c7gn.largevsc8gn.large

c8gn.large is 5% cheaper than c7gn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4.60 a month.

At a glancec7gn.largec8gn.large
On-demand$0.1248/hr$0.1185/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.0326/hr6% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0346/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc7gn.largec8gn.largec8gn.large vs c7gn.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1248$0.1185▼ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.032671% off$0.0346▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.0786——
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.0453——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.090428% off$0.0859▼ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.052258% off$0.0496▼ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gn.large leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c8gn.large leads
On-demand price$0.1185 vs $0.1248 per hour
5% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS5,000 vs 4,167
20% higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

9 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc7gn.largec8gn.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7gn.largec8gn.large
Memory (GiB)44
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7gn.largec8gn.large
NetworkUp to 30 GigabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Network baseline6.25 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage4 of 11 differc7gn.largec8gn.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,042 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput130.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,1675,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details2 of 10 differc7gn.largec8gn.large
Familyc7gnc8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gn.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gn.largec8gn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1248$0.1185▼ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1248$0.1185▼ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1248$0.1185▼ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.141$0.1339▼ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.148$0.1404▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1574$0.1492▼ 5%

Keep exploring

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

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