c4.large
Amazon EC2 · C4 family
The c4.large is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 3.75 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) with moderate networking, starting at $0.10 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 3.75 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.10
- spot
- $0.046
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.063
dedicated
1.88 GiB per vCPU
2.9 GHz
$73.00/mo · us-east-1
−54% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
c4.large price by region
16 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.10 | $0.0432 | $0.068 | $0.048 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.10 | $0.046 | $0.063 | $0.044 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.10 | $0.0357 | $0.063 | $0.044 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.10 | $0.0372 | $0.063 | $0.044 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.11 | $0.0357 | $0.074 | $0.05 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.113 | $0.0474 | $0.078 | $0.059 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.114 | $0.0387 | $0.077 | $0.059 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.114 | $0.0454 | $0.079 | $0.06 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.115 | $0.0457 | $0.079 | $0.056 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.119 | $0.0449 | $0.082 | $0.063 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.12 | – | $0.076 | $0.052 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.124 | $0.0474 | $0.085 | $0.062 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.126 | $0.0421 | $0.09 | $0.069 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.126 | $0.0542 | $0.09 | $0.069 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.13 | $0.0485 | $0.084 | $0.063 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.155 | $0.0574 | $0.11 | $0.078 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 3.75 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 1.88 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.9 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Moderate
aws details
- API name
c4.large- Family
- C4
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 16 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.10/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 500 Mbps
- ECU
- 8
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 4
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 53%
c4.large 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 c4.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c4.large | 2 | 3.75 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) | $0.10 | – |
| Azure | F2s v24 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $0.0846 | -15% |
| F2als v64 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.121 | +21% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-24 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD Milan | $0.075 | -25% |
| n4d-highcpu-24 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.0715 | -29% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 4GB4 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.054 | -46% |
| G7 Dedicated 4x24 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.0645 | -35% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amd4 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.055 | -45% |
| voc-c-2c-4gb-75s-amd4 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.062 | -38% |
C4 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4.large | 2 | 3.75 GiB | – | $0.10 | $73.00 | $0.046 | $0.063 |
| c4.xlarge | 4 | 7.5 GiB | – | $0.199 | $145 | $0.0838 | $0.126 |
| c4.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GiB | – | $0.398 | $291 | $0.1726 | $0.252 |
| c4.4xlarge | 16 | 30 GiB | – | $0.796 | $581 | $0.3477 | $0.504 |
| c4.8xlarge | 36 | 60 GiB | – | $1.591 | $1,161 | $0.6953 | $1.008 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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c4.large FAQ
How much does c4.large cost?
c4.large costs $0.10 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $73.00 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.10 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.155 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.046 per hour (54% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.063 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.192 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4.large have?
c4.large has 2 vCPUs and 3.75 GiB of memory (1.88 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell). It is a compute optimized instance type in the C4 family.
What is the cheapest region for c4.large?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.10 per hour for Linux on demand. c4.large is sold in 16 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of c4.large 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, c2d-highcpu-2 (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.075/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 4GB (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.054/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amd (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.055/hour in New Jersey).