c7a.largevsc7g.large
c7g.large is 29% cheaper than c7a.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $21.97 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c7a.large | c7g.large | c7g.large vs c7a.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.1026 | $0.0725 | ▼ 29% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 72% off$0.029 | 57% off$0.0309 | ▲ 7% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$0.0679 | 34% off$0.0478 | ▼ 30% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 56% off$0.0452 | 56% off$0.0319 | ▼ 29% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.0742 | 28% off$0.052 | ▼ 30% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.0496 | 52% off$0.0351 | ▼ 29% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c7a.large leads
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
48% higherMax EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higherWhere c7g.large leads
On-demand price$0.0725 vs $0.1026 per hour
29% cheaperNetwork baseline0.937 Gbps vs 0.781 Gbps
20% higherSpecs
13 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 10 differ | c7a.large | c7g.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor |
| CPU maker | AMD | AWS |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Processor features | AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512 | – |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c7a.large | c7g.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 4 | 4 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | c7a.large | c7g.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 0.781 Gbps | 0.937 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 | 10 |
| Storage3 of 11 differ | c7a.large | c7g.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 650 Mbps | 630 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 81.25 MB/s | 78.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 27 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | c7a.large | c7g.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c7a | c7g |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c7a.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c7a.large | c7g.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.1026 | $0.0725 | ▼ 29% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.1026 | $0.0723 | ▼ 30% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.1026 | $0.0725 | ▼ 29% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.1099 | $0.0774 | ▼ 30% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.1101 | $0.0775 | ▼ 30% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.1101 | $0.0775 | ▼ 30% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.1171 | $0.0825 | ▼ 30% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.1183 | $0.0833 | ▼ 30% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.122 | $0.0859 | ▼ 30% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.128 | $0.0901 | ▼ 30% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.1292 | $0.091 | ▼ 30% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.