c7g.mediumvsc7gd.medium

c7g.medium is 20% cheaper than c7gd.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6.64 a month.

At a glancec7g.mediumc7gd.medium
On-demand$0.0363/hr20% less$0.0454/hr
Lowest rate$0.0143/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0121/hr15% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size1 vCPUs, 2 GiB1 vCPUs, 2 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc7g.mediumc7gd.mediumc7gd.medium vs c7g.medium
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0363$0.0454▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.014373% off$0.0121▼ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.023937% off$0.0286▲ 20%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.015958% off$0.019▲ 19%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.02628% off$0.0327▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.017652% off$0.0219▲ 24%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7g.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0363 vs $0.0454 per hour
20% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where c7gd.medium leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc7g.mediumc7gd.medium
vCPUs11
Physical cores11
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7g.mediumc7gd.medium
Memory (GiB)22
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7g.mediumc7gd.medium
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.52 Gbps0.52 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces22
IPv4 addresses per interface44
Storage3 of 12 differc7g.mediumc7gd.medium
StorageEBS only1 x 59 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 59 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth315 Mbps315 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput39.375 MB/s39.375 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS2,5002,500
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differc7g.mediumc7gd.medium
Familyc7gc7gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor22
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7g.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7g.mediumc7gd.mediumDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0245$0.0288▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0354$0.045▲ 27%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0361$0.0454▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0363$0.0454▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0363$0.0454▲ 25%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.0387$0.0491▲ 27%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0388$0.0515▲ 33%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.0388$0.0515▲ 33%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0395$0.0501▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.0408$0.052▲ 27%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0412$0.0525▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.0417$0.0529▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0417$0.0529▲ 27%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0429$0.0543▲ 27%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.0429$0.0543▲ 27%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.0434$0.0548▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.0434$0.0548▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.0451$0.0567▲ 26%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.0454$0.0577▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.0455$0.0576▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.0455$0.0577▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.0472$0.0595▲ 26%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.0555$0.0704▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

c7g.mediumCompute optimized, c7g family
c7g.medium prices and specsEvery size in the c7g family

Compare c7g.medium with

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c7gd.mediumCompute optimized, c7gd family
c7gd.medium prices and specsEvery size in the c7gd family

Compare c7gd.medium with

r7gd.mediumm7gd.mediumc6gd.mediumc8gd.medium

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