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c5 EC2 instance family

Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M at 3.6 GHz, x86_64, 2 to 96 vCPUs, 4 to 192 GiB

Prices Description Specs Performance ranking Available Regions Prices by region
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c5 prices per hour on Windows, each type in its cheapest region
Type vCPU Memory Typical spot On-demand Cheapest region Per vCPU-hour
c5.large2 vCPU, 4 GiB 2 4 GiB $0.1005 $0.1770 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0503
c5.xlarge4 vCPU, 8 GiB 4 8 GiB $0.2010 $0.3540 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0503
c5.2xlarge8 vCPU, 16 GiB 8 16 GiB $0.4020 $0.7080 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0503
c5.4xlarge16 vCPU, 32 GiB 16 32 GiB $0.8040 $1.416 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0503
c5.9xlarge36 vCPU, 72 GiB 36 72 GiB $1.809 $3.186 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0502
c5.12xlarge48 vCPU, 96 GiB 48 96 GiB $2.412 $4.248 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0503
c5.18xlarge72 vCPU, 144 GiB 72 144 GiB $3.618 $6.372 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0502
c5.24xlarge96 vCPU, 192 GiB 96 192 GiB $4.824 $8.496 ap-south-1 of 29 $0.0503
c5.metal96 vCPU, 192 GiB 96 192 GiB $4.824 $8.496 ap-south-2 of 29 $0.0503

Per hour on Windows, in each type's cheapest region. Typical spot: per pricing run of the last 7 days, the cheapest zone's spot price, averaged, as the finder shows it with that region selected. On-demand: the same region's price. Per vCPU-hour: the spot price, or without spot the on-demand price, per vCPU. Every region is under Prices by region.

The C5 instance family, first released in November 2017, is compute-optimized and built on the AWS Nitro System. They are powered by 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon Platinum 8000 series processors, such as the Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M, supporting AVX-512 instructions for high-performance vector workloads. These instances are EBS-backed (with no local instance storage) and leverage the Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) to provide network bandwidth up to 25 Gbps.

Written by Gemini from web sources and not checked: the specs and prices on this page come from AWS.

Instance Types
c5.large c5.xlarge c5.2xlarge c5.4xlarge c5.9xlarge c5.12xlarge c5.18xlarge c5.24xlarge c5.metal
vCPUs
2 to 96
Memory
4 to 192 GiB
Architecture
x86_64
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M
Sustained clock
3.6 GHz
Single-thread PassMark
1896 measured on c5, 2025-11-20
Specs of each type
Type vCPU Memory Local storage Network EBS
c5.large 2 4 GiB EBS only up to 10 (0.75 baseline) up to 4.75 (0.65 baseline)
c5.xlarge 4 8 GiB EBS only up to 10 (1.25 baseline) up to 4.75 (1.15 baseline)
c5.2xlarge 8 16 GiB EBS only up to 10 (2.5 baseline) up to 4.75 (2.3 baseline)
c5.4xlarge 16 32 GiB EBS only up to 10 (5 baseline) 4.75
c5.9xlarge 36 72 GiB EBS only 12 9.5
c5.12xlarge 48 96 GiB EBS only 12 9.5
c5.18xlarge 72 144 GiB EBS only 25 19
c5.24xlarge 96 192 GiB EBS only 25 19
c5.metal 96 192 GiB EBS only 25 19

Network and EBS: peak bandwidth in Gbit/s, with the bandwidth the type sustains when it is lower. Local storage: the instance store, in decimal GB as AWS sizes it.

