Amazon EC2 Fleet Supports Interruptible Capacity Reservations to Boost Utilization

EC2 Fleet now integrates with interruptible Capacity Reservations, allowing better cost optimization and resource flexibility across instance types and zones.

By Oliver Grant · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-03-19 · 1 min read

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Amazon EC2 Fleet enables launching instances across multiple instance types and Availability Zones, and with this update, it can consume interruptible Capacity Reservation IDs specified in launch templates, improving resource usage during off-peak periods.

Customers can temporarily share unused On-Demand Capacity Reservations within their AWS Organization as interruptible, which EC2 Fleet can leverage for provisioning. This approach enhances capacity utilization while maintaining the ability to reclaim resources, available across all AWS commercial regions.

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Amazon EC2 Fleet now supports interruptible Capacity Reservations ↗

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