Is AWS Lambda actually cheaper than running a dedicated EC2 instance for a Node.js API that has unpredictable traffic patterns throughout the month?
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Is AWS Lambda actually cheaper than running a dedicated EC2 instance for a Node.js API that has unpredictable traffic patterns throughout the month?
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AWS Lambda pricing requests duration free tier x86 2026 EC2 on demand pricing t3.small us-east-1 Google ↗
AWS Lambda vs EC2 cost comparison break even utilization API Node.js AWS pricing Google ↗
- AWS Lambda Pricing · aws.amazon.com
- AWS Lambda Pricing · aws.amazon.com
- AWS Fargate or AWS Lambda? · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda · aws.amazon.com
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AWS Lambda pricing requests duration free tier x86 2026 EC2 on demand pricing t3.small us-east-1 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
AWS Lambda vs EC2 cost comparison break even utilization API Node.js AWS pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |