c9g.mediumvsr9g.medium
c9g.medium is 32% cheaper than r9g.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $15.11 a month.
| At a glance | c9g.medium | r9g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.0435/hr32% less | $0.0642/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0065/hr54% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0142/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton5 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 | c9g.medium | r9g.medium | r9g.medium vs c9g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.0435 | $0.0642 | ▲ 48% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 85% off$0.0065 | 78% off$0.0142 | ▲ 118% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.0312 | 28% off$0.0465 | ▲ 49% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 51% off$0.0211 | 48% off$0.0335 | ▲ 59% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c9g.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0435 vs $0.0642 per hour
32% cheaperWhere r9g.medium leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 2
4× higherSpecs
3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 9 match | c9g.medium | r9g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton5 Processor | AWS Graviton5 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | c9g.medium | r9g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 8 |
| NetworkingAll 8 match | c9g.medium | r9g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 15 Gigabit | Up to 15 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.55 Gbps | 0.55 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 20 | 20 |
| StorageAll 11 match | c9g.medium | r9g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 12000 Mbps | Up to 12000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 380 Mbps | 380 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 12,000 Mbps | 12,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 47.5 MB/s | 47.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,500 MB/s | 1,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 48,000 | 48,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c9g.medium | r9g.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c9g | r9g |
| Category | Compute optimized | Memory 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 c9g.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c9g.medium | r9g.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.0433 | $0.0642 | ▲ 48% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.0435 | $0.0642 | ▲ 48% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.0435 | $0.0642 | ▲ 48% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.0494 | $0.0775 | ▲ 57% |
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.