c8gd.mediumvsc9gd.medium
c8gd.medium is 8% cheaper than c9gd.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3.21 a month.
| At a glance | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.049/hr8% less | $0.0534/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0099/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0102/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton5 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 | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium | c9gd.medium vs c8gd.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.049 | $0.0534 | ▲ 9% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.0099 | 81% off$0.0102 | ▲ 3% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.0354 | 28% off$0.0386 | ▲ 9% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.0237 | 52% off$0.0258 | ▲ 9% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c8gd.medium leads
On-demand price$0.049 vs $0.0534 per hour
8% cheaperWhere c9gd.medium leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 4
5× higherClock speed3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
22% higherEBS baseline bandwidth380 Mbps vs 315 Mbps
21% higherSpecs
14 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 9 differ | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton5 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 2 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 15 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.52 Gbps | 0.55 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 4 | 20 |
| Storage6 of 12 differ | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 59 NVMe SSD | 1 x 59 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 59 GB SSD | 1 × 59 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 12000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 315 Mbps | 380 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 12,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 39.375 MB/s | 47.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 48,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c8gd | c9gd |
| 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 c8gd.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c8gd.medium | c9gd.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.0486 | $0.053 | ▲ 9% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.049 | $0.0534 | ▲ 9% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.049 | $0.0534 | ▲ 9% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.049 | $0.0534 | ▲ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.0561 | $0.0612 | ▲ 9% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.0567 | $0.0618 | ▲ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.0572 | $0.0623 | ▲ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.0623 | $0.0679 | ▲ 9% |
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.