c8g.mediumvsc8gd.medium

c8g.medium is 19% cheaper than c8gd.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6.64 a month.

At a glancec8g.mediumc8gd.medium
On-demand$0.0399/hr19% less$0.049/hr
Lowest rate$0.018/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0099/hr45% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size1 vCPUs, 2 GiB1 vCPUs, 2 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 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.

Optionc8g.mediumc8gd.mediumc8gd.medium vs c8g.medium
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0399$0.049▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted55% off$0.01880% off$0.0099▼ 45%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.0263——
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.0175——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.028628% off$0.0354▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.019352% off$0.0237▲ 23%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0399 vs $0.049 per hour
19% cheaper
Where c8gd.medium leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8g.mediumc8gd.medium
vCPUs11
Physical cores11
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc8g.mediumc8gd.medium
Memory (GiB)22
Networking1 of 8 differc8g.mediumc8gd.medium
NetworkUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.52 Gbps0.52 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces22
IPv4 addresses per interface44
Storage2 of 12 differc8g.mediumc8gd.medium
StorageEBS only1 x 59 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 59 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth315 Mbps315 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput39.375 MB/s39.375 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS2,5002,500
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc8g.mediumc8gd.medium
Familyc8gc8gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor22
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8g.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8g.mediumc8gd.mediumDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.027$0.0311▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0389$0.0486▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.0389$0.0486▲ 25%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0397$0.049▲ 23%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0399$0.049▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0399$0.049▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0426$0.0556▲ 31%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.0426$0.0531▲ 25%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.0426$0.0556▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0435$0.0541▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.0449$0.0561▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0454$0.0567▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0458$0.0572▲ 25%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0472$0.0587▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.05$0.0623▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.0519$0.0643▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.0545$0.0675▲ 24%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.0611$0.076▲ 24%

Keep exploring

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

c8g.mediumCompute optimized, c8g family
c8g.medium prices and specsEvery size in the c8g family

Compare c8g.medium with

c8gb.mediumc8gn.mediumm8g.mediumr8g.mediumc8a.mediumc7g.mediumc9g.medium
c8gd.mediumCompute optimized, c8gd family
c8gd.medium prices and specsEvery size in the c8gd family

Compare c8gd.medium with

r8gd.mediumm8gd.mediumc7gd.mediumc9gd.medium

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