c8gd.mediumvsm8gd.medium

c8gd.medium is 15% cheaper than m8gd.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6.35 a month.

At a glancec8gd.mediumm8gd.medium
On-demand$0.049/hr15% less$0.0577/hr
Lowest rate$0.0099/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.014/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size1 vCPUs, 2 GiB1 vCPUs, 4 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.

Optionc8gd.mediumm8gd.mediumm8gd.medium vs c8gd.medium
On-demandPay by the hour$0.049$0.0577▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.009976% off$0.014▲ 41%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.035427% off$0.0422▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.023750% off$0.029▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gd.medium leads
On-demand price$0.049 vs $0.0577 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m8gd.medium leads
Memory (GiB)4 vs 2
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gd.mediumm8gd.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
Memory1 of 1 differc8gd.mediumm8gd.medium
Memory (GiB)24
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gd.mediumm8gd.medium
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp 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
StorageAll 12 matchc8gd.mediumm8gd.medium
Storage1 x 59 NVMe SSD1 x 59 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 59 GB SSD1 × 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 details2 of 10 differc8gd.mediumm8gd.medium
Familyc8gdm8gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
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 c8gd.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gd.mediumm8gd.mediumDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0311$0.0383▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0486$0.0612▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.049$0.0577▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.049$0.0577▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.049$0.0577▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.0531$0.0612▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0541$0.0643▲ 19%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0556$0.0643▲ 16%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.0556$0.0643▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0567$0.0694▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0572$0.072▲ 26%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0587$0.0669▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.0623$0.0745▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.0643$0.0725▲ 13%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.076$0.0919▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

c8gd.mediumCompute optimized, c8gd family
c8gd.medium prices and specsEvery size in the c8gd family

Compare c8gd.medium with

c8g.mediumr8gd.mediumc7gd.mediumc9gd.medium
m8gd.mediumGeneral purpose, m8gd family
m8gd.medium prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare m8gd.medium with

m8g.mediumr8gd.mediumm7gd.mediumm9gd.medium

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