cache.m5.largevscache.r5.large

cache.m5.large is 28% cheaper than cache.r5.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $43.80 a month.

At a glancecache.m5.largecache.r5.large
On-demand$0.156/hr28% less$0.216/hr
Lowest rate$0.081/hr28% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.112/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 6.38 GiB2 vCPUs, 13.07 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optioncache.m5.largecache.r5.largecache.r5.large vs cache.m5.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.156$0.216▲ 38%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$0.10632% off$0.147▲ 39%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.08148% off$0.112▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.m5.large leads
On-demand price$0.156 vs $0.216 per hour
28% cheaper
Where cache.r5.large leads
Memory (GiB)13.07 vs 6.38
2× higher

Specs

4 of 15 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchcache.m5.largecache.r5.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.m5.largecache.r5.large
Memory (GiB)6.3813.07
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.m5.largecache.r5.large
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline0.75 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Instance details2 of 4 differcache.m5.largecache.r5.large
Familym5r5
CategoryStandardMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Other1 of 1 differcache.m5.largecache.r5.large
Hardware Basism5.larger5.large

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.m5.large first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.m5.largecache.r5.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.156$0.216▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.156$0.216▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.156$0.216▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.163$0.222▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.163$0.222▲ 36%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.163$0.229▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.172$0.236▲ 37%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.172$0.236▲ 37%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.172$0.241▲ 40%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.172$0.241▲ 40%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.18$0.253▲ 41%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.18$0.253▲ 41%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.1806$0.253▲ 40%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.181$0.253▲ 40%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.182$0.241▲ 32%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.186$0.26▲ 40%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.189$0.265▲ 40%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.1892$0.2651▲ 40%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.191$0.259▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.194$0.259▲ 34%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.194$0.259▲ 34%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.194$0.259▲ 34%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.194$0.259▲ 34%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.197$0.259▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.197$0.259▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.201$0.259▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.201$0.259▲ 29%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.2046$0.286▲ 40%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.205$0.287▲ 40%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.213$0.285▲ 34%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.223$0.432▲ 94%

Keep exploring

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

cache.m5.largeStandard, m5 family
cache.m5.large prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

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cache.m4.large
cache.r5.largeMemory optimized, r5 family
cache.r5.large prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

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cache.r4.large

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