AWS EKS pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $0.000111 per GB-hour (AWS Fargate - Ephemeral Storage); $0.004445 per hours (AWS Fargate - Memory); $0.04048 per hours (AWS Fargate - vCPU). Prices from the AWS Price List published November 11, 2026.
- $0.000111 per GB-hour: AWS Fargate - Ephemeral Storage
- $0.004445 per hours: AWS Fargate - Memory
- $0.04048 per hours: AWS Fargate - vCPU
- AWS credits pay for EKS usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS EKS cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published November 11, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (version 20261111153557), read on November 14, 2026. Prices differ by Region and change without notice; check the AWS pricing page before you commit.
| Rate | Price (USD) | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Fargate - Ephemeral Storage - US East (N. Virginia) | $0.000111 | per GB-hour |
| AWS Fargate - Memory - US East (N.Virginia) | $0.004445 | per hours |
| AWS Fargate - vCPU - US East (N. Virginia) | $0.04048 | per hours |
| Amazon EKS cluster usage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.10 | per hour |
| Amazon EKS local cluster usage on AWS Outposts | $0.10 | per hours |
| $0.005 per ACK Capability Hour in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.005 | per hour |
| $0.00005 per ACK resource Hour in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.00005 | per hour |
| $0.0015 per Argo CD Application Hour in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0015 | per hour |
| $0.03 per Argo CD Capability Hour in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.03 | per hour |
| $3.40 per Hour for 2XL Provisioned Tier in US East (N. Virginia) | $3.40 | per hour |
| $6.90 per Hour for 4XL Provisioned Tier in US East (N. Virginia) | $6.90 | per hour |
| $13.90 per Hour for 8XL Provisioned Tier in US East (N. Virginia) | $13.90 | per hour |
| $1.65 per Hour for XL Provisioned Tier in US East (N. Virginia) | $1.65 | per hour |
| $0.005 per KRO Capability Hour in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.005 | per hour |
| $0.00005 per KRO RGD instance Hour in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.00005 | per hour |
| USD0.02 per vCPU-Hour for Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes usage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.02 | per vCPU-hour |
| USD0.014 per vCPU-Hour for Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes usage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.014 | per vCPU-hour |
| USD0.01 per vCPU-Hour for Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes usage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.01 | per vCPU-hour |
| USD0.008 per vCPU-Hour for Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes usage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.008 | per vCPU-hour |
| USD0.006 per vCPU-Hour for Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes usage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.006 | per vCPU-hour |
| per hour for EKS Auto Mode management of instance type in US East () | $0.00306 to $6.83597 | per hours |
| Amazon EKS extended support usage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.50 | per hours |
IICan AWS credits pay for EKS?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes usage is billed on your AWS invoice like any other service. Activate Founders gives $1,000 to start, up to $5,000; you apply for it yourself. AWS promotional credits do not pay Savings Plans or Reserved Instance upfront fees.
For a larger project on EKS, a vetted AWS partner can request funding only partners can file: MAP for a migration, POC to test something, incremental workload funding for new work. For startups that is usually $50K to $150K. Depends on the workload; AWS approves.
| Funding | Who files it | Amount | When it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are not on AWS yet and want to migrate. |
| Proof of concept (POC) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You want to test something, whether or not you are on AWS today. |
| Incremental workload (IW) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are already on AWS and are launching new work: a new AI feature, a new customer or a new contract. |
| AWS Activate Founders | Founder applies | $1,000 to start, up to $5,000 | Self-funded startups with no investor or accelerator behind them. |
| AWS Activate Portfolio | Founder applies | up to $200,000 | Startups backed by a VC firm, accelerator or angel investor that is an AWS Activate Provider. |
| AWS Credits for AI Startups | Invite only (AWS account manager) | $200,000 or more, by invitation | AI startups ready to scale after Activate Portfolio, invited by AWS. |
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