cache.c7gn.largevscache.c8gn.large

cache.c8gn.large is 10% cheaper than cache.c7gn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $18.54 a month.

At a glancecache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.large
On-demand$0.255/hr$0.2296/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.133/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.1194/hr10% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 3.09 GiB2 vCPUs, 3.1 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Redis, USD per hour.

Optioncache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.largecache.c8gn.large vs cache.c7gn.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.255$0.2296▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$0.17332% off$0.1561▼ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.13348% off$0.1194▼ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.c7gn.large leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where cache.c8gn.large leads
On-demand price$0.2296 vs $0.255 per hour
10% cheaper
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher
Memory (GiB)3.1 vs 3.09
0% higher

Specs

5 of 16 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differcache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.large
Memory (GiB)3.093.1
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.large
NetworkUp to 30 GigabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Network baseline6.25 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Instance details2 of 4 differcache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.large
Familyc7gnc8gn
CategoryNetwork optimizedNetwork optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor43.2
Other1 of 1 differcache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.large
Hardware Basisc7gn.largec8gn.large

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.c7gn.large first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.c7gn.largecache.c8gn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.255$0.2296▼ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.255$0.2296▼ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.255$0.2296▼ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.288$0.2594▼ 10%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

cache.c7gn.largeNetwork optimized, c7gn family
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cache.c8gn.largeNetwork optimized, c8gn family
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AWS ElastiCache Redis prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.