c8g.medium
Amazon EC2 · C8g family
The c8g.medium is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with up to 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.027 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 2 GiB
- processor
- Graviton
- on-demand
- $0.0399
- spot
- –
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.0263
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
2.7 GHz
$29.11/mo · us-east-1
not offered
−34% vs on-demand
c8g.medium price by region
33 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia | $0.027 | $0.0179 | $0.0122 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.027 | $0.0179 | $0.0122 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia | $0.0389 | $0.0258 | $0.0177 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia | $0.0389 | $0.0258 | $0.0177 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.0397 | $0.0263 | $0.0175 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.0399 | $0.0263 | $0.0175 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.0399 | $0.0263 | $0.0175 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.0426 | $0.0282 | $0.0193 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.0426 | $0.0282 | $0.0194 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.0426 | $0.0282 | $0.0194 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.0435 | $0.0289 | $0.0191 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $0.0435 | $0.0289 | $0.0191 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $0.0448 | $0.0296 | $0.0204 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.0449 | $0.0297 | $0.0204 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia | $0.045 | – | – |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.0454 | $0.0299 | $0.0206 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.0458 | $0.0304 | $0.0208 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.0458 | $0.0304 | $0.0208 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.0471 | $0.0312 | $0.0213 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.0472 | $0.0312 | $0.0215 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.0472 | $0.0312 | $0.0215 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.0477 | $0.0316 | $0.02 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.0477 | $0.0316 | $0.02 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.0496 | $0.0327 | $0.0225 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.0499 | $0.0329 | $0.0227 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.05 | $0.0329 | $0.0227 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.05 | $0.033 | $0.0228 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.0501 | $0.0335 | $0.0232 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.0519 | $0.0345 | $0.0233 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.0519 | $0.0343 | $0.0236 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.0533 | $0.0336 | $0.023 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania | $0.0545 | – | – |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.0611 | $0.0404 | $0.0278 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 2 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 GiB
- Processor
- AWS Graviton4 Processor
- CPU vendor
- AWS Graviton
- Architecture
- Arm64
- Clock speed
- 2.7 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Up to 12.5 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 12.5 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c8g.medium- Family
- C8g
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.027/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 10 Gbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 68%
c8g.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 c8g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c8g.medium | 1 | 2 GiB | AWS Graviton4 Processor | $0.0399 | – |
| Azure | F1als v7x86 CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.0605 | +52% |
| F1alds v7x86 CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.0715 | +79% | |
| Google Cloud | n4a-highcpu-1 | 1 | 2 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0325 | -19% |
| c4a-highcpu-1 | 1 | 2 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0379 | -5% | |
| Akamai | Linode 2GBx86 CPU · burstable CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.018 | -55% |
| Vultr | voc-c-1c-2gb-25s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.038 | -5% |
| vc2-1c-2gbx86 CPU · burstable CPU | 1 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.014 | -65% |
C8g family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c8g.medium | 1 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0399 | $29.11 | $0.0263 |
| c8g.large | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0798 | $58.22 | $0.0526 |
| c8g.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB | – | $0.1595 | $116 | $0.1051 |
| c8g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | – | $0.319 | $233 | $0.2102 |
| c8g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | – | $0.6381 | $466 | $0.4205 |
| c8g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB | – | $1.276 | $932 | $0.841 |
| c8g.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | – | $1.914 | $1,397 | $1.261 |
| c8g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | – | $2.552 | $1,863 | $1.682 |
| c8g.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB | – | $3.828 | $2,795 | $2.523 |
| c8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 GiB | – | $3.828 | $2,795 | $2.523 |
| c8g.48xlarge | 192 | 384 GiB | – | $7.657 | $5,590 | $5.046 |
| c8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 GiB | – | $7.657 | $5,590 | $5.046 |
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c8g.medium FAQ
How much does c8g.medium cost?
c8g.medium costs $0.0399 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $29.11 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.027 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.0611 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.0263 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c8g.medium have?
c8g.medium has 1 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton4 Processor. It is a compute optimized instance type in the C8g family.
What is the cheapest region for c8g.medium?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.027 per hour for Linux on demand, 32% less than US East (N. Virginia). c8g.medium is sold in 33 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of c8g.medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F1als v7 (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.0605/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highcpu-1 (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.0325/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 2GB (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.018/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-1c-2gb-25s-amd (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.038/hour in New Jersey).