c8a.largevsm8a.large

c8a.large is 11% cheaper than m8a.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $10.15 a month.

At a glancec8a.largem8a.large
On-demand$0.1078/hr11% less$0.1217/hr
Lowest rate$0.0335/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0325/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc8a.largem8a.largem8a.large vs c8a.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1078$0.1217▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$0.033573% off$0.0325▼ 3%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.077927% off$0.0894▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.05249% off$0.0617▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8a.large leads
On-demand price$0.1078 vs $0.1217 per hour
11% cheaper
Where m8a.large leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8a.largem8a.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHzUp to 4.5 GHz
Sustained clock4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8a.largem8a.large
Memory (GiB)48
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8a.largem8a.large
NetworkUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
StorageAll 11 matchc8a.largem8a.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8a.largem8a.large
Familyc8am8a
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8a.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8a.largem8a.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1078$0.1217▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1078$0.1217▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1078$0.1217▲ 13%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1156$0.1357▲ 17%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1156$0.1357▲ 17%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.123$0.1458▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1357$0.1572▲ 16%

Keep exploring

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

c8a.largeCompute optimized, c8a family
c8a.large prices and specsEvery size in the c8a family

Compare c8a.large with

c8g.largec8i.larger8a.largec7a.large
m8a.largeGeneral purpose, m8a family
m8a.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8a family

Compare m8a.large with

m8g.largem8i.larger8a.largem8azn.larget3a.largem7a.large

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