c9g.xlargevsc9gd.xlarge

c9g.xlarge is 19% cheaper than c9gd.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $28.98 a month.

At a glancec9g.xlargec9gd.xlarge
On-demand$0.1739/hr19% less$0.2136/hr
Lowest rate$0.0775/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0692/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc9g.xlargec9gd.xlargec9gd.xlarge vs c9g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1739$0.2136▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted55% off$0.077568% off$0.0692▼ 11%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.124728% off$0.1542▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.084252% off$0.1033▲ 23%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c9g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1739 vs $0.2136 per hour
19% cheaper
Where c9gd.xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc9g.xlargec9gd.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc9g.xlargec9gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 8 matchc9g.xlargec9gd.xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline2.1 Gbps2.1 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage2 of 12 differc9g.xlargec9gd.xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 12000 MbpsUp to 12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,500 Mbps1,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth12,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput187.5 MB/s187.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,500 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS48,00048,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc9g.xlargec9gd.xlarge
Familyc9gc9gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c9g.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc9g.xlargec9gd.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1698$0.2118▲ 25%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1733$0.2136▲ 23%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1739$0.2136▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1739$0.2136▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.1957$0.2448▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1977$0.247▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1998$0.2492▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2181$0.2714▲ 24%

Keep exploring

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

c9g.xlargeCompute optimized, c9g family
c9g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9g family

Compare c9g.xlarge with

m9g.xlarger9g.xlargec8g.xlarge
c9gd.xlargeCompute optimized, c9gd family
c9gd.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9gd family

Compare c9gd.xlarge with

m9gd.xlarger9gd.xlargec8gd.xlarge

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