AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 492

Which option is the default pricing model for Amazon EC2 instances?

Answer options

• A. On-Demand Instances
• B. Savings Plans
• C. Spot instances
• D. Reserved Instances

Correct answer: A

Explanation

On-Demand Instances represent the default pricing model for Amazon EC2, allowing users to pay for compute capacity by the hour or second with no long-term commitments. Other models like Savings Plans and Reserved Instances require commitment terms, while Spot instances leverage spare capacity at discounted rates, meaning none of them serve as the default option.