c8g.2xlarge
c8g.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.319 per hour on demand ($232.87 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.2102 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1545 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.2159 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 | $0.2159 | $0.1157 | $0.143 | $0.0979 | $0.1646 | $0.1125 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.2159 | $0.0216 | $0.1428 | $0.0979 | $0.1679 | $0.1121 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.3115 | $0.0871 | $0.2067 | $0.1413 | $0.2365 | $0.1614 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.3115 | $0.0677 | $0.2067 | $0.1413 | $0.2365 | $0.1614 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.3179 | $0.0819 | $0.2103 | $0.14 | $0.2297 | $0.1535 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.319 | $0.1545 | $0.2102 | $0.1402 | $0.2287 | $0.1545 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.319 | $0.1225 | $0.2102 | $0.1402 | $0.2287 | $0.1545 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.3404 | $0.0732 | $0.2252 | $0.1544 | $0.2481 | $0.1706 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.341 | $0.0696 | $0.2255 | $0.1554 | $0.2606 | $0.1782 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.3411 | $0.1836 | $0.2258 | $0.1555 | $0.2607 | $0.1782 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.3478 | $0.1518 | $0.2309 | $0.1527 | $0.2639 | $0.1676 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.3478 | $0.0901 | $0.2309 | $0.1527 | $0.2639 | $0.1676 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.3582 | $0.14 | $0.2371 | $0.1633 | $0.2737 | $0.1871 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.359 | $0.101 | $0.2372 | $0.1632 | $0.2733 | $0.1874 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.3602 | – | – | – | $0.2734 | $0.1875 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.3628 | $0.1955 | $0.2392 | $0.1646 | $0.2761 | $0.1882 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.3665 | $0.0367 | $0.2433 | $0.1663 | $0.2782 | $0.1898 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.3666 | $0.1684 | $0.2433 | $0.1663 | $0.2782 | $0.1899 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.3769 | $0.113 | $0.2493 | $0.1701 | $0.2978 | $0.207 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.3778 | $0.0879 | $0.2494 | $0.1717 | $0.2859 | $0.1967 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.3778 | $0.111 | $0.2494 | $0.1717 | $0.2987 | $0.2116 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.3815 | – | $0.2524 | $0.1596 | $0.2772 | $0.1748 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.3815 | – | $0.2524 | $0.1596 | $0.2772 | $0.1748 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.3965 | $0.1446 | $0.2618 | $0.1803 | $0.3025 | $0.2085 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.3991 | $0.1315 | $0.2632 | $0.1819 | $0.3146 | $0.2256 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.4002 | $0.1872 | $0.2639 | $0.1824 | $0.3038 | $0.2084 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.4002 | $0.1297 | $0.2631 | $0.1815 | $0.3298 | $0.2362 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.4004 | – | $0.2677 | $0.1853 | $0.3132 | $0.2114 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.4151 | $0.0818 | $0.2763 | $0.1866 | $0.3024 | $0.2141 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.4152 | $0.1834 | $0.2741 | $0.1887 | $0.3044 | $0.2141 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.4264 | $0.1804 | $0.2686 | $0.1842 | $0.3378 | $0.2349 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.4359 | – | – | – | $0.3196 | $0.2248 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.4887 | $0.0657 | $0.3235 | $0.222 | $0.4001 | $0.2639 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.319 | $0.2102 | $0.1402 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.333 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.4342 | $0.3254 | $0.2554 |
| SUSE | $0.444 | $0.2701 | $0.1942 |
| RHEL HA | $0.5742 | $0.4654 | $0.3954 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| 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) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 15 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c8g.2xlarge |
| Family | c8g |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| 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.