c8a family
The c8a family has 12 sizes on AWS EC2, from 1 to 192 vCPUs and 2 to 384 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.0539 to $10.346 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 7 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 Savings Plan /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c8a.medium | 1 | 2 | $0.0539 | $0.0111 | $0.0389 |
| c8a.large | 2 | 4 | $0.1078 | $0.0335 | $0.0779 |
| c8a.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.2155 | $0.0732 | $0.1558 |
| c8a.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.4311 | $0.1532 | $0.3115 |
| c8a.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.8622 | $0.2549 | $0.623 |
| c8a.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.724 | $0.5684 | $1.246 |
| c8a.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.587 | $0.6765 | $1.869 |
| c8a.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $3.449 | $0.7543 | $2.492 |
| c8a.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $5.173 | $1.079 | $3.738 |
| c8a.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 | $5.173 | $1.131 | $3.738 |
| c8a.48xlarge | 192 | 384 | $10.346 | $2.589 | $7.476 |
| c8a.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 | $10.346 | $2.13 | $7.476 |
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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.