c8gd.medium
Compute optimized · c8gd series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 2 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0490
- Per month
- $35.76
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0490
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0245
Analysis
The c8gd.medium is a compute optimized instance in the c8gd series with 1 vCPU and 2 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton4 (up to 2.7 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the c8g.medium on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.0399/hour, 19% less ($6.65 a month). The other variants are the c8a.medium at $0.0539, the c8gb.medium at $0.0592 and the c8gn.medium at $0.0593.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $32.80 a month per instance: $0.0311/hour against $0.0760/hour, a 144% spread.
Compared with the previous generation, it costs 7.9% more than the c7gd.medium on AWS Graviton3 ($2.62 more a month per instance), in exchange for the newer processor. The newer c9gd.medium on AWS Graviton5 is 9.0% dearer at $0.0534/hour.
It has local instance storage (1 x 59 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 12500 Megabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 8 of 15 current types with 1 vCPU and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t2.small on Intel Xeon Family at $0.0230/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0490 | – | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0490 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0490 | – | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0541 | – | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.0760 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0556 | – | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.0587 | – | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0566 | – | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0311 | – | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0571 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.0643 | – | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.0623 | – | – | – |
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 c8gd.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t2.small Intel Xeon Family | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0230 | -53% |
| c6g.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0340 | -31% |
| c7g.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0363 | -26% |
| c6gd.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0384 | -22% |
| c8g.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0399 | -19% |
| c6gn.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0432 | -12% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 1 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 2 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 59 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
c8gd sizes
| c8gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0490 |
| c8gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0980 |
| c8gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1960 |
| c8gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3919 |
| c8gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7838 |
| c8gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.57 |
| c8gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.35 |
| c8gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.14 |
| c8gd.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.70 |
| c8gd.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $9.41 |