c7i-flex.large
Compute optimized · c7i-flex series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 4 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0848
- Per month
- $61.90
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0424
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0212
Analysis
The c7i-flex.large is a compute optimized instance in the c7i-flex series with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) (up to 3.2 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the c7g.large on AWS Graviton3 costs $0.0725/hour, 14% less ($8.97 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the c7i.large at $0.0892, the c7gd.large at $0.0907 and the c7a.large at $0.1026.
At $0.0848/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $61.90 a month, the c7i-flex.large is one of the cheaper ways to buy compute optimized capacity: only 21% of the 291 current compute optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0424.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $33.49 a month per instance: $0.0848/hour against $0.1307/hour, a 54% spread.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.0561/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 66% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0373/hour, 56% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.1722/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
The newer c8i-flex.large on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) is 5.0% dearer at $0.0890/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0848 | $0.1722 | $0.0561 | $0.0373 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0848 | $0.1722 | $0.0561 | $0.0373 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0848 | $0.1722 | $0.0561 | $0.0373 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0928 | $0.1802 | $0.0616 | $0.0407 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.1307 | $0.2181 | $0.0863 | $0.0593 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0910 | $0.1784 | $0.0602 | $0.0415 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1008 | $0.1882 | $0.0665 | $0.0458 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0968 | $0.1842 | $0.0638 | $0.0439 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0848 | $0.1722 | $0.0561 | $0.0384 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0978 | $0.1852 | $0.0649 | $0.0444 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1107 | $0.1981 | $0.0731 | $0.0503 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1067 | $0.1941 | $0.0704 | $0.0486 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs c7i-flex.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0336 | -60% |
| t3a.medium AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0376 | -56% |
| t3.medium Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0416 | -51% |
| t2.medium Intel Xeon Family | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0464 | -45% |
| t8i.medium Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0499 | -41% |
| c6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0680 | -20% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 4 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.2 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
c7i-flex sizes
| c7i-flex.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0848 |
| c7i-flex.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1696 |
| c7i-flex.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3392 |
| c7i-flex.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.6783 |
| c7i-flex.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.36 |
| c7i-flex.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.03 |
| c7i-flex.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.71 |