c7i-flex.12xlarge
c7i-flex.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 96 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.035 per hour on demand ($1,485.48 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.346 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.4543 per hour. It is sold in 30 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $1.994 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $1.994 | $0.5686 | $1.324 | $0.9047 | $1.514 | $1.033 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $1.994 | $0.5484 | $1.324 | $0.9047 | $1.514 | $1.033 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.035 | $0.6021 | $1.347 | $0.9228 | $1.551 | $1.06 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.035 | $0.4543 | $1.346 | $0.8958 | $1.47 | $0.9824 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.035 | $0.4919 | $1.346 | $0.8958 | $1.47 | $0.9824 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.035 | $0.656 | $1.346 | $0.8958 | $1.471 | $0.9825 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.035 | $0.4427 | $1.346 | $0.9231 | $1.582 | $1.056 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.137 | – | $1.413 | $0.9406 | $1.544 | $1.032 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.179 | $0.4165 | $1.441 | $0.988 | $1.587 | $1.092 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.183 | $0.2862 | $1.445 | $0.9953 | $1.668 | $1.141 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.183 | $1.004 | $1.445 | $0.9956 | $1.668 | $1.141 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.226 | $0.6304 | $1.478 | $0.9773 | $1.689 | $1.073 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.298 | $0.2767 | $1.518 | $1.044 | $1.75 | $1.20 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.305 | – | – | – | $1.75 | $1.20 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.322 | $0.9758 | $1.531 | $1.053 | $1.767 | $1.205 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.346 | $0.2346 | $1.557 | $1.064 | $1.781 | $1.215 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.347 | $0.8616 | $1.558 | $1.064 | $1.781 | $1.215 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.418 | $0.405 | $1.596 | $1.099 | $1.83 | $1.259 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.418 | $0.6943 | $1.596 | $1.099 | $1.842 | $1.262 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.418 | $0.4528 | $1.599 | $1.097 | $1.839 | $1.265 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.442 | – | $1.615 | $1.022 | $1.774 | $1.119 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.445 | $0.2747 | $1.619 | $1.115 | $1.869 | $1.278 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.538 | $0.6998 | $1.676 | $1.154 | $1.936 | $1.334 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.555 | $0.4376 | $1.69 | $1.159 | $2.027 | $1.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.562 | $0.8804 | $1.689 | $1.167 | $1.945 | $1.334 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.586 | – | $1.71 | $1.173 | $1.964 | $1.338 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.657 | $0.8785 | $1.754 | $1.207 | $1.948 | $1.37 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.729 | $0.3416 | $1.719 | $1.179 | $2.162 | $1.503 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.79 | – | – | – | $2.046 | $1.439 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.136 | $0.5336 | $2.071 | $1.425 | $2.388 | $1.626 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.035 | $1.346 | $0.8958 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.119 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.16 | $1.406 | $0.9498 |
| RHEL | $2.553 | $1.865 | $1.414 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.846 | $2.157 | $1.707 |
| RHEL HA | $3.225 | $2.537 | $2.086 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.365 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.243 | $3.554 | $3.104 |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.054 | $4.365 | $3.915 |
| Linux SQL Std | $7.795 | $7.106 | $6.656 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.313 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $8.985 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.003 | $9.314 | $8.864 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.035 | $19.346 | $18.896 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $20.553 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.225 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.243 | $21.554 | $21.104 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.2 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AMX; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 96 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 18.75 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 9.375 Gbps |
| Network peak | 18.75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 7,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 937.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 30,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c7i-flex.12xlarge |
| Family | c7i-flex |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other c7i-flex sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c7i-flex.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0848 |
| c7i-flex.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1696 |
| c7i-flex.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.3392 |
| c7i-flex.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.6783 |
| c7i-flex.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.357 |
| c7i-flex.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.035 |
| c7i-flex.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.713 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.