c1.medium
$0.1300/hr
~$94.90/month on-demand in us-east-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 $0.130 per hour.
Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
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Pricing Options
Compute SP
Most flexible - any instance
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.1050/hr
~$76.65/mo
Save 19%
3 Year - No Upfront
$0.0650/hr
~$47.45/mo
Save 50%
EC2 Instance SP
Locked to family - cheaper
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.0910/hr
~$66.43/mo
Save 30%
3 Year - No Upfront
$0.0560/hr
~$40.88/mo
Save 57%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.0910/hr
~$66.43/mo
Save 30%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Cheapest AZ
us-east-1d
$0.0434/hr
~$31.68/mo
Save 56% vs On-Demand
>20%interruption rate
Price Range (24h)
Min
$0.0391
Avg
$0.0864
Max
$0.1434
All Availability Zones
us-east-1d$0.0434/hr
us-east-1c$0.0394/hr
us-east-1b$0.1407/hr
us-east-1b$0.0407/hr
us-east-1b$0.0707/hr
us-east-1c$0.1394/hr
us-east-1c$0.0694/hr
us-east-1d$0.0734/hr
us-east-1d$0.1434/hr
us-east-1a$0.0700/hr
us-east-1a$0.1400/hr
us-east-1a$0.0400/hr
us-east-1d$0.0930/hr
us-east-1c$0.0930/hr
us-east-1b$0.0930/hr
us-east-1a$0.0939/hr
c1 Family
Switch between sizes in us-east-1
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| xlarge | 8 | 7 |
| medium | 2 | 1.7 |
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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