AWS Compute Optimizer Adds Support for Latest EC2 and RDS Instance Types

Compute Optimizer expanded to recommend modern AWS compute and database instances for cost and performance efficiency.

By Amelia Ross · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-04-23 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-04-23. Source published: 2026-04-23. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

In 2026, AWS Compute Optimizer updated its support to cover numerous new EC2 instance families across compute optimized, general purpose, memory optimized, and storage optimized categories, enabling recommendations that align with latest hardware innovations.

Similarly, support was added for recent RDS DB instance classes for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Aurora variants, allowing users to optimize database resources with better price-to-performance ratios. This capability is available broadly except in certain specialized AWS regions.

Source & further reading

AWS Compute Optimizer supports 162 new EC2 instance types and 32 new RDS DB instance classes ↗

Source published 2026-04-23. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.