c8g.12xlarge
c8g.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 96 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $1.914 per hour on demand ($1,397.37 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.261 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5118 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.296 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $1.296 | $0.5643 | $0.8578 | $0.5877 | $0.9874 | $0.675 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.296 | $0.1296 | $0.857 | $0.5877 | $1.007 | $0.6726 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $1.869 | $0.3885 | $1.24 | $0.8478 | $1.419 | $0.9681 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $1.869 | $0.559 | $1.24 | $0.8478 | $1.419 | $0.9681 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $1.907 | $0.4648 | $1.262 | $0.8398 | $1.379 | $0.921 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $1.914 | $0.5118 | $1.261 | $0.8412 | $1.372 | $0.9268 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $1.914 | $0.6128 | $1.261 | $0.8412 | $1.372 | $0.9268 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.042 | $0.214 | $1.351 | $0.9264 | $1.488 | $1.024 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.046 | $0.2212 | $1.353 | $0.9325 | $1.564 | $1.069 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.047 | $0.9776 | $1.355 | $0.9331 | $1.564 | $1.069 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.087 | $0.4485 | $1.385 | $0.9161 | $1.583 | $1.006 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.087 | $0.5471 | $1.385 | $0.9161 | $1.583 | $1.006 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.149 | $0.5193 | $1.423 | $0.9798 | $1.642 | $1.123 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.154 | $0.3132 | $1.423 | $0.9791 | $1.64 | $1.125 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.161 | – | – | – | $1.641 | $1.125 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.177 | $0.7946 | $1.435 | $0.9874 | $1.657 | $1.129 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.199 | $0.2199 | $1.46 | $0.9975 | $1.669 | $1.139 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.199 | $0.8335 | $1.46 | $0.9976 | $1.669 | $1.139 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.261 | $0.4428 | $1.496 | $1.021 | $1.787 | $1.242 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.267 | $0.5737 | $1.496 | $1.03 | $1.715 | $1.18 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.267 | $0.6336 | $1.496 | $1.03 | $1.792 | $1.269 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.289 | – | $1.514 | $0.9576 | $1.663 | $1.048 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.289 | – | $1.514 | $0.9576 | $1.663 | $1.048 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.379 | $0.5994 | $1.571 | $1.082 | $1.815 | $1.251 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.395 | $0.8537 | $1.579 | $1.091 | $1.887 | $1.354 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.401 | $0.636 | $1.579 | $1.089 | $1.979 | $1.417 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.401 | $0.8264 | $1.583 | $1.095 | $1.823 | $1.25 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.402 | – | $1.606 | $1.112 | $1.879 | $1.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.491 | $0.4994 | $1.657 | $1.12 | $1.814 | $1.284 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.491 | $0.6538 | $1.645 | $1.132 | $1.826 | $1.285 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.558 | $0.7114 | $1.612 | $1.105 | $2.027 | $1.409 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.615 | – | – | – | $1.917 | $1.349 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $2.932 | $0.3782 | $1.941 | $1.332 | $2.40 | $1.583 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.914 | $1.261 | $0.8412 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $1.998 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.039 | $1.321 | $0.8952 |
| RHEL | $2.433 | $1.78 | $1.36 |
| RHEL HA | $3.105 | $2.452 | $2.032 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 96 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c8g.12xlarge |
| Family | c8g |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other c8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c8g.medium | 1 | 2 | $0.0399 |
| c8g.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0798 |
| c8g.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1595 |
| c8g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.319 |
| c8g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.6381 |
| c8g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.276 |
| c8g.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $1.914 |
| c8g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.552 |
| c8g.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $3.829 |
| c8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 | $3.829 |
| c8g.48xlarge | 192 | 384 | $7.657 |
| c8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 | $7.657 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.