c8gn.largevsc8in.large

c8gn.large is 13% cheaper than c8in.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $12.85 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancec8gn.largec8in.large
On-demand$0.1185/hr13% less$0.1361/hr
Lowest rate$0.0346/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.034/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc8gn.largec8in.largec8in.large vs c8gn.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1185$0.1361▲ 15%
SpotCan be interrupted71% off$0.034675% off$0.034▼ 2%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.085928% off$0.0986▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.049658% off$0.0569▲ 15%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gn.large leads
On-demand price$0.1185 vs $0.1361 per hour
13% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 3.125 Gbps
2× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps vs 650 Mbps
92% higher
Where c8in.large leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 10
2× higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higher

Specs

19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differc8gn.largec8in.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc8gn.largec8in.large
Memory (GiB)44
Networking5 of 8 differc8gn.largec8in.large
NetworkUp to 30 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline6.25 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces34
IPv4 addresses per interface1020
Storage3 of 11 differc8gn.largec8in.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS5,0003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gn.largec8in.large
Familyc8gnc8in
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gn.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gn.largec8in.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1157$0.1406▲ 22%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1185$0.1361▲ 15%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1185$0.1361▲ 15%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1185$0.1361▲ 15%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1338$0.1536▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1339$0.1537▲ 15%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.135$0.155▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1361$0.1562▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1492$0.1714▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1547$0.1777▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

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