Current AWS S3/EC2 egress ~$0.09/GB to internet, first 100GB/month free

Claim: Current AWS S3/EC2 egress to the internet is ~$0.09/GB, with the first 100GB/month free.

Source: AWS pricing pages (2025/2026).

Confidence: Verified.

Caveat: Egress is famously where cloud bills surprise people — the per-GB rate looks small but scales with traffic. This is the cost line that survived the broader infrastructure collapse.

Why this matters for Candid: For SMB-scale traffic (well under 100GB/month) the egress cost rounds to zero. For sites that suddenly go viral, this is the one line item that can bite — which informs how Candid scopes hosting recommendations.