c8g.medium
c8g.medium is an AWS EC2 instance with 1 vCPU, 2 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.0399 per hour on demand ($29.13 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0263 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.018 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.027 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 (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.027 | $0.0094 | $0.0179 | $0.0122 | $0.0206 | $0.0141 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.027 | $0.0027 | $0.0179 | $0.0122 | $0.021 | $0.014 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.0389 | $0.0183 | $0.0258 | $0.0177 | $0.0296 | $0.0202 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.0389 | $0.0226 | $0.0258 | $0.0177 | $0.0296 | $0.0202 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.0397 | $0.0102 | $0.0263 | $0.0175 | $0.0287 | $0.0192 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.0399 | $0.018 | $0.0263 | $0.0175 | $0.0286 | $0.0193 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.0399 | $0.0132 | $0.0263 | $0.0175 | $0.0286 | $0.0193 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.0426 | $0.0045 | $0.0282 | $0.0193 | $0.031 | $0.0213 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.0426 | $0.0059 | $0.0282 | $0.0194 | $0.0326 | $0.0223 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.0426 | $0.0194 | $0.0282 | $0.0194 | $0.0326 | $0.0223 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.0435 | $0.0188 | $0.0289 | $0.0191 | $0.033 | $0.021 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.0435 | $0.0178 | $0.0289 | $0.0191 | $0.033 | $0.021 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.0448 | $0.0108 | $0.0296 | $0.0204 | $0.0342 | $0.0234 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.0449 | $0.0117 | $0.0297 | $0.0204 | $0.0342 | $0.0234 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.045 | – | – | – | $0.0342 | $0.0234 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.0454 | $0.0232 | $0.0299 | $0.0206 | $0.0345 | $0.0235 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.0458 | $0.0212 | $0.0304 | $0.0208 | $0.0348 | $0.0237 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.0458 | $0.007 | $0.0304 | $0.0208 | $0.0348 | $0.0237 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.0471 | $0.0166 | $0.0312 | $0.0213 | $0.0372 | $0.0259 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.0472 | $0.012 | $0.0312 | $0.0215 | $0.0357 | $0.0246 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.0472 | $0.0166 | $0.0312 | $0.0215 | $0.0373 | $0.0264 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.0477 | – | $0.0316 | $0.02 | $0.0347 | $0.0218 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.0477 | – | $0.0316 | $0.02 | $0.0347 | $0.0218 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.0496 | $0.0143 | $0.0327 | $0.0225 | $0.0378 | $0.0261 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.0499 | $0.0167 | $0.0329 | $0.0227 | $0.0393 | $0.0282 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.05 | $0.0166 | $0.033 | $0.0228 | $0.038 | $0.0261 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.05 | $0.0239 | $0.0329 | $0.0227 | $0.0412 | $0.0295 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.0501 | – | $0.0335 | $0.0232 | $0.0392 | $0.0264 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.0519 | $0.0237 | $0.0343 | $0.0236 | $0.0381 | $0.0268 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.0519 | $0.0187 | $0.0345 | $0.0233 | $0.0378 | $0.0268 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.0533 | $0.0211 | $0.0336 | $0.023 | $0.0422 | $0.0294 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.0545 | – | – | – | $0.04 | $0.0281 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.0611 | $0.0093 | $0.0404 | $0.0278 | $0.05 | $0.033 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0399 | $0.0263 | $0.0175 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.0416 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.0543 | $0.0407 | $0.0319 |
| RHEL HA | $0.0718 | $0.0582 | $0.0494 |
| SUSE | $0.0962 | $0.0513 | $0.04 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 0.52 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 315 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 39.375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c8g.medium |
| Family | c8g |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 2 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other c8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c8g.medium | 1 | 2 | $0.0399 |
| c8g.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0798 |
| c8g.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1595 |
| c8g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.319 |
| c8g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.6381 |
| c8g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.276 |
| c8g.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $1.914 |
| c8g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.552 |
| c8g.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $3.829 |
| c8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 | $3.829 |
| c8g.48xlarge | 192 | 384 | $7.657 |
| c8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 | $7.657 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.