Find all instance types compatible with AMI

Question

I would like to make an API call or use a CLI request (or multiple ones) that returns all instance types compatible with a given AMI (ami-0d59bcc339de8a2ab - Debian Buster ARM64). Here is my solution:

Find out the parameters of the AMI (CPU architecture and virtualization type)

aws ec2 describe-images  --image-ids ami-0d59bcc339de8a2ab

List the machine types that meet the requirements of the AMI

aws ec2 get-instance-types-from-instance-requirements \
    --architecture-types ARCHITECTURE_TYPE \
    --virtualization-types VIRTUALIZATION_TYPE \
    --instance-requirements "VCpuCount={Min=1},MemoryMiB={Min=1024}" \
    --region eu-west-1 \
    --query InstanceTypes \
    --output text

But trying to launch some instances from the list (e.g. c7g.4xlarge) I get the following message:

Error: creating EC2 Instance: UnsupportedOperation: The instance configuration for this AWS Marketplace product is not supported. Please see the AWS Marketplace site for more information about supported instance types, regions, and operating systems.

I have also filtered them by availability zone, but this doesn't help.

I know that it is possible in the Launch Instance Wizard (old version*) where unsupported instances are marked, but I am not interested in such manual solutions.

Should I consider any other parameters, that are vital to compatibility?

*Strange things: lists of available machines differ in old and new versions of the Wizard.

Find all instance types compatible with AMI

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