c1.medium

    $0.1640/hr

    ~$119.72/month on-demand in ap-southeast-1

    The c1.medium is a Compute optimized instance with 2 vCPUs and 1.7 GiB of memory with up to 0.3 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.164 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1400/hr
    ~$102.20/mo
    Save 15%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0930/hr
    ~$67.89/mo
    Save 43%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1220/hr
    ~$89.06/mo
    Save 26%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0800/hr
    ~$58.40/mo
    Save 51%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1220/hr
    ~$89.06/mo
    Save 26%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    ap-southeast-1a
    $0.0834/hr
    ~$60.88/mo
    Save 49% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0530
    Avg
    $0.1074
    Max
    $0.1585
    All Availability Zones
    ap-southeast-1a$0.0834/hr
    ap-southeast-1b$0.1585/hr
    ap-southeast-1a$0.1544/hr
    ap-southeast-1a$0.0544/hr
    ap-southeast-1b$0.1397/hr
    ap-southeast-1b$0.0875/hr
    ap-southeast-1a$0.1292/hr
    ap-southeast-1b$0.0585/hr

    c1 Family

    Switch between sizes in ap-southeast-1

    SizevCPUMem
    xlarge87
    medium21.7

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for c1.medium

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Architecturei386, x86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory1.7 GiB
    Memory per vCPU0.85 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceModerate
    Bandwidth0.3 Gbps
    Max Interfaces2
    IPv4 per Interface6
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    Instance Storage350 GB
    Storage Typehdd
    NVMe Drive
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support

    Capabilities

    FamilyC1
    GenerationPrevious
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs, instance-store
    Virtualizationhvm, paravirtual

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