cache.c8gn.large
cache.c8gn.large is an AWS ElastiCache size with 2 vCPUs, 3.1 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.2296 per hour on demand ($167.61 per month) for Memcached; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1561 per hour, 32% less. It is sold in 28 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $0.2241 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Memcached. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.2241 | $0.1524 | $0.1165 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.2241 | $0.1524 | $0.1165 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.2294 | $0.156 | $0.1193 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.2296 | $0.1561 | $0.1194 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.2296 | $0.1561 | $0.1194 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.2296 | $0.1561 | $0.1194 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.2296 | $0.1561 | $0.1194 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.2466 | $0.1677 | $0.1282 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.2509 | $0.1706 | $0.1305 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.2509 | $0.1706 | $0.1305 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.2592 | $0.1763 | $0.1348 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.2594 | $0.1764 | $0.1349 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.2594 | $0.1764 | $0.1349 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.2616 | $0.1779 | $0.136 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.2637 | $0.1793 | $0.1371 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.2637 | $0.1793 | $0.1371 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.272 | $0.185 | $0.1414 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.2741 | $0.1864 | $0.1425 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.2762 | $0.1878 | $0.1436 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.2762 | $0.1878 | $0.1436 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.287 | $0.1952 | $0.1492 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.2881 | $0.1959 | $0.1498 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.2891 | $0.1966 | $0.1503 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.2998 | $0.2039 | $0.1559 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.2998 | $0.2039 | $0.1559 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.304 | $0.2067 | $0.1581 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.3086 | $0.2098 | $0.1605 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.3529 | $0.24 | $0.1835 |
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkey | $0.1837 | $0.1249 | $0.0955 |
| Memcached | $0.2296 | $0.1561 | $0.1194 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 3.1 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 30 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 6.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | cache.c8gn.large |
| Family | c8gn |
| Category | Network optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 3.2 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | c8gn.large |
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Other generations
Other c8gn sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache.c8gn.large | 2 | 3.1 | $0.2296 |
| cache.c8gn.xlarge | 4 | 6.79 | $0.4592 |
| cache.c8gn.2xlarge | 8 | 14.18 | $0.9184 |
| cache.c8gn.4xlarge | 16 | 29.68 | $1.837 |
| cache.c8gn.8xlarge | 32 | 61.33 | $3.674 |
| cache.c8gn.12xlarge | 48 | 92.99 | $5.51 |
| cache.c8gn.16xlarge | 64 | 124.65 | $7.347 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS ElastiCache sizes.