c7a.largevsc8a.large

c7a.large is 5% cheaper than c8a.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3.80 a month.

At a glancec7a.largec8a.large
On-demand$0.1026/hr5% less$0.1078/hr
Lowest rate$0.029/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0335/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
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.

Optionc7a.largec8a.largec8a.large vs c7a.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1026$0.1078▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted72% off$0.02969% off$0.0335▲ 16%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.0679——
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.0452——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.074228% off$0.0779▲ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.049652% off$0.052▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7a.large leads
On-demand price$0.1026 vs $0.1078 per hour
5% cheaper
Where c8a.large leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 10
2× higher
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHz vs Up to 3.7 GHz
22% higher

Specs

8 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 10 differc7a.largec8a.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHzUp to 4.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7a.largec8a.large
Memory (GiB)44
Networking3 of 8 differc7a.largec8a.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline0.781 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1020
StorageAll 11 matchc7a.largec8a.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc7a.largec8a.large
Familyc7ac8a
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7a.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7a.largec8a.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1026$0.1078▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1026$0.1078▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1026$0.1078▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1101$0.1156▲ 5%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1101$0.1156▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1171$0.123▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1292$0.1357▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c7a.largeCompute optimized, c7a family
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Compare c7a.large with

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c8a.large prices and specsEvery size in the c8a family

Compare c8a.large with

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