c1.medium
Amazon EC2 · C1 family
The c1.medium is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 1.7 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Family with moderate networking, starting at $0.13 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 1.7 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.13
- spot
- $0.0522
- regions
- 9
dedicated
0.85 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$94.90/mo · us-east-1
−60% vs on-demand
across 5 areas
c1.medium price by region
9 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.13 | $0.0522 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.13 | $0.0422 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.148 | $0.0605 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.148 | $0.0668 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.157 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.158 | $0.0633 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.164 | $0.0478 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.164 | $0.0532 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.179 | $0.0365 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 1.7 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 0.85 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon Family
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 350 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 1 x 350 SSD
- Network
- Moderate
aws details
- API name
c1.medium- Family
- C1
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.13/hr
- ECU
- 5
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 56%
c1.medium equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs c1.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c1.medium | 2 | 1.7 GiB | Intel Xeon Family | $0.13 | – |
| Azure | F2s v24 GiB (2.4×) | 2 | 4 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $0.0846 | -35% |
| F2alds v74 GiB (2.4×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.143 | +10% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highcpu-22 GiB (1.18×) | 2 | 2 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0495 | -62% |
| n2d-highcpu-22 GiB (1.18×) | 2 | 2 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.0624 | -52% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 4GB4 GiB (2.4×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.054 | -58% |
| G7 Dedicated 4x24 GiB (2.4×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.0645 | -50% | |
| Vultr | vc2-2c-2gb2 GiB (1.18×) · burstable CPU | 2 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.021 | -84% |
| vhf-2c-2gb2 GiB (1.18×) · burstable CPU | 2 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.025 | -81% |
C1 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c1.medium | 2 | 1.7 GiB | 350 GB SSD | $0.13 | $94.90 | $0.0522 |
| c1.xlarge | 8 | 7 GiB | 1.7 TB SSD (4 disks) | $0.52 | $380 | $0.2086 |
c1.medium FAQ
How much does c1.medium cost?
c1.medium costs $0.13 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $94.90 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.13 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.179 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0522 per hour (60% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.21 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c1.medium have?
c1.medium has 2 vCPUs and 1.7 GiB of memory (0.85 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Family. It is a compute optimized instance type in the C1 family.
What are the equivalents of c1.medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F2s v2 (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.0846/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-highcpu-2 (2 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.0495/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 4GB (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.054/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-2c-2gb (2 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.021/hour in New Jersey).