c7g.mediumvsc7gn.medium
c7g.medium is 42% cheaper than c7gn.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $19.05 a month.
| At a glance | c7g.medium | c7gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.0363/hr42% less | $0.0624/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0143/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0124/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c7g.medium | c7gn.medium | c7gn.medium vs c7g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.0363 | $0.0624 | ▲ 72% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 61% off$0.0143 | 80% off$0.0124 | ▼ 13% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$0.0239 | 37% off$0.0393 | ▲ 64% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 56% off$0.0159 | 64% off$0.0226 | ▲ 42% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.026 | 28% off$0.0452 | ▲ 74% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.0176 | 58% off$0.0261 | ▲ 48% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c7g.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0363 vs $0.0624 per hour
42% cheaperEBS baseline IOPS2,500 vs 2,083
20% higherWhere c7gn.medium leads
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 0.52 Gbps
6× higherEBS baseline bandwidth521 Mbps vs 315 Mbps
65% higherClock speed2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higherSpecs
8 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 9 differ | c7g.medium | c7gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c7g.medium | c7gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 2 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c7g.medium | c7gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 25 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.52 Gbps | 3.125 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 25 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 | c7g.medium | c7gn.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 | 315 Mbps | 521 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 39.375 MB/s | 65.125 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 | 2,083 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | c7g.medium | c7gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c7g | c7gn |
| 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 | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c7g.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c7g.medium | c7gn.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.0361 | $0.0624 | ▲ 73% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.0363 | $0.0624 | ▲ 72% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.0363 | $0.0624 | ▲ 72% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.0388 | $0.0705 | ▲ 82% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.0429 | $0.074 | ▲ 72% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.0455 | $0.0787 | ▲ 73% |
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.