c5 family
The c5 family has 9 sizes on AWS EC2, from 2 to 96 vCPUs and 4 to 192 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.085 to $4.08 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5.large | 2 | 4 | $0.085 | $0.0269 | $0.054 |
| c5.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.17 | $0.0531 | $0.107 |
| c5.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.34 | $0.1208 | $0.214 |
| c5.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.68 | $0.2208 | $0.428 |
| c5.9xlarge | 36 | 72 | $1.53 | $0.5436 | $0.964 |
| c5.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.04 | $0.5758 | $1.285 |
| c5.18xlarge | 72 | 144 | $3.06 | $0.7464 | $1.928 |
| c5.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.08 | $1.113 | $2.57 |
| c5.metal | 96 | 192 | $4.08 | $0.9484 | $2.57 |
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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.