c4 family
The c4 family has 5 sizes on AWS EC2, from 2 to 36 vCPUs and 3.75 to 60 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.1 to $1.591 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4.large | 2 | 3.75 | $0.1 | $0.0278 | $0.063 |
| c4.xlarge | 4 | 7.5 | $0.199 | $0.0625 | $0.126 |
| c4.2xlarge | 8 | 15 | $0.398 | $0.139 | $0.252 |
| c4.4xlarge | 16 | 30 | $0.796 | $0.2869 | $0.504 |
| c4.8xlarge | 36 | 60 | $1.591 | $0.4423 | $1.008 |
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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.