c8a.2xlarge

    $0.4311/hr

    ~$314.69/month on-demand in us-east-2

    The c8a.2xlarge is a Compute optimized instance with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory with Up to 15000 Megabit networking, starting at $0.431 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
    $0.3115/hr
    ~$227.41/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2081/hr
    ~$151.94/mo
    Save 52%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2852/hr
    ~$208.17/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1898/hr
    ~$138.55/mo
    Save 56%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-2c
    $0.3682/hr
    ~$268.79/mo
    Save 36% vs On-Demand
    5-10%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.1380
    Avg
    $0.3012
    Max
    $0.4471
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-2c$0.3682/hr
    us-east-2c$0.2432/hr
    us-east-2c$0.3584/hr
    us-east-2b$0.4341/hr
    us-east-2c$0.4320/hr
    us-east-2a$0.4471/hr
    us-east-2b$0.2632/hr
    us-east-2b$0.2730/hr
    us-east-2b$0.1480/hr
    us-east-2a$0.2628/hr
    us-east-2a$0.2726/hr
    us-east-2a$0.1476/hr

    c8a Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-2

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

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