Reserved Instances provide you with a significant discount (up to 75%) compared to On-Demand instance pricing. In addition, when Reserved Instances are assigned to a specific Availability Zone, they provide a capacity reservation, giving you additional confidence in your ability to launch instances when you need them.

For applications that have steady state or predictable usage, Reserved Instances can provide significant savings compared to using On-Demand instances. See How to Purchase Reserved Instances for more information.

Reserved Instances are recommended for:

Applications with steady state usage

Applications that may require reserved capacity

Customers that can commit to using EC2 over a 1 or 3 year term to reduce their total computing costs

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