c9gd.metal-48xlvsr9gd.metal-48xl

c9gd.metal-48xl is 33% cheaper than r9gd.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,740.88 a month.

At a glancec9gd.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xl
On-demand$10.253/hr33% less$15.377/hr
Lowest rate$1.665/hr61% lessSpot, can be interrupted$4.272/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 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.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xl vs c9gd.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$10.253$15.377▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted84% off$1.66572% off$4.272▲ 157%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$7.40127% off$11.156▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$4.9649% off$7.90▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c9gd.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$10.253 vs $15.377 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r9gd.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 384
4× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc9gd.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
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.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)3841,536
NetworkingAll 8 matchc9gd.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xl
Network100 Gigabit100 Gigabit
Network baseline100 Gbps100 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps100 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 12 matchc9gd.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xl
Storage3 x 3800 NVMe SSD3 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks3 × 3,800 GB SSD3 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput72000 Mbps72000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth72,000 Mbps72,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth72,000 Mbps72,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput9,000 MB/s9,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput9,000 MB/s9,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS288,000288,000
EBS max IOPS288,000288,000
Max EBS volumes7979
Instance details2 of 9 differc9gd.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xl
Familyc9gdr9gd
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c9gd.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc9gd.metal-48xlr9gd.metal-48xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$10.253$15.377▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$10.253$15.377▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$10.253$15.377▲ 50%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$11.856$18.476▲ 56%

Keep exploring

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

c9gd.metal-48xlCompute optimized, c9gd family
c9gd.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the c9gd family

Compare c9gd.metal-48xl with

c9g.metal-48xlm9gd.metal-48xlc8gd.metal-48xl
r9gd.metal-48xlMemory optimized, r9gd family
r9gd.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the r9gd family

Compare r9gd.metal-48xl with

m9gd.metal-48xlr9g.metal-48xlr8gd.metal-48xl

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