthly charges in USD, rounded to cents. Difference means target minus origin; a positive difference means the target costs more. | Number of running instances (instances) | EC2 Instances | Compute Engine (n2-standard-2) | Difference | | -: | -: | -: | -: | | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | 1 | 73.58 | 70.90 | -2.69 | | 2 | 147.17 | 141.79 | -5.38 | | 4 | 294.34 | 283.58 | -10.75 | | 8 | 588.67 | 567.17 | -21.50 | | 16 | 1,177.34 | 1,134.34 | -43.01 | | 32 | 2,354.69 | 2,268.68 | -86.01 | | 64 | 4,709.38 | 4,537.35 | -172.02 | **Curve assumptions** | Assumption | Value | Unit | | - | -: | - | | Target / origin VM CPU and RAM | 1 | multiplier | * Compute only for the named Linux on-demand instances, each running 730 hours per month. m7i.large (us-east-1) → n2-standard-2 (us-central1). Storage, network, licenses, discounts, adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees are excluded. Resource matching does not establish equal measured performance. * Named Linux on-demand instances at cited list prices; source us-east-1, target us-central1. Rates as of 2026-10-22: us-east-1 → us-central1, USD/month. * Source prices are reference charges, not an invoice. Target lines cover selected service usage/configuration only; adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees are excluded. * Samples of explicit prices are not performance measurements or capacity qualification. No interpolation or break-even guarantee is implied. * Variant assumptions show the first axis sample; any axis-dependent configuration is described by this curve's workload note. * m7i.large: EC2 Linux on-demand BoxUsage:m7i.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB), us-east-1: AWS Price List API, AmazonEC2 offer (CSV) ([https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv), read 2026-10-22). USD 0.1008 per instance-hour; matches the default 2 vCPU / 8 GiB blueprint. * n2-standard-2: n2-standard-2, Linux, on-demand, us-central1: Compute Engine general-purpose machine pricing ([https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose), read 2026-10-22). The listed n2-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB) is USD 0.097118 per instance-hour, reproduced by 2 x 0.031611 + 8 x 0.004237; price this whole configuration. * The compiler preserves the declared resource and architecture fit; equal workload performance has not been measured. * AWS Price List API, AmazonEC2 offer (CSV): [https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv) * AWS Price List API, AWSDataTransfer offer: [https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AWSDataTransfer/current/us-east-1/index.json](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AWSDataTransfer/current/us-east-1/index.json) * Compute Engine general-purpose machine pricing: [https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose) * Disk and image pricing: [https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing](https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing) * Network pricing: [https://cloud.google.com/vpc/network-pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vpc/network-pricing) Cost scope: Compute only for the named Linux on-demand instances, each running 730 hours per month. Excluded costs and workload features: * Attached disks, network transfer, operating-system and software licenses, GPUs, discounts, commitments, credits and tax. * Adapter hosting and Tensor9 fees. List prices read: 2026-10-22. Model: `plan-bcccbdac70e36a2d5723c9a953ac234422fd2119` / `2026-10-22.planning.2`. Curve: `ec2-m7i-large-gcp-n2-standard-2`. Sources: [AWS Price List API, AmazonEC2 offer (CSV)](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.csv), [AWS Price List API, AWSDataTransfer offer](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AWSDataTransfer/current/us-east-1/index.json), [Compute Engine general-purpose machine pricing](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing/general-purpose), [Disk and image pricing](https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing), [Network pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vpc/network-pricing). ## Allocated virtual machine capacity (EC2) → Compute Instance Origin API: `aws::1.0.0::ec2::instance`. Target backend: `oci::1.0.0::instance`. No curated instance comparison is available for this source and target configuration yet. A free-form EC2 cost calculator is not offered. Model: `plan-1e7c97d7220f52a17782ec153f654957afe60199` / `2026-10-22.planning.2`. ## Allocated virtual machine capacity (EC2) → Droplet Origin API: `aws::1.0.0::ec2::instance`. Target backend: `digitalocean::1.0.0::droplet`. No curated instance comparison is available for this source and target configuration yet. A free-form EC2 cost calculator is not offered. Model: `plan-78aa0e3613b495dc33dd6db0ea47a7ed3f319b40` / `2026-10-22.planning.2`. ## Allocated virtual machine capacity (EC2) → KubeVirt VM Origin API: `aws::1.0.0::ec2::instance`. Target backend: `kubevirt::1.0.0::vm`. No curated instance comparison is available for this source and target configuration yet. A free-form EC2 cost calculator is not offered. Model: `plan-b66423f72f1bdd2ec169a2d6c0998ad8112ee193` / `2026-10-22.planning.2`. ## Allocated virtual machine capacity (EC2) → Scaleway Instance Origin API: `aws::1.0.0::ec2::instance`. Target backend: `scaleway::1.0.0::instance`. No curated instance comparison is available for this source and target configuration yet. A free-form EC2 cost calculator is not offered. Model: `plan-e8ee8df732b456d367b56dde605f615def03f0c2` / `2026-10-22.planning.2`. ## Allocated virtual machine capacity (EC2) → Virtual Machines Origin API: `aws::1.0.0::ec2::instance`. Target backend: `azure::1.0.0::vm`. No curated instance comparison is available for this source and target configuration yet. A free-form EC2 cost calculator is not offered. Model: `plan-40427793f34a92966daddbb1cd70c6d380b01137` / `2026-10-22.planning.2`. See the [service catalog](https://docs.tensor9.com/cloud-adapter-early-access/service-catalog/aws/catalog.md) for operation coverage, supported directions and backend limitations. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.