Ranked by PassMark single-thread score
All x86_64 arm64
#1
m8azn, x8aedz
4257
#3
m8a, c8a, hpc8a, r8a
3803 3801–3803
#7
m8i, m8ib, m8id, m8in, m8idb, m8idn, m8ine, m8i-flex, c8i, c8i-flex, c8ib, c8id, c8in, c8ine, r8i, r8i-flex, r8ib, r8id, r8idb, r8idn, r8in, t8i, x8i
3271 3243–3271
#30
i7i, r7iz
3115 3105–3115
#32
m7a, c7a, c7i, hpc7a, r7a
2955 2875–2955
#37
m7i, r7i
2816 2763–2816
#39
c7i-flex
2700
#40
m6a, m5zn, m7i-flex, c6a, hpc6a, i7ie, r6a, x2iezn
2596 2549–2596
#48
m6i, m6id, m6in, m6idn, c6i, c6id, c6in, hpc6id, i4i, r6i, r6id, r6idn, r6in, x2idn, x2iedn, z1d
2303 2269–2303
#64
c5a, c5ad, c5d
2034 1995–2034
#67
m5d, c5, c5n
1901 1853–1901
#70
m5dn, c4, r5dn, r5n, t2, t3
1777 1746–1777
#76
m5, m5n, i3en, r5, r5b, r5d
1703 1686–1703
#82
m4, c3, i3
1625 1582–1625
#85
r3, r4
1539 1525–1539
#87
m5a, m5ad, r5a, r5ad, t3a
1414 1388–1414

Not benchmarked yet 44

These families have no PassMark single-thread score yet, so they are not ranked.

c1, d2, d3, d3en, dl2q, f2, g4dn, g5, g6, g6e, g6f, g7, g7e, gr6, gr6f, h1, i2, inf1, inf2, m1, m2, m3, mac1, p3dn, p4d, p4de, p5, p5en, p6-b200, p6-b300, t1, trn1, trn1n, u-3tb1, u-6tb1, u7i-12tb, u7i-6tb, u7i-8tb, u7in-16tb, u7in-24tb, u7in-32tb, vt1, x1, x1e

29 regions with a price in the last 7 days. Select up to 4 to compare them in the price history charts under Prices by region.

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Each type's regions on Windows, cheapest first, with the same figures as the Prices table, and its price history: the daily mean of every zone and pricing run, over the last 15 UTC days. Each price column is tinted from its cheapest region (green) to its most expensive (red).

c5.large2 vCPU, 4 GiB, 29 regions
c5.large prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.1005 $0.1770 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.1005 $0.1770 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.1005 $0.1770 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.1011 $0.1830 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.1016 $0.1880 46%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.1016 $0.1880 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.1018 $0.1900 46%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.1025 $0.1850 45%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.1040 $0.1770 41%
eu-west-2 London $0.1043 $0.1930 46%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.1044 $0.1770 41%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.1050 $0.2000 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.1051 $0.2230 53%
us-west-1 N. California $0.1056 $0.1980 47%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.1058 $0.1930 45%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.1064 $0.1850 42%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.1075 $0.1990 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.1079 $0.1930 44%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.1086 $0.1900 43%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.1090 $0.2030 46%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.1096 $0.2060 47%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.1104 $0.2030 46%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.1104 $0.1930 43%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.1106 $0.1890 42%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.1110 $0.1990 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.1149 $0.1880 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.1199 $0.1990 40%
me-central-1 UAE $0.1354 $0.1980 32%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.1980
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.xlarge4 vCPU, 8 GiB, 29 regions
c5.xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.2010 $0.3540 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.2010 $0.3540 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.2010 $0.3540 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.2022 $0.3660 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.2032 $0.3760 46%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.2032 $0.3760 46%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.2033 $0.3700 45%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.2036 $0.3800 46%
eu-west-2 London $0.2069 $0.3860 46%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.2084 $0.3540 41%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.2086 $0.3540 41%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.2098 $0.4000 48%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.2102 $0.4460 53%
us-west-1 N. California $0.2112 $0.3960 47%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.2115 $0.3860 45%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.2140 $0.3700 42%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.2146 $0.3970 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.2157 $0.3860 44%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.2173 $0.3800 43%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.2185 $0.4060 46%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.2187 $0.4120 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.2199 $0.3780 42%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.2205 $0.3860 43%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.2207 $0.4060 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.2219 $0.3980 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.2300 $0.3760 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.2398 $0.3980 40%
me-central-1 UAE $0.2704 $0.3950 32%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.3950
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.2xlarge8 vCPU, 16 GiB, 29 regions
c5.2xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.4020 $0.7080 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.4020 $0.7080 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.4020 $0.7080 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.4044 $0.7320 45%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.4052 $0.7400 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.4064 $0.7520 46%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.4064 $0.7520 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.4072 $0.7600 46%
eu-west-2 London $0.4138 $0.7720 46%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.4165 $0.7080 41%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.4167 $0.7080 41%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.4196 $0.8000 48%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.4204 $0.8920 53%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.4229 $0.7720 45%
us-west-1 N. California $0.4236 $0.7920 47%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.4243 $0.7400 43%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.4296 $0.7950 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.4315 $0.7720 44%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.4334 $0.8120 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.4343 $0.7600 43%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.4369 $0.7560 42%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.4373 $0.8240 47%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.4408 $0.7710 43%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.4416 $0.8120 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.4437 $0.7960 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.4600 $0.7520 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.4797 $0.7960 40%
me-central-1 UAE $0.5408 $0.7900 32%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.7900
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.4xlarge16 vCPU, 32 GiB, 29 regions
c5.4xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.8040 $1.416 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.8040 $1.416 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.8040 $1.416 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.8088 $1.464 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.8128 $1.504 46%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.8128 $1.504 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.8144 $1.520 46%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.8153 $1.480 45%
eu-west-2 London $0.8307 $1.544 46%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.8323 $1.416 41%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.8327 $1.416 41%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.8396 $1.600 48%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.8408 $1.784 53%
us-west-1 N. California $0.8445 $1.584 47%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.8456 $1.544 45%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.8498 $1.480 43%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.8585 $1.590 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.8628 $1.544 44%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.8662 $1.624 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.8685 $1.520 43%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.8737 $1.512 42%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.8745 $1.648 47%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.8812 $1.542 43%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.8826 $1.624 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.8873 $1.592 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.9210 $1.504 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.9595 $1.592 40%
me-central-1 UAE $1.082 $1.581 32%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $1.581
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.9xlarge36 vCPU, 72 GiB, 29 regions
c5.9xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $1.809 $3.186 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $1.809 $3.186 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $1.809 $3.186 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $1.820 $3.294 45%
ca-west-1 Calgary $1.823 $3.330 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $1.829 $3.384 46%
eu-south-2 Spain $1.829 $3.384 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $1.832 $3.420 46%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $1.837 $3.470 47%
eu-west-2 London $1.862 $3.474 46%
us-west-2 Oregon $1.873 $3.186 41%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $1.874 $3.186 41%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $1.890 $3.600 48%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $1.892 $4.014 53%
us-west-1 N. California $1.902 $3.564 47%
eu-west-3 Paris $1.903 $3.474 45%
eu-central-2 Zurich $1.909 $3.577 47%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $1.910 $3.330 43%
eu-south-1 Milan $1.942 $3.474 44%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $1.949 $3.654 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $1.954 $3.420 43%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $1.966 $3.402 42%
af-south-1 Cape Town $1.968 $3.708 47%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $1.976 $3.582 45%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $1.999 $3.654 45%
eu-west-1 Ireland $2.068 $3.384 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $2.160 $3.582 40%
me-central-1 UAE $2.434 $3.557 32%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $3.557
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.12xlarge48 vCPU, 96 GiB, 29 regions
c5.12xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $2.412 $4.248 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $2.412 $4.248 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $2.412 $4.248 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $2.426 $4.392 45%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $2.434 $4.440 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $2.438 $4.512 46%
eu-south-2 Spain $2.438 $4.512 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $2.443 $4.560 46%
eu-west-2 London $2.483 $4.632 46%
us-west-2 Oregon $2.497 $4.248 41%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $2.498 $4.248 41%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $2.518 $4.800 48%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $2.522 $5.352 53%
us-west-1 N. California $2.533 $4.752 47%
eu-west-3 Paris $2.537 $4.632 45%
ca-west-1 Calgary $2.576 $4.440 42%
eu-central-2 Zurich $2.581 $4.769 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $2.589 $4.632 44%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $2.599 $4.872 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $2.605 $4.560 43%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $2.621 $4.536 42%
af-south-1 Cape Town $2.624 $4.944 47%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $2.648 $4.872 46%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $2.648 $4.627 43%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $2.662 $4.776 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $2.758 $4.512 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $2.889 $4.776 40%
me-central-1 UAE $3.245 $4.742 32%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $4.742
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.18xlarge72 vCPU, 144 GiB, 29 regions
c5.18xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $3.618 $6.372 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $3.618 $6.372 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $3.618 $6.372 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $3.640 $6.588 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $3.658 $6.768 46%
eu-south-2 Spain $3.658 $6.768 46%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $3.661 $6.804 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $3.665 $6.840 46%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $3.675 $6.941 47%
eu-west-2 London $3.676 $6.948 47%
eu-west-3 Paris $3.676 $6.948 47%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $3.722 $7.308 49%
eu-central-2 Zurich $3.726 $7.153 48%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $3.730 $6.372 41%
us-west-2 Oregon $3.745 $6.372 41%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $3.784 $8.028 53%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $3.790 $7.200 47%
us-west-1 N. California $3.801 $7.128 47%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $3.820 $6.660 43%
eu-south-1 Milan $3.888 $6.948 44%
ca-west-1 Calgary $3.905 $6.660 41%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $3.909 $6.840 43%
af-south-1 Cape Town $3.937 $7.416 47%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $3.994 $7.164 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $4.137 $6.768 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $4.255 $7.164 41%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $4.325 $7.308 41%
me-central-1 UAE $4.868 $7.114 32%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $7.114
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.24xlarge96 vCPU, 192 GiB, 29 regions
c5.24xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-1 Mumbai $4.824 $8.496 43%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $4.824 $8.496 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $4.824 $8.496 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $4.824 $8.496 43%
us-west-2 Oregon $4.824 $8.496 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $4.853 $8.784 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $4.877 $9.024 46%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $4.882 $9.072 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $4.886 $9.120 46%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $4.900 $9.254 47%
eu-west-2 London $4.901 $9.264 47%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $4.949 $9.744 49%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $4.972 $8.880 44%
eu-west-3 Paris $5.017 $9.264 46%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $5.043 $9.600 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $5.045 $10.70 53%
us-west-1 N. California $5.072 $9.504 47%
af-south-1 Cape Town $5.089 $9.888 49%
eu-south-2 Spain $5.110 $9.024 43%
eu-central-2 Zurich $5.155 $9.538 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $5.179 $9.264 44%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $5.216 $9.120 43%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $5.295 $9.744 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $5.325 $9.552 44%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $5.387 $9.552 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $5.516 $9.024 39%
me-central-1 UAE $6.491 $9.485 32%
ca-west-1 Calgary $8.880 $8.880 0%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $9.485
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
c5.metal96 vCPU, 192 GiB, 29 regions
c5.metal prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $4.824 $8.496 43%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $4.824 $8.496 43%
us-east-2 Ohio $4.824 $8.496 43%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $4.853 $8.784 45%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $4.877 $9.024 46%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $4.882 $9.072 46%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $4.886 $9.120 46%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $4.900 $9.254 47%
eu-west-2 London $4.901 $9.264 47%
eu-west-3 Paris $4.901 $9.264 47%
us-west-2 Oregon $4.994 $8.496 41%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $4.997 $8.496 41%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $5.045 $10.70 53%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $5.046 $9.600 47%
us-west-1 N. California $5.067 $9.504 47%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $5.131 $8.880 42%
eu-south-1 Milan $5.182 $9.264 44%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $5.198 $9.744 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $5.212 $9.120 43%
eu-central-2 Zurich $5.221 $9.538 45%
af-south-1 Cape Town $5.254 $9.888 47%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $5.310 $9.744 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $5.324 $9.552 44%
eu-west-1 Ireland $5.516 $9.024 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $5.762 $9.552 40%
me-central-1 UAE $6.491 $9.485 32%
eu-south-2 Spain $7.177 $9.024 20%
ca-west-1 Calgary no spot $8.880
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $9.485
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
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