c8gb.mediumvsr8gb.medium

c8gb.medium is 35% cheaper than r8gb.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $23.21 a month.

At a glancec8gb.mediumr8gb.medium
On-demand$0.0593/hr35% less$0.0911/hr
Lowest rate$0.0131/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0122/hr7% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size1 vCPUs, 2 GiB1 vCPUs, 8 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.

Optionc8gb.mediumr8gb.mediumr8gb.medium vs c8gb.medium
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0593$0.0911▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$0.013187% off$0.0122▼ 7%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.042928% off$0.066▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.024853% off$0.0425▲ 71%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gb.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0593 vs $0.0911 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gb.medium leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 2
4× higher
Network peak16.667 Gbps vs 16.666 Gbps
0% higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gb.mediumr8gb.medium
vCPUs11
Physical cores11
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8gb.mediumr8gb.medium
Memory (GiB)28
Networking1 of 8 differc8gb.mediumr8gb.medium
NetworkUp to 16.667 GigabitUp to 16.667 Gigabit
Network baseline2.083 Gbps2.083 Gbps
Network peak16.666 Gbps16.667 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces22
IPv4 addresses per interface44
StorageAll 11 matchc8gb.mediumr8gb.medium
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,562 Mbps1,562 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput195.313 MB/s195.313 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS7,5007,500
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8gb.mediumr8gb.medium
Familyc8gbr8gb
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory 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 c8gb.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gb.mediumr8gb.mediumDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0593$0.0911▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0593$0.0911▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8gb.mediumCompute optimized, c8gb family
c8gb.medium prices and specsEvery size in the c8gb family

Compare c8gb.medium with

c8g.mediumm8gb.medium
r8gb.mediumMemory optimized, r8gb family
r8gb.medium prices and specsEvery size in the r8gb family

Compare r8gb.medium with

r8g.mediumm8gb.medium

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