c5.largevsm5.large

c5.large is 11% cheaper than m5.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $8.03 a month.

At a glancec5.largem5.large
On-demand$0.085/hr11% less$0.096/hr
Lowest rate$0.0269/hr28% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0374/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc5.largem5.largem5.large vs c5.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.085$0.096▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted68% off$0.026961% off$0.0374▲ 39%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.05438% off$0.06▲ 11%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.03657% off$0.041▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.06226% off$0.071▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.04149% off$0.049▲ 20%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.large leads
On-demand price$0.085 vs $0.096 per hour
11% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS4,000 vs 3,600
11% higher
Clock speed3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
10% higher
Where m5.large leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

9 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 11 differc5.largem5.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
ECU1010
Memory1 of 1 differc5.largem5.large
Memory (GiB)48
NetworkingAll 8 matchc5.largem5.large
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline0.75 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage3 of 11 differc5.largem5.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2250 MbpsUp to 2120 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0003,600
EBS max IOPS20,00018,750
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc5.largem5.large
Familyc5m5
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c5.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5.largem5.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.085$0.101▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.085$0.101▲ 19%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.085$0.096▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.085$0.096▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.085$0.096▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.091$0.102▲ 12%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.093$0.107▲ 15%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.093$0.107▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.096$0.118▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.096$0.107▲ 11%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.096$0.107▲ 11%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.097$0.115▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.098$0.12▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.098$0.12▲ 22%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.101$0.111▲ 10%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.101$0.112▲ 11%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.101$0.112▲ 11%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.101$0.112▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.102$0.121▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.102$0.121▲ 19%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.106$0.118▲ 11%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.106$0.118▲ 11%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.106$0.112▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.107$0.124▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.107$0.124▲ 16%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.107$0.127▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.108$0.132▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.111$0.12▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.111$0.12▲ 8%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.114$0.127▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.131$0.153▲ 17%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c5.largeCompute optimized, c5 family
c5.large prices and specsEvery size in the c5 family

Compare c5.large with

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m5.largeGeneral purpose, m5 family
m5.large prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.