AWS EKS cost for 'out of support' versions (example: 1.22)

Question

Hello.
The aws documentation says that "clusters running on a Kubernetes version in the extended support window will be charged a total of $0.60 per cluster per hour" and "Pricing for clusters running Kubernetes versions in standard support is unchanged — you will continue to pay $0.10 per cluster per hour".
What about clusters running out of support versions (at the moment all versions above 1.23 are out of support). So how much do clusters running kubernetes versions in out of support versions get charged per cluster per hour? Please It's urgent.
Thanks in advance

Answer

Hi,

The case that you describe is not possible: see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.html

Clusters are automatically upgraded at the end of the 26-month cycle.

```
What will happen at the end of 12 months of extended support?
Clusters running on a Kubernetes version that has completed its 26-month lifecycle (14 months 
of standard support plus 12 months of extended support) will be auto-upgraded to the next version.

On the end of extended support date, you can no longer create new Amazon EKS clusters with 
the unsupported version. Existing control planes are automatically updated by Amazon EKS
 to the earliest supported version through a gradual deployment process after the end of support 
date. After the automatic control plane update, make sure to manually update cluster add-ons 
and Amazon EC2 nodes. For more information, see Update the Kubernetes version for your Amazon 
EKS cluster.
```

Best,

Didier

AWS EKS cost for 'out of support' versions (example: 1.22)

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