AWS price change, published 2026-10-13
Amazon GameLift price list, published 2026-10-13: 104 increases
On 2026-10-13, AWS published a version of the Amazon GameLift price list that changed 104 existing list prices in 17 regions: 0 cuts and 104 increases. Effective Oct 2026. The median like-for-like change was +74.88% (+51.25% to +96.70%).
Service code AmazonGameLift, price list version 20261013153044. Cuts and increases count like-for-like changes only: same unit, both prices above $0, and within 11x either way.
What changed
One line per movement: prices in this publication that changed by the same percentage are one line, with one example and the number of prices. Like-for-like moves come first, largest first, then changes that are not like-for-like. Showing the first 25 of 86 lines. Large percentages often come from a very small old price; read the description and both prices.
| Region (example) | AWS description | Term | Old | New | Change | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio) | $0.89826 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (Ohio) | On-Demand | $0.45666 | $0.89826 | +96.70% | 1 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $0.89922 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | On-Demand | $0.45762 | $0.89922 | +96.50% | 1 |
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.45255 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (N. Virginia) | On-Demand | $0.23175 | $0.45255 | +95.28% | 2 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $0.45351 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | On-Demand | $0.23271 | $0.45351 | +94.88% | 1 |
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.2297 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.large Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (N. Virginia) | On-Demand | $0.1193 | $0.2297 | +92.54% | 3 |
| EU (Stockholm) | $0.93099 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (Stockholm) | On-Demand | $0.48939 | $0.93099 | +90.23% | 1 |
| EU (Stockholm) | $0.4694 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (Stockholm) | On-Demand | $0.2486 | $0.4694 | +88.82% | 1 |
| EU (Ireland) | $0.46965 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (Ireland) | On-Demand | $0.24885 | $0.46965 | +88.73% | 1 |
| Canada (Central) | $0.94059 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Canada (Central) | On-Demand | $0.49899 | $0.94059 | +88.50% | 1 |
| Canada (Central) | $0.47372 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Canada (Central) | On-Demand | $0.25292 | $0.47372 | +87.30% | 1 |
| EU (Stockholm) | $0.2386 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.large Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (Stockholm) | On-Demand | $0.1282 | $0.2386 | +86.12% | 1 |
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.95648 per GameLift On Demand Windows m8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (N. Virginia) | On-Demand | $0.51488 | $0.95648 | +85.77% | 2 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $0.95744 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Asia Pacific (Seoul) | On-Demand | $0.51584 | $0.95744 | +85.61% | 1 |
| EU (Frankfurt) | $0.96306 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (Frankfurt) | On-Demand | $0.52146 | $0.96306 | +84.69% | 1 |
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.48167 per GameLift On Demand Windows m8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (N. Virginia) | On-Demand | $0.26087 | $0.48167 | +84.64% | 2 |
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.96575 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8a.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (N. Virginia) | On-Demand | $0.52415 | $0.96575 | +84.25% | 1 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $0.96846 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Asia Pacific (Singapore) | On-Demand | $0.52686 | $0.96846 | +83.82% | 1 |
| EU (Frankfurt) | $0.48561 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (Frankfurt) | On-Demand | $0.26481 | $0.48561 | +83.38% | 1 |
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.4863 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8a.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (N. Virginia) | On-Demand | $0.2655 | $0.4863 | +83.16% | 3 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $0.48834 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Asia Pacific (Singapore) | On-Demand | $0.26754 | $0.48834 | +82.53% | 1 |
| US East (Ohio) | $0.24426 per GameLift On Demand Windows m8i.large Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (Ohio) | On-Demand | $0.13386 | $0.24426 | +82.47% | 2 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $0.24522 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.large Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in Asia Pacific (Seoul) | On-Demand | $0.13482 | $0.24522 | +81.89% | 1 |
| EU (London) | $0.98403 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.2xlarge Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (London) | On-Demand | $0.54243 | $0.98403 | +81.41% | 2 |
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.24657 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8a.large Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in US East (N. Virginia) | On-Demand | $0.13617 | $0.24657 | +81.08% | 3 |
| EU (Frankfurt) | $0.24688 per GameLift On Demand Windows c8i.large Instance Hour with 50 GB EBS and free network bandwidth in EU (Frankfurt) | On-Demand | $0.13648 | $0.24688 | +80.89% | 1 |
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