Which pricing plan provides low prices on EC2 and Fargate in exchange for a commitment to a consistent amount of usage for a one-year or three-year term?

• A. AWS App Runner
• B. Savings Plans
• C. AWS Batch
• D. Amazon EC2

Answer: (B)

Savings Plans reward you for committing to a consistent amount of usage in exchange for lower prices on EC2 and Fargate. You specify a usage commitment in dollars per hour and choose a term of one year or three years. In return, EC2 and Fargate usage billed at that rate costs less than on-demand.

There are two flavors. Compute Savings Plans cover EC2, Fargate, and Lambda with the broadest flexibility: you can change instance types, operating systems, or regions and still receive the discount as long as your total usage stays within the committed amount. EC2 Instance Savings Plans are more focused, applying to a specific instance family within a chosen region, but can still yield substantial savings if your usage aligns with that pattern.

This matches the description in the question, providing a cross-service discount for EC2 and Fargate tied to a multi-year commitment. Other options describe separate services or pricing models that don’t offer the same cross-service, term-based discount.