c9gd.mediumvsm9gd.medium

c9gd.medium is 15% cheaper than m9gd.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6.93 a month.

At a glancec9gd.mediumm9gd.medium
On-demand$0.0534/hr15% less$0.0629/hr
Lowest rate$0.0102/hr20% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0127/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size1 vCPUs, 2 GiB1 vCPUs, 4 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.

Optionc9gd.mediumm9gd.mediumm9gd.medium vs c9gd.medium
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0534$0.0629▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.010280% off$0.0127▲ 25%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.038627% off$0.046▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.025850% off$0.0316▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c9gd.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0534 vs $0.0629 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m9gd.medium leads
Memory (GiB)4 vs 2
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc9gd.mediumm9gd.medium
vCPUs11
Physical cores11
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc9gd.mediumm9gd.medium
Memory (GiB)24
NetworkingAll 8 matchc9gd.mediumm9gd.medium
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline0.55 Gbps0.55 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces22
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
StorageAll 12 matchc9gd.mediumm9gd.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 12000 MbpsUp to 12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth380 Mbps380 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth12,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput47.5 MB/s47.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,500 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS2,5002,500
EBS max IOPS48,00048,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc9gd.mediumm9gd.medium
Familyc9gdm9gd
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 c9gd.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc9gd.mediumm9gd.mediumDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.053$0.0667▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0534$0.0629▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0534$0.0629▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0534$0.0629▲ 18%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0618$0.0757▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0623$0.0784▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.0679$0.0812▲ 20%

Keep exploring

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

c9gd.mediumCompute optimized, c9gd family
c9gd.medium prices and specsEvery size in the c9gd family

Compare c9gd.medium with

c9g.mediumr9gd.mediumc8gd.medium
m9gd.mediumGeneral purpose, m9gd family
m9gd.medium prices and specsEvery size in the m9gd family

Compare m9gd.medium with

m9g.mediumr9gd.mediumm8gd.medium

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