c3 family
The c3 family has 5 sizes on AWS EC2, from 2 to 32 vCPUs and 3.75 to 60 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.105 to $1.68 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 11 regions and listed as compute optimized.
Sizes and prices in US East (N. Virginia)
| Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c3.large | 2 | 3.75 | $0.105 | $0.0261 | $0.073 |
| c3.xlarge | 4 | 7.5 | $0.21 | $0.0656 | $0.146 |
| c3.2xlarge | 8 | 15 | $0.42 | $0.138 | $0.292 |
| c3.4xlarge | 16 | 30 | $0.84 | $0.3109 | $0.584 |
| c3.8xlarge | 32 | 60 | $1.68 | $0.4725 | $1.168 |
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Prices in USD per hour for Linux; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instance types.