c8g.mediumvsc8gb.medium
c8g.medium is 33% cheaper than c8gb.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $14.16 a month.
| At a glance | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.0399/hr33% less | $0.0593/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.018/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0131/hr27% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton4 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 | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium | c8gb.medium vs c8g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.0399 | $0.0593 | ▲ 49% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 55% off$0.018 | 78% off$0.0131 | ▼ 27% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$0.0263 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 56% off$0.0175 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.0286 | 28% off$0.0429 | ▲ 50% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.0193 | 58% off$0.0248 | ▲ 28% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c8g.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0399 vs $0.0593 per hour
33% cheaperWhere c8gb.medium leads
EBS baseline throughput195.313 MB/s vs 39.375 MB/s
5× higherNetwork baseline2.083 Gbps vs 0.52 Gbps
4× higherClock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higherSpecs
12 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 9 differ | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 2 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gigabit | Up to 16.667 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.52 Gbps | 2.083 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 16.666 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 4 | 4 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 25000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 315 Mbps | 1,562 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 25,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 39.375 MB/s | 195.313 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 3,125 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 | 7,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 120,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c8g | c8gb |
| 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 c8g.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c8g.medium | c8gb.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.0397 | $0.0593 | ▲ 49% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.0399 | $0.0593 | ▲ 49% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.0399 | $0.0593 | ▲ 49% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.0426 | $0.0669 | ▲ 57% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.0426 | $0.0636 | ▲ 49% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.0454 | $0.0675 | ▲ 49% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.0472 | $0.0702 | ▲ 49% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.0496 | $0.0741 | ▲ 49% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.0533 | $0.0797 | ▲ 50% |
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.