c8a.12xlarge

    $2.5865/hr

    ~$1888.13/month on-demand in us-west-2

    The c8a.12xlarge is a Compute optimized instance with 48 vCPUs and 96 GiB of memory with 22500 Megabit networking, starting at $2.586 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 16, 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
    $1.8691/hr
    ~$1364.46/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.2488/hr
    ~$911.64/mo
    Save 52%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.7110/hr
    ~$1249.00/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.1387/hr
    ~$831.27/mo
    Save 56%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-west-2a
    $1.2387/hr
    ~$904.25/mo
    Save 32% vs On-Demand
    <5%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.8866
    Avg
    $1.6321
    Max
    $2.8702
    All Availability Zones
    us-west-2a$1.2387/hr
    us-west-2a$1.7571/hr
    us-west-2b$1.5042/hr
    us-west-2d$1.0153/hr
    us-west-2d$0.8903/hr
    us-west-2a$1.3637/hr
    us-west-2d$1.4087/hr
    us-west-2b$2.8672/hr
    us-west-2a$2.7160/hr
    us-west-2d$2.6915/hr
    us-west-2b$1.1108/hr
    us-west-2b$0.9858/hr
    us-west-2c$2.8702/hr
    us-west-2c$1.5848/hr
    us-west-2c$1.1914/hr
    us-west-2c$1.0664/hr

    c8a Family

    Switch between sizes in us-west-2

    SizevCPUMem
    large24
    xlarge48
    2xlarge816
    4xlarge1632
    8xlarge3264
    12xlarge4896
    16xlarge64128
    24xlarge96192
    metal-24xl96192
    48xlarge192384
    metal-48xl192384
    medium12

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