c7a.mediumvsc7g.medium
c7g.medium is 29% cheaper than c7a.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $10.95 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | c7a.medium | c7g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.0513/hr | $0.0363/hr29% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.0119/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0143/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c7a.medium | c7g.medium | c7g.medium vs c7a.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.0513 | $0.0363 | ▼ 29% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 77% off$0.0119 | 61% off$0.0143 | ▲ 20% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$0.034 | 34% off$0.0239 | ▼ 30% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 56% off$0.0226 | 56% off$0.0159 | ▼ 30% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.0371 | 28% off$0.026 | ▼ 30% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.0248 | 52% off$0.0176 | ▼ 29% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c7a.medium leads
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
48% higherMax EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higherWhere c7g.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0363 vs $0.0513 per hour
29% cheaperNetwork baseline0.52 Gbps vs 0.39 Gbps
33% higherSpecs
12 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 10 differ | c7a.medium | c7g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| 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.medium | c7g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 2 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | c7a.medium | c7g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 0.39 Gbps | 0.52 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 4 | 4 |
| Storage3 of 11 differ | c7a.medium | c7g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 325 Mbps | 315 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 40.625 MB/s | 39.375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c7a.medium | c7g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c7a | c7g |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 2 | 2 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c7a.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c7a.medium | c7g.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.0513 | $0.0363 | ▼ 29% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.0513 | $0.0361 | ▼ 30% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.0513 | $0.0363 | ▼ 29% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.0549 | $0.0387 | ▼ 30% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.0551 | $0.0388 | ▼ 30% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.0551 | $0.0388 | ▼ 30% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.0586 | $0.0412 | ▼ 30% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.0592 | $0.0417 | ▼ 30% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.061 | $0.0429 | ▼ 30% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.064 | $0.0451 | ▼ 30% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.0646 | $0.0455 | ▼ 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.