r7a.largevsr7g.large

r7g.large is 30% cheaper than r7a.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $32.92 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancer7a.larger7g.large
On-demand$0.1522/hr$0.1071/hr30% less
Lowest rate$0.069/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.0486/hr30% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionr7a.larger7g.larger7g.large vs r7a.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1522$0.1071▼ 30%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.051753% off$0.0507▼ 2%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.100734% off$0.0708▼ 30%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.06955% off$0.0486▼ 30%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.110228% off$0.0776▼ 30%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.079448% off$0.0559▼ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r7a.large leads
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
48% higher
Max EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higher
Where r7g.large leads
On-demand price$0.1071 vs $0.1522 per hour
30% cheaper
Network baseline0.937 Gbps vs 0.781 Gbps
20% higher

Specs

13 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 10 differr7a.larger7g.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAMDAWS
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512–
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchr7a.larger7g.large
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 8 differr7a.larger7g.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.781 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage3 of 11 differr7a.larger7g.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps630 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s78.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3227
Instance details3 of 10 differr7a.larger7g.large
Familyr7ar7g
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r7a.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr7a.larger7g.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1522$0.1071▼ 30%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1522$0.1071▼ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1522$0.1071▼ 30%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.157$0.0751▼ 52%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1618$0.1139▼ 30%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1703$0.1199▼ 30%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1703$0.1198▼ 30%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1835$0.1292▼ 30%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1835$0.1292▼ 30%

Keep exploring

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

r7a.largeMemory optimized, r7a family
r7a.large prices and specsEvery size in the r7a family

Compare r7a.large with

r7i.largec7a.largem7a.larger6a.larger8a.large
r7g.largeMemory optimized, r7g family
r7g.large prices and specsEvery size in the r7g family

Compare r7g.large with

c7g.largem7g.larger7gd.larger7i.larger6g.larger8g.large

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