c1.medium
The c1.medium instance is in the Compute optimized family with 2 vCPUs, 1.69921875 GiB of memory and moderate network performance starting at $0.1300 per hour.
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Instance Family
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| c1.medium | 2 | 1.69921875 |
| c1.xlarge | 8 | 7 |
Data updated at: March 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC
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