c5ad.large

    $0.0860/hr

    ~$62.78/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The c5ad.large is a Compute optimized instance with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 0.75 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.086 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0620/hr
    ~$45.26/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0420/hr
    ~$30.66/mo
    Save 51%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0540/hr
    ~$39.42/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0370/hr
    ~$27.01/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0540/hr
    ~$39.42/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0370/hr
    ~$27.01/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1b
    $0.0963/hr
    ~$70.30/mo
    Save 43% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0349
    Avg
    $0.0751
    Max
    $0.1014
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1b$0.0963/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0395/hr
    us-east-1f$0.0651/hr
    us-east-1f$0.0361/hr
    us-east-1c$0.0641/hr
    us-east-1b$0.0403/hr
    us-east-1f$0.0921/hr
    us-east-1c$0.1014/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0955/hr
    us-east-1d$0.1014/hr
    us-east-1b$0.0693/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0685/hr
    us-east-1a$0.1014/hr
    us-east-1b$0.1014/hr
    us-east-1d$0.0966/hr
    us-east-1d$0.0406/hr
    us-east-1d$0.0696/hr
    us-east-1f$0.1014/hr
    us-east-1c$0.0911/hr
    us-east-1c$0.0351/hr

    c5ad Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

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

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for c5ad.large

    Processor

    ManufacturerAMD
    Clock Speed3.3 GHz
    Sustained Speed3.3 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs2
    Memory4 GiB
    Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
    Bandwidth0.75 Gbps
    Max Interfaces3
    IPv4 per Interface10
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    Instance Storage75 GB
    Storage Typessd
    NVMe Drive
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth3170 Mbps (396.25 MB/s)
    Max IOPS13,300
    Baseline Bandwidth200 Mbps (25.00 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS800

    Capabilities

    FamilyC5AD
    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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