c5a.12xlarge

    $2.1840/hr

    ~$1594.32/month on-demand in eu-west-3

    The c5a.12xlarge is a Compute optimized instance with 48 vCPUs and 96 GiB of memory with up to 12 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $2.184 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.7220/hr
    ~$1257.06/mo
    Save 21%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.2150/hr
    ~$886.95/mo
    Save 44%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.3760/hr
    ~$1004.48/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.9430/hr
    ~$688.39/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.3760/hr
    ~$1004.48/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.9430/hr
    ~$688.39/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    eu-west-3c
    $1.2086/hr
    ~$882.28/mo
    Save 40% vs On-Demand
    10-15%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.6805
    Avg
    $1.3818
    Max
    $2.4874
    All Availability Zones
    eu-west-3c$1.2086/hr
    eu-west-3c$0.8156/hr
    eu-west-3c$0.6906/hr
    eu-west-3c$2.4767/hr
    eu-west-3a$1.4416/hr
    eu-west-3a$1.0486/hr
    eu-west-3a$0.9236/hr
    eu-west-3a$2.4874/hr

    c5a Family

    Switch between sizes in eu-west-3

    SizevCPUMem
    large24
    xlarge48
    2xlarge816
    4xlarge1632
    8xlarge3264
    12xlarge4896
    16xlarge64128
    24xlarge96192

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for c5a.12xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerAMD
    Clock Speed3.3 GHz
    Sustained Speed3.3 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs48
    Memory96 GiB
    Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB

    Network

    Performance12 Gigabit
    Bandwidth12 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    IPv4 per Interface30
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    EBS Only
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps (593.75 MB/s)
    Max IOPS20,000
    Baseline Bandwidth4750 Mbps (593.75 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS20,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyC5A
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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