[amazon-web-services] Do you get charged for a 'stopped' instance on EC2?

Bit confused here, I have an on-demand instance but do I get charged even when I stop the instance?

Short answer - no.

You will only be charged for the time that your instance is up and running, in hour increments. If you are using other services in conjunction you may be charged for those but it would be separate from your server instance.

This may have changed since the question was asked, but there is a difference between stopping an instance and terminating an instance.

If your instance is EBS-based, it can be stopped. It will remain in your account, but you will not be charged for it (you will continue to be charged for EBS storage associated with the instance and unused Elastic IP addresses). You can re-start the instance at any time.

If the instance is terminated, it will be deleted from your account. You’ll be charged for any remaining EBS volumes, but by default the associated EBS volume will be deleted. This can be configured when you create the instance using the command-line EC2 API Tools.

When you stop an instance, it is 'deleted'. As such there's nothing to be charged for. If you have an Elastic IP or EBS, then you'll be charged for those - but nothing related to the instance itself.