I need to create AMI. By default if we create image it creates snapshot. Is the creation of snapshot chargeable?

If creation is not chargeable, can we keep snapshot and AMI in our account, after terminating EC2 instances. Because AWS does not entertain idle usage.

CodePudding user response：

You don't pay for creating a Snapshot, but you pay for storing a Snapshot based on its size and storage duration. You can find more details on the EBS Pricing Page.

AutoScaling as a service is free, but you pay for the resources it creates, namely the instances it runs. As a prerequisite, you need a Launch Configuration with an AMI. If you don't use one of the pre-built AMIs from AWS, you will also pay for the storage costs of the underlying Snapshot.