diff --git a/instances/dev/main.tf b/instances/dev/main.tf
index da2f8d2..1ff9631 100644
--- a/instances/dev/main.tf
+++ b/instances/dev/main.tf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ variable "perm_env" {
 
 resource "aws_instance" "api" {
   ami                    = module.perm_env_data.backend_ami
-  instance_type          = "m4.large"
+  instance_type          = "c7g.xlarge"
   vpc_security_group_ids = [module.perm_env_data.security_group]
   monitoring             = true
   private_ip             = "172.31.0.80"
diff --git a/instances/production/main.tf b/instances/production/main.tf
index 3855ff4..29e7ed7 100644
--- a/instances/production/main.tf
+++ b/instances/production/main.tf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ variable "perm_env" {
 
 resource "aws_instance" "api" {
   ami                    = module.perm_env_data.backend_ami
-  instance_type          = "m4.large"
+  instance_type          = "c7g.xlarge"
   vpc_security_group_ids = [module.perm_env_data.security_group]
   monitoring             = true
   subnet_id              = module.perm_env_data.subnet
diff --git a/instances/staging/main.tf b/instances/staging/main.tf
index f0c839c..2d5e756 100644
--- a/instances/staging/main.tf
+++ b/instances/staging/main.tf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ variable "perm_env" {
 
 resource "aws_instance" "api" {
   ami                    = module.perm_env_data.backend_ami
-  instance_type          = "m4.large"
+  instance_type          = "c7g.xlarge"
   vpc_security_group_ids = [module.perm_env_data.security_group]
   monitoring             = true
   subnet_id              = module.perm_env_data.subnet