c7gd.xlargevsr7gd.xlarge

c7gd.xlarge is 33% cheaper than r7gd.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $66.28 a month.

At a glancec7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarge
On-demand$0.1814/hr33% less$0.2722/hr
Lowest rate$0.0653/hr25% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.087/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.

Optionc7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarge vs c7gd.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1814$0.2722▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.065368% off$0.087▲ 33%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.114337% off$0.171▲ 50%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.075857% off$0.1176▲ 55%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.13127% off$0.1975▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.087849% off$0.1398▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1814 vs $0.2722 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r7gd.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)832
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.876 Gbps1.876 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 12 matchc7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details2 of 10 differc7gd.xlarger7gd.xlarge
Familyc7gdr7gd
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gd.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gd.xlarger7gd.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1152$0.176▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1799$0.2795▲ 55%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1814$0.2722▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1814$0.2722▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1814$0.2722▲ 50%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1966$0.2873▲ 46%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.2003$0.2986▲ 49%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.206$0.3024▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.206$0.3024▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.2079$0.3271▲ 57%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.2098$0.327▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.2117$0.3288▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.2117$0.3289▲ 55%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.2174$0.3194▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.2174$0.3195▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.2192$0.327▲ 49%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.2192$0.3271▲ 49%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.2268$0.3062▲ 35%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.2306$0.3288▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2306$0.3289▲ 43%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.2308$0.3597▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.2382$0.3132▲ 31%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.2816$0.4309▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c7gd.xlargeCompute optimized, c7gd family
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Compare c7gd.xlarge with

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r7gd.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7gd family

Compare r7gd.xlarge with

r7g.xlargem7gd.xlarger6gd.xlarger8gd.xlarge

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