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Ampere A-Series · Flexible Shapeaarch64 · Ampere Altra

Standard_A2

Standard_A2 (VM.Standard.A2.Flex) is an Oracle Cloud flexible shape. Base configuration of 1 OCPU (2 vCPUs) with 8 GB memory starts at $0.03 per hour and $21.90 monthly in the us-ashburn-1 region.

Updated October 1, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
8 GB
Network
1 Gbps per OCPU, up to 78 Gbps
Storage
Block storage only

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All pricing options

us-ashburn-1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.03$21.90 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0201$14.67 -33%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.015$10.95 -50%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.015$10.95 -50%
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Compute

aarch64 · Ampere Altra
vCPUs i2
Memory i8 GB
Physical processorAmpere AmpereOne A160-30
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth1 Gbps per OCPU, up to 78 Gbps Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks16 Volumes
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD
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