cache.m4.largevscache.r4.large

cache.m4.large is 32% cheaper than cache.r4.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $52.56 a month.

At a glancecache.m4.largecache.r4.large
On-demand$0.156/hr32% less$0.228/hr
Size2 vCPUs, 6.42 GiB2 vCPUs, 12.3 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optioncache.m4.largecache.r4.largecache.r4.large vs cache.m4.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.156$0.228▲ 46%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.m4.large leads
On-demand price$0.156 vs $0.228 per hour
32% cheaper
Sustained clock2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
4% higher
Where cache.r4.large leads
Network peak10 Gbps vs 1.2 Gbps
8.3× higher
Memory (GiB)12.3 vs 6.42
92% higher

Specs

9 of 15 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differcache.m4.largecache.r4.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.m4.largecache.r4.large
Memory (GiB)6.4212.3
Networking3 of 3 differcache.m4.largecache.r4.large
NetworkModerateUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline0.45 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak1.2 Gbps10 Gbps
Instance details3 of 4 differcache.m4.largecache.r4.large
Familym4r4
CategoryStandardMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3.24
Other1 of 1 differcache.m4.largecache.r4.large
Hardware Basism4.larger4.large

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.m4.large first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.m4.largecache.r4.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.156$0.228▲ 46%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.156$0.228▲ 46%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.156$0.228▲ 46%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.172$0.317▲ 84%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.172$0.254▲ 48%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.18$0.267▲ 48%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.182$0.254▲ 40%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.186$0.274▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.215$0.273▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.218$0.273▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.22$0.247▲ 12%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.223$0.455▲ 104%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.226$0.273▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.231$0.273▲ 18%

Keep exploring

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

cache.m4.largeStandard, m4 family
cache.m4.large prices and specsEvery size in the m4 family

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cache.m5.large
cache.r4.largeMemory optimized, r4 family
cache.r4.large prices and specsEvery size in the r4 family

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cache.r5.large

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AWS ElastiCache Redis prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.