EC2 pricing for multiple stop-start within the same hour

Question

In http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Stop_Start.html, it says,

Each time you start a stopped instance we charge a full instance hour, even if you make this transition multiple times within a single hour.

Does this mean if within the same hour, I stopped-start my instance for 5x, I will be charged for 5 hours?

Thanks!

That's exactly what it says! – Michael Hampton Feb 27 '16 at 01:30 — Michael Hampton, Feb 27 '16 at 01:30

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '16 at 02:28

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When you start an EC2 instance, you are immediately charged for 1 full hour. So if you start and stop an instance 5 times in 20 minutes then you will be charged for 5 hours.

answered Feb 27 '16 at 02:28

Matt Houser

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EC2 pricing for multiple stop-start within the same hour

